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Systemiq, the systems change company and certified B Corp, was founded to drive the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change by transforming markets and business models in five key systems: nature and food, materials, and circular economy, energy, urban areas, and sustainable finance.

The conviction guides us that all system transformations are rooted in human transformations. We must continue to bring more diverse people and voices into real conversations to succeed. We know we don’t have all the answers; we may not even have all the right questions. But we know that open mindsets drive change, so relationships, people, and trust are at the heart of everything we do.

Position:

Do you want to be part of the change?

As a Strategy Director, you will be instrumental in driving some of our key projects in the Materials and Circular Economy platform. You will lead teams across multiple projects and manage multi-stakeholder relationships across government, NGO, and industry bodies. You will lead workstreams that draw expertise from around the organisation and amongst external partners. You will have ample opportunity to introduce and own your own workstreams within the Materials space. As such, we are looking for someone with experience in operating across a range of sectors and the ability to lead on corporate advisory projects and longer-term coalition work.

Primary Responsibilities

• Driving an agenda within the circular materials platform and create thought leadership and people followership around the area of focus
• Delivering a program of advisory projects with the support of Partners, managers, and other team members
• Project Director includes project scoping with risks and assumptions, realistic costing of the project, resourcing/utilisation management, and avoiding project creep.
• Developing jr colleagues in their approach and systems thinking
• Driving business development across advisory, coalition and think tank vehicles
• Contribute to the firm building through strategy development and management of the office and/or platform

Who is leading the change?

You will be part of the Materials & Circular Economy team, led by Partner Ben Dixon.

At Systemiq, Ben works across the circular economy and energy platforms. In his first year at Systemiq, he has worked with diverse clients, including the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, the United Nations International Resource Panel, and large multinational companies in the packaging and chemicals industries. He also manages SYSTEMIQ’s growing work programme on plastics, which aims to contribute to the critical transition towards a plastic packaging industry that is more circular, less wasteful, and does not pollute the environment and oceans with plastic.

Requirements:

About You

• Are excited. About the opportunity to work on pioneering sustainability topics within the materials and circular economy sphere across a range of themes.
• Have a Plan. And know how to get buy-in and support for the deployment, embedding, and sustainable utilisation of any operations intervention
• Decisions in Numbers. You use data-driven techniques to solve problems which has a positive financial impact
• Understand that change can be hard. You have a working knowledge of change management and the people side of behaviour change
• Delight in the details and apply your detail-oriented project management skills to ensure the team projects are scoped correctly and the team has the knowledge and support they need to deliver the global projects, products, and services
• Have thoughts on the process. Your workload is meticulously organised and maintained, and you have a reputation for follow-through. You have exceptional time management and work prioritisation, and driving multiple responsibilities simultaneously with limited oversight does not faze you.
• Are humble. No task is too small for anyone, and you are eager to learn. You’re all about the team, not the individual.
• Get it done. You have a methodical approach to your work with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, consistency, and superb quality. You take the initiative and can operate autonomously when needed.
• You’re a people person. You have outstanding interpersonal skills and can quickly establish rapport, build trust, collaborate, and demonstrate credibility and authority. You have proven stakeholder management skills and remain calm under pressure.
• Words Matter. You have excellent communication skills, whether in-person, virtually, or by email, and you value listening and solving others’ challenges
• You’re solution-oriented. You can clearly explain issues, contribute to their resolution, and effectively influence and negotiate to achieve consensus and successful outcomes. You can anticipate needs, make reasoned decisions, and communicate them effectively.
• Curious. Keeps professional knowledge, capabilities, and skills up to date and an open and continuous learning mindset

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• Business international level of English (required) and German – both written and oral
• Demonstrable knowledge of working on projects within the topics we cover, from the circularity of raw materials, chemicals, metals and mining, tracking and tracing, mobility, and batteries. European environmental policy, textiles (and more), and the intersection of these with our other platform areas – Energy, Nature & Food, Sustainable Finance, Urban Planning, etc.
• 10+ years of experience in a professional system change environment (thought leadership/research, start-ups, advisory/consulting, strategy, project management, investment), preferably in an international environment
• Exceptional problem solving, analytical and structuring skills with high level of comfort & enthusiasm for delivering intuitive presentations of complex data
• Intellectual and commercial curiosity with an interest to quickly dive into new topics,
• Collaborative team player and can-do attitude,
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and new initiatives and to turn them into reality.
• Resilience under stress and resourcefulness to deliver
• Alignment with SYSTEMIQ's values (creativity, challenge, collaborate, change, care).
• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills

Other information:

Opportunities to work in a hybrid work set up are available via our London, Paris, Munich, or Amsterdam offices



Disclaimer: Please ensure you are legally eligible to work/live in your location when applying for this role. Visa sponsorship or relocation costs will not be provided.

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of system change and the mission we have set ourselves. So we commit ourselves to:

• Embedding diverse and inclusive ways of working from day to day. This includes recruitment, performance management, and people processes and policies.
• Providing a supportive environment. We want people to be themselves and be at their best, regardless of their background, personality, gender, sexual orientation, race, mental health, religion, or other characteristics.
• Enabling a long-term, sustainable approach to work and life more generally. We want to support our people at all stages of their lives – as parents or caregivers, through changing life circumstances – and to accommodate personal priorities where they matter most.

Reward and Recognition

The remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates' experience and the country where hired.