Campaign Partnerships, Manager at C40 Cities

Position description:

• You will be responsible for helping to drive impactful campaign partnerships to increase, strengthen and showcase stakeholder support for mayoral climate action. 
• You will immerse yourself in the overarching strategic priorities of C40 at both the local and global levels and use this understanding to identify the critical partners and voices needed, determine the key avenues to engage them, and define the activities required for delivery. 
• To achieve this, you will have a laser-sharp ability to read the room, interpersonal dynamics, and politics, enabling you to rapidly build rapport and co-create successfully with partners. 
• At the same time you will have meticulous organisation and project management skills that ensure smooth and seamless delivery of projects and reporting. 
• You will also be highly collaborative and will work closely with issue experts from C40’s Climate Solutions & Networks, Inclusive Climate Action, C40’s Regions & Mayoral Engagement, Communications, Advocacy, Climate Finance, Research & Partnerships teams to design and deliver successful stakeholder engagement and campaign activities. 

Responsibilities:

• Work hand in hand with the Head of Campaign Partnerships to ensure the successful delivery of campaign partnerships across key priorities. 
• Act as the point of contact for campaign partners. 
• Manage day-to-day administrative tasks and engagement with campaign partners.
• Where appropriate, lead partner engagement tactics, including visible and creative partner mobilisation activities, the development of reactive toolkits, political statements, talking points, knowledge products and other resources.
• Contribute significantly to developing campaign partnership strategies aligned with the Political Strategy and Advocacy department’s key priorities.
• Work closely with the Regions and Mayoral Engagement team to appropriately engage C40 cities in campaign partner activities, following guidance from regional directors.
• Significantly support efforts to expand C40’s partner relationships, including with civil society and community leaders, institutional and political figures, scientists, VIPs, and businesses that can support C40 Cities' climate action, influence decision-makers, and shape media and public opinion.
• Identify and plan engagement opportunities with key campaign partners at C40 events, such as the C40 Summits, and at other global, regional, and local initiatives relevant to the organisation's mission.
• Support the delivery of campaign activities and youth engagement, working closely with the Head of Campaigns and the Head of Youth Engagement.
• Support on partner coordination for C40 milestones when appropriate and connected to campaign partners or broader partners of the Political Strategy and Advocacy department.. 
• Lead on internal campaign partner tracking using C40 reporting systems. 
• Collaborate closely with the communications team in the development and delivery of stakeholder engagement activities, including work in partnership with them to target, influence and mobilise key public audiences.
• Leverage partner insights to contribute to the strategy of the Political Strategy and Advocacy department and C40 as a whole.
• Contribute to the development of fundraising bids for priority campaigns and team projects as appropriate.
• Prepare high-level presentations and briefings for the Management Team, funders, and C40 Co-Chairs on campaign activities and strategic plans.
• Contributing to the wider objectives of the C40 Political Strategy and Advocacy department, including coordinating with other teams, supporting procurement, planning retreats and workshops, drafting presentations and reports, among others.
• Ensure C40’s campaigns effectively deliver on our Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism KPIs and objectives.
• Contribute to a culture of openness, trust, transparency, mutual support and continuous learning and improvement. 

Person specification:

• Demonstrable track record of delivering successful partnerships and campaigns to achieve tangible real-world change, including building alliances and forging strong relationships with global spokespeople and mobilising partners/ target audiences in support of specific goals.   
• Ability to ‘read the room’,  understand what’s not been said to identify clear needs and position of partners.
• Experience of working in or with city governments, or an understanding of the needs and barriers cities face in implementing climate action.
• Strong experience of project management, including creating and managing project timelines, reporting, and budgets.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience of cross-team or matrix working, drawing on the insights of colleagues with different expertise (across communications, research, mayoral engagement, policy etc) to collaborative design approaches and tactics. 
• Strong political analysis skills, including the ability to spot opportunities and threats to climate action and design responses.
• Ability to acquire specialist knowledge quickly in relation to campaign issue areas, drawing on the expertise of colleagues. 
• Strong commitment to socially just climate action.
• Excellent team player/collaborator.
• Experience of working in a global organisation and across multiple time zones is desirable.