Background
C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities, who are working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis, and create a future where everyone, everywhere can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science-based and people-focused approach to help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities. Through a Global Green New Deal, mayors are working alongside a broad coalition of representatives from labour, business, the youth climate movement and civil society to go further and faster than ever before.
C40’s team of 400+ staff is based in offices in London, in New York, Johannesburg, Singapore, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, Copenhagen, Beijing and Paris, and individual staff based across 25+ different locations.
The strategic direction of the organisation is determined by an elected Steering Committee of C40 mayors, which is chaired by Mayor Sadiq Khan of London and Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown. Three-term Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg serves as President of the C40 Board of Directors, responsible for operational oversight. A regionally diverse management team, led by Executive Director Mark Watts, leads the day-to-day management of C40. C40’s three core strategic funders are Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and Realdania.
Diversity Statement
C40 is committed to supporting and promoting equity and diversity and creating an inclusive working environment for everyone. We believe that when people with different life experiences are involved in decision-making, we deliver better.
We believe having a diverse workforce ensures we connect better with all the different communities and people affected by the climate crisis. This enables us to make better decisions which lead to better outcomes in the work we do through increased creativity, productivity, greater global impact alongside a broader perspective and approach to our work.
We welcome applicants that are diverse in terms of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. Our goal is for C40 to be an environment where everyone, from any background, can flourish and can be themselves whilst contributing to our mission. If you identify as a person with a disability, we work to provide reasonable appropriate measures and any additional support needed to provide an equitable working experience. If you are living with a disability, chronic illness or neurodiversity please inform us, to provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.
Department Description
The C40 Communications team is responsible for strategically positioning C40 as one of the world’s most impactful climate organisations by celebrating the ambitious, equitable action underway in C40 cities and positioning our mayors as global leaders of the climate movement. Through our global and regional communications, we aim to shift the narrative and inspire real progress on the greatest challenge humanity is facing today.
Position Description
The Director of Brand, Creative & Digital Content plays a key role within the Communications team and the wider C40 organisation. Reporting into the Managing Director of Communications, you will lead on our global branding, creative, and digital content development efforts. You will be creating, maintaining and consistently optimising an ambitious brand, creative and digital content strategy for C40, in order to take our audience engagement, reach and impact to new heights.
This role requires a big picture thinker, with proven ability to identify priority areas and drive a large-scale creative and digital roadmap forward for a complex global organisation with regional specificities, while also paying close attention to details to ensure content that gets published on C40’s channels is of the highest quality and standards. The role holder will work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation to build relationships and promote our brand vision.
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Person Specification:
Additional Requirements:
Applicants must already have the right to work in the location they are applying for. Moderate travel will be required as part of the role.
Reporting To: Managing Director, Communications
Term: Indefinite
Location: Brussels, Copenhagen, Johannesburg, London, New York
Salary: Grade 1) Brussels - EUR 132,133, Copenhagen - DKK 964,746, Johannesburg - ZAR 1,779,252, London - GPB 89,934, New York - USD 149,990 (gross per annum)
Application Process:
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 2nd October 2024 at 1pm BST. C40 reserves the right to close this job opening before the closing date for applications so please do submit applications early.
To learn more about the work of C40 and our cities, please visit www.c40.org, follow us on Twitter @c40cities and like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/C40Cities.
For any queries about the role, please contact careers@C40.org. Kindly note that this email address is for recruitment related queries only. We are unable to accept CVs and cover letters sent to this inbox. We can only accept and process applications that are submitted via our website.
C40 is an equal opportunities employer.