Hybrid Campaign Partnerships Manager

at C40 Cities

• Job title: Campaign Partnerships Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: ZAR 736,496 - ZAR 54,920 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Johannesburg, South Africa

About the role

• Responsible for driving campaign partnerships for C40's climate action initiatives. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to support mayoral leadership on global climate strategies.

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Applicants must already have the right to work in either the UK or South Africa.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: Full-time employees receive 35 days of paid time off annually, which includes all national holidays.
• Company Close-downs: In addition to the standard paid time off, C40 provides two non-contractual, non-statutory close-down weeks each year (mid-year and end-of-year) for a full break.
• Parental Leave: All employees are eligible for up to 52 weeks of parenting leave. The first 16 weeks are paid at 100% of the employee's current salary. Weeks 17 through 52 are unpaid by C40, unless payment is required by national law.
• Flexible Working: C40 supports flexible working arrangements to enhance work-life balance, provided they align with business requirements.
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL): Employees can take TOIL to recover following periods of excessive hours or travel in line with C40’s Toil Policy.
• Sick Leave: Entitlement to sick leave increases upon the successful completion of the employee's probation period.
• Employee Training: Training and development opportunities are available to all staff (excluding temporary staff and interns) after they have completed and passed their probation period.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Confidential services, such as counselling, are accessible for short-term support.
• C40 offers additional benefits based on specific location requirements. This might include Private Pension Schemes and/or Private Health Insurance (where publicly funded healthcare is not available). Therefore, availability is determined on a country by country basis.