Do Not Miss Out This Exciting UN Job In Dubai, MANAGER PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
Do Not Miss Out This Exciting UN Job In Dubai, MANAGER PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
Position Summary
The Participant Engagement Manager for the Middle East & Africa will be responsible for
engaging companies in the UN Global Compact and attracting more responsible businesses from
the region to join the movement.
She/he will be part of a team that, working closely with the marketing team and Local Networks
in the region, will be responsible for onboarding and signing up companies from the Middle East
& Africa to the UNGC. They will be responsible for ensuring that companies have a clear
understanding of the opportunities available to them as participants in the UNGC to: Connect,
Learn, Lead and Communicate globally, regionally or locally. The scope extends from helping to
onboard small and medium businesses to Account Managing multinational organizations.
This is all with a view to scaling the global collective impact of business sustainability and
contributing to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By helping businesses join
up and efficiently access this support, the Manager will enable them to more effectively shape
their business strategies to help the world meet the Sustainable Development Goals whilst also
delivering strong business results
Responsibilities
Engage and convert companies in the Middle East & Africa to join the UNGC and partake in
impactful activities that will further the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
▪ Support Senior Manager to develop and deliver a regional growth strategy and plan including
resource requirements, growth and follow up plan, income projections and engagement
aligning to UNGC impact goals.
▪ Track the regional growth plan (weekly, monthly etc.). Forecast and manage adjustments as
required.
▪ Working with the Senior Manager, marketing team, and Local Networks supports regionally
relevant activities that will attract and engage prospective companies to consider joining the
UN Global Compact
▪ Working with the Local Networks, follow up with interested companies and communicate the
value proposition to them locally and globally and the contribution they can make as
participants of the UN Global Compact towards the mission of the UN Global Compact and
delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
▪ Personally lead engagement in priority countries through presentations, public engagements,
value proposition webinars etc. to extend the awareness and reach of the UN Global Compact.
▪ Nurture excellent relationships with UN Global Compact participants in the region and support
Senior Manager to Account Manage up to 100 leading organizations to fully engage, lead and
drive change such as throughout their supply chains.
She/he should understand businesses needs and sustainability challenges and help them
take up the opportunities the UN Global Compact must help them make progress.
▪ Coach Participant Engagement Coordinators and Associates in their team and in the Local
Networks in the Middle East & Africa to improve participant follow up and engagement
practices. Help the team build an understanding of participant needs and gather feedback to
provide insight back to the UNGC team thus directing strategy and plans to better meet
business needs.
▪ Manages a support team in the onboarding of new participants from the Middle East & Africa,
setting them up to be able to make most use of the UNGC support and helping them with
ongoing administration; on-boarding, annual reporting, managing invoices with accounts
receivable.
▪ Actively use and improve processes, tools and capabilities to improve Participant
Engagement efficiency, and company satisfaction. This involves supporting delivery of
ongoing capability training, identifying improvements in implementation of technologies (CRM
software and associated efficiency practices), tracking and reporting systems etc.
▪ Deliver weekly engagement performance reports and complete all Salesforce reporting in a
timely manner
Qualifications
● EDUCATION: A first-level university degree in business administration, management, economics,
political science, social science or related field.
● WORK EXPERIENCE: Five plus years of experience in account management, sales & marketing,
client support. Experience working on issues related to corporate sustainability is preferred.
Application
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