Location: London
Status: 18mth fixed term contract
Reports to: Head of ISSB Strategic Affairs
The ISSB Strategic Affairs Manager will play a key role in advancing the ISSB’s global positioning by managing strategic partnerships and high-level institutional relationships. This includes leading partnership strategies, overseeing MoUs, and supporting the ISSB’s participation in key international platforms. The role combines external relationship management with internal coordination, contributing to the ISSB’s strategic positioning and effective delivery. It suits a strategic, diplomatic, and results-oriented professional with an understanding of the sustainability landscape.
Principal accountabilities:
- Develop and implement strategies to build and operationalise partnerships with ISBB strategic partners, in coordination with other relevant Foundation teams to ensure high quality relationship management at all levels. This includes concluding and managing MoUs with key stakeholders (for example GRI, CDP, TNFD, amongst others).
- Support ISSB participation in international policy or other platforms where the ISSB is a formal member or participant.
- Monitor developments in the global sustainability reporting landscape and provide regular insights to inform the ISSB’s strategy.
- Draft and support preparation of briefing materials, presentations and strategy papers for ISSB and Foundation leadership, in close collaboration with the Head of ISSB Strategic Affairs.
- Contribute to strategic reporting and coordination across the Strategic Affairs team, including support for internal coordination mechanisms and stakeholder tracking.
- Represent the ISSB Strategic Affairs team in relevant cross-Foundation meetings when required.
- Undertake other ad hoc tasks as required in a fast-paced strategic affairs role.
Key qualifications and experience:
- Demonstrable experience in complex international relationship management, engaging with stakeholders in the sustainability ecosystem, including international organisations, NGOs, and corporates, within a global complex organisation.
- Proven credibility and diplomatic skills to engage senior global stakeholders and align diverse internal and external perspectives around shared goals.
- Strong experience in strategic thinking with the ability to balance long-term priorities and day-to-day execution, and to manage complex projects with attention to detail.
- Innovative mindset and experience establishing tools or processes that support effective internal coordination and strategic alignment.
- Presents effectively to internal and external audiences and competently manages questions and comments.
- Excellent english communication skills, both written and verbal. Communicates in a concise, clear and well-structured way, appropriately tailored to the audience.
- Exceptional writing and drafting skills with a clear, logical and consistent articulation of issues, evidence, analysis, and recommendations.
- Listens actively; understands and respects others' viewpoints; synthesises and summarises feedback accurately and completely.
- Professionalism and discretion in handling confidential matters.
- Comfortable working across multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment, with a willingness to travel.
- Commitment to the Foundation’s mission and familiarity with global sustainability reporting developments.
Application closing date: 4th August 2025
Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate.
Help shape the future of reporting for global financial markets
The IFRS Foundation is a public interest, not-for profit organisation that sets corporate reporting standards for the capital markets globally. IFRS Accounting Standards are required for use by more than 140 countries whilst IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards are rapidly becoming the global baseline for sustainability disclosures worldwide.
We are a highly diverse and inclusive organisation. Our 350+ staff come from more than 45+ different countries and are united in supporting the mission of the Foundation to bring transparency, accountability and efficiency to capital markets worldwide. With offices in London, Frankfurt, Montreal, Tokyo, Beijing and San Francisco, the Foundation is truly a global standard-setter.
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