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Location: East Coast of US, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Spain, Netherlands, Singapore or Japan.

The SBTi is seeking Engagement and Customer Support Managers to help companies seeking subject matter expertise relating to the target validation process and applying SBTi standards. These positions will be critical to improving the customer experience for companies interacting with SBTi Services, ensuring they understand the SBTi requirements for setting science-based targets and have support to discuss technical queries such as target updates, application of sector standards, or bioenergy accounting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Technical Support: Provide prompt, accurate technical assistance to companies navigating the validation process for their science-based targets. Answer inquiries regarding interpreting and applying SBTi standards and guidelines, including sector-specific standards and nuances.
• Customer Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with companies undergoing validation. Proactively reach out to customers to offer support and guidance before and following the validation process and at key milestones in the customer journey.
• Executive Communication: Engage directly with executives and sustainability managers at client companies, demonstrating a high level of professionalism and expertise. Conduct calls and meetings to address technical questions and provide strategic guidance on setting ambitious science-based targets.

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Location: UK, Netherlands, or Germany.

The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) seeks a Built Environment Engagement Specialist to drive engagement with companies, industry associations, civil society, and other global stakeholders. This pivotal role will contribute to the SBTi's mission of promoting science-based emissions reduction targets across the built environment sector and catalyzing sustainability efforts across global economies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop a Built Environmental engagement strategy that promotes adopting the SBTi building standards by identifying and prioritizing sub-sectors, regions, and organizations for engagement and identifying, initiating, and developing partnerships.

• Continuously understand SBTi's evolving building standards, guidance, tools, and ongoing consultations.

• Collaborate closely with priority companies in the sector to provide expert guidance and support, addressing their inquiries and needs promptly.

Location: The UK or Germany.

The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is seeking a Compliance Manager to join our team. This role involves ensuring adherence to regulations and ethical standards while supporting compliance strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drafting and supporting the implementation of the SBTi Policies and procedures including training to the SBTi on Whistleblowing, Safeguarding, and Conflicts of Interest.

• Developing internal control documents.

• Establish formal monitoring systems for SBTi-wide implementation of compliance.

• Tracking, reviewing, and responding to complaints, allegations, and appeals, including ensuring incidents are actioned and documented appropriately.

Location: Netherlands

The Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative is looking for an experienced Technical Integration (Senior) Manager in its Impact Department to manage technical deliverables behind priority and strategic technical partnerships, ensure the highest standards of technical support for partners and other stakeholders and embed SBTi products within the corporate climate action ecosystem.

Key responsibilities include:

• Program management of all SBTi’s external consultations with other standards, including liaising with the technical team to gather input across the organization.

• Leads the integration of SBTi as appropriate with climate disclosure platforms, rating agencies, standards setters, and voluntary initiatives to raise ambition or provide companies with an ‘on-ramp’ towards adopting SBTi standards.

• Supports/Leads in managing partnerships with partners that play an important role in the climate standards ecosystem, including global standards, benchmarking alliances, and rating agencies.

Location: USA, Mexico, Brazil

The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to support stakeholder engagement in SBTi’s standard development projects. This role is essential in bringing diverse perspectives, expertise, and capabilities of a wide range of stakeholders into standards development, which is critical to their quality and credibility. This is a unique opportunity to engage with NGOs, and academic, scientific, and corporate communities while fostering collaboration across teams within the SBTi.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead stakeholder engagement processes for specified standards in development from project initiation through consultation to launch.

• Develop engagement plans and stakeholder lists to ensure diverse and inclusive participation in standard development and broaden the reach of the projects.

• Coordinate the setup of Expert Advisory Groups (EAG), public consultations, pilot tests, and feedback mechanisms per SBTi’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

• Monitor the technical standards development process for inclusivity, transparency, and responsiveness to the needs of diverse stakeholders.

Location: Brazil

The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is seeking an experienced and credible AFOLU Engagement Manager to engage with a broad range of stakeholders operating in the AFOLU sector, including AFOLU companies, value chain partners, industry associations, academia, and other NGOs and civil society actors. This role is critical to SBTi’s outreach and engagement strategy to bring high-impact sectors into the initiative and catalyze rapid, scaled emissions reductions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support targeted stakeholder engagement throughout the development of SBTi’s standards and guidance, specifically related to the AFOLU sector.

• Engage directly with companies operating in the AFOLU sector to understand sector-specific challenges and opportunities.

• Support SBTi’s engagement in relevant technical working groups and third-party consultations as appropriate.

• Promote ambitious climate action in the sector through participation in events, initiatives, partnerships, and coalitions.

Location: Mexico, East Coast of the USA, Germany, France, Brazil, the UK and Spain

The Capacity Building Manager will be responsible for leading the SBTi Training Program and developing key engagement resources that are essential for recruiting, retaining, and building the capacity of companies, financial institutions, and other stakeholders in setting science-based targets, ensuring that all training materials and engagement resources are tailored to various levels of maturity and knowledge, reflect the latest technical developments, and align with the broader goals of accelerating global climate action, enabling organizations to effectively contribute to a net-zero economy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain, update, and manage the SBTi Training Program, ensuring the content is up-to-date, relevant, accessible, and culturally appropriate for a diverse range of stakeholders.

• Manage the relationship with the SBTi Training Program content developer and LMS provider, ensuring that the training content is of the highest quality, the LMS platform functions seamlessly, and all deliverables are completed on time.

• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, including the Technical Department, Target Validation Team, and Communications Department, ensuring the training content is always up to date with the latest technical developments, validation criteria, and processes and that it is communicated using the most effective strategies to reach the intended audience.

• Work in close collaboration with the Target Validation Team, coordinating all necessary interactions between the SBTi Training Program and the SBTi Services Certification Program, content and operational related, ensuring that both Programs are aligned.

Location: UK

The Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative is looking for a Senior Communications Manager - SBTi Services to lead communications for SBTi Services, the SBTi’s validation services entity.

As SBTi Services’ first Senior Communications Manager, you’ll develop and deliver an impactful communications strategy for SBTi Services during a period of significant growth and transformation. Working closely with the wider SBTi communications team and SBTi Services’ leadership team, you’ll play an important role in developing the SBTi Services brand and corporate identity and maximizing awareness and understanding of SBTi Services and its role among a wide range of corporate and other audiences worldwide.

Key responsibilities include:

• A thriving SBTi Services with a strong brand and corporate identity

• High awareness and understanding among target audiences of SBTi Services’ role and how it relates to SBTi

• Continued growth in the number of and positive feedback from companies and financial institutions having their targets validated by SBTi Services worldwide

• An innovative, expert, supportive communications leadership team with agreed ways of working between SBTi’s standards arm and SBTi Services

Location: UK

SBTi is looking for a Finance Associate to help with our new entity's financial processes. A Finance Associate helps businesses make critical financial decisions by collecting, tracking, and correcting the company's finances. This position will be responsible for creating and registering invoices, generating financial reports, and working with day-to-day financial operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating and processing invoices on the sales ledger.

• Processing expenses.

• Credit control and aged debt reporting.

• Transactional processing (accounts payable &receivable).