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The Coca-Cola Foundation

The Senior Director, Circular Economy, will lead a global portfolio of grant making. Plastic pollution is a global problem of growing significance. About 76 percent of the plastic produced from 1950 to 2017 has either been discarded in landfills or dumped in the ocean. It is estimated that around 8 million tons of plastic leaks into the ocean annually and approximately 150 million tons are in the ocean currently. The goal of the Coca-Cola Foundation's Circular Economy program is to invest in solutions and service delivery models that accelerate the transition toward a circular economy and stem the flow of waste leakage into rivers and oceans. This position offers a rare opportunity to work on high-impact programs across the world. The work will be fast paced, often ambiguous, and spread across multiple and diverse projects simultaneously. The successful candidate will need to blend flexibility and curiosity with disciplined execution.

Key responsibilities and activities:

• Play a leadership role in a cross-team process to implement the Foundation's global strategy and programming.

• Shape and execute industry leading impactful philanthropic initiatives ensuring a focus on results and accountability.

• Keep abreast of policy, innovations, partnerships, trends, and research in the field and integrate new insights into ongoing Foundation activities.

• Cultivate and/or strengthen relationships at established and emerging partner institutions (foundations, development aid agencies, donor collaboratives etc.)

• Lead global grant making including sourcing ideas, idea due diligence, grant structuring, compliance review and communications planning.

• Lead regular portfolio analysis to report on results against short-term and long-term goals, evaluate risks and generate maximum impact. 

• Engage with public, private, and philanthropic institutions to identify partnership opportunities and working with the TCCF President, lead the design and development of cross-sector partnerships.

• Guide the development of curated materials that help disseminate learnings from Foundation funded programs.

• Represent the Foundation at internal and external engagements to amplify the Foundation's vision and programs.

• Serve as Foundation liaison to key Coca-Cola system stakeholders (Company and bottlers) to enable thoughtful collaboration and effectively leverage system capabilities (including but not limited to technical expertise, community insights etc.)

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading strategy development and execution of complex projects within the social sector, philanthropy, private sector, or professional services organization.

• Experience working in sustainable development, preferably with specialized knowledge and expertise related to circular economy.

• Experience in, or familiarity with, innovative partnership models and giving tools.

• High emotional intelligence, a strong sense of collaboration, and an ability to navigate complexity with strategic and analytic savvy.

• Highly organized with the ability to wear multiple hats in a dynamic, fast-moving environment; a solution-oriented team player who manages toward clarity.

• Seamlessly navigate between the big picture and the details.

• Experience in managing knowledge and/or learning and evaluation systems focused on generating deep insights and intelligence.

• Strong presence and influencing skills with the ability to lead without formal power in a networked organization.

CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES:

• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. 

• Curious - Keep seeking, never settle: Actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Inspires us to challenge the status quo.

• Values Differences: Recognizes the value of different perspectives and commits to inclusion, equity, and diversity in every aspect of work.

• Empowered - Make it happen: True empowerment is the result of taking responsibility. This means giving yourself permission to see it, say it and do it, and owning the outcomes.

LOCATION

This position is based in Atlanta . Relocation benefits, if applicable, will be discussed at the time of the offer. In instances where relocation is provided, current mobility policies will apply. All policies are subject to amendment, revision, or discontinuance at the sole discretion of the Company. 

TRAVEL

Estimated 25-35% with both domestic as well as global travel

Skills:

Community Relations; Grantmaking; Philanthropy; Influencing; Circular Economy; Sustainability

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.