Initiative Lead, Humanitarian And Resilience Investing
World Economic Forum
Geneva, Switzerland
Humanitarian and resilience investing initiative
Impact investing in frontier markets
Multistakeholder collaboration
The Forum’s International Organisations team manages strategic relations with a broad group of multilateral institutions, engaging their leadership and experts to shape global, regional and industry agendas
Job Summary
The Forum’s International Organisations team manages strategic relations with a broad group of multilateral institutions, engaging their leadership and experts to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
The Initiative Lead will be overall responsible for the delivery of the HRI initiative, driving core activities, engaging with the diverse HRI community, and seeking opportunities for growing this agenda.
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world.
Matching Summary
The Forum’s International Organisations team manages strategic relations with a broad group of multilateral institutions, engaging their leadership and experts to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Humanitarian and Resilience Investing Initiative
Impact investing in frontier markets
Multistakeholder collaboration
Fundraising efforts
Community engagement
Thought leadership products
Nice-to-have
Politically astute mindset
Positive and constructive attitude
Knowledge of additional languages
Key Requirements
8+ years relevant professional work experience
Master’s degree in a relevant field
Demonstrated experience in multi-stakeholder processes
Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex projects
Excellent cross-cultural verbal and written communication skills in English