Change Facilitator

ABOUT US

The Shift – www.theshift.be – is the Belgian sustainability community. Our network of diverse organisations has one common goal: to actively work together towards a more sustainable economy and society. The Shift connects over 580 companies, NGOs, public and academic actors in Belgium and is the national point of contact for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the B Corp Movement.

Our mission is to facilitate and accelerate the sustainability agenda, driven by three forces:

CONNECT – we organize networking opportunities for our members around burning sustainability challenges;

COMMIT – we help our members formulate their long-term sustainability goals;

CHANGE – we set up innovative change projects for the most complex challenges with members who want to go the extra mile.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals act as guiding principles, the young generations help challenge the status quo.

Our objective is to accelerate the transition to a socio-economic model that is creating wellbeing for all within the planetary boundaries. We engage our members to taking ambitious commitments and to take actions that lead to net-zero, nature-positive, inclusive and fair business models creating value for all stakeholders. The 54 Belgian B Corps – part of our community – are already showcasing a better way to govern businesses and creating value to all stakeholders – workers, communities, customers, and our planet.

To further grow our impact with our members, we’re actively looking for a Change Facilitator.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

As Change Facilitator you connect members and engage them in taking ambitious commitments to finally drive the change agenda with our members (connect – commit – change). You have clear objectives and are driven by making impact with a multistakeholder community. Together with our members and partners, you develop innovative business models and societal projects aimed at tackling the major challenges facing our community.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop and implement change initiatives

• Develop change programmes and activities with your colleagues and by working closely with our most pioneering members and external partners; topics include Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion, Human Rights, Biodiversity, …
• Develop the Young Challengers programme with external partners enabling younger generations to challenge both our members and ourselves
• Develop the output and outcome objectives of the initiatives
• Implement the programme: planning and budgeting, content creation, communication, sending invitations, prepare meetings, etc.
• Develop partnerships to scale impact

2. Community management & matchmaking

• You motivate potential members to join the network
• You actively support the cross-disciplinary activities offered to members
• You will work with a CRM system to follow up on the member engagements
• You will be responsible for around fifty members, with whom you will be in regular contact

PROFILE:

• You are passionate about partnerships in the field of ESG-topics
• You feel comfortable to work in a B2B environment
• You have an analytical mind, are solution-oriented and impact-driven
• You have at least 3 years of professional experience, ideally in project management (planning, budgeting, impact measurement)
• You have good communication skills, both verbally and written
• You have good knowledge of French and/or Dutch and English in speaking and writing
• You excel in multistakeholder management
• You enjoy working in a small but dynamic team
• You can work independently, set priorities and stay focused on objectives

WHAT WE OFFER

The Shift believes it is important that employees feel valued and involved, whereby each can develop their own talent as an individual and as a member of a team.

Expect:

• A challenging position with a lot of room for own initiative
• A lot of attention for personal development and a personal training budget
• An eye for the work-life balance as we opt for a combination of office and homeworking
• An enthusiastic and committed team of 12 people
• A value-oriented organisation with a positive impact on people and planet
• Contact with a diverse members’ community within a broad sustainability network
• A fair remuneration package with among other advantages incl. DKV insurance, meal-vouchers, eco-vouchers, laptop, mobile phone subscription

Expected to start: ASAP for a fixed contract

Place of work: The Shift (SPACES coworking) – Rue aux Laines, 68-72 – 1000 Brussels

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Interested in this vacancy? Send your CV and motivation letter to delp