About The Role
Location: London, Hybrid working option available (min 3 days in office))
Reporting to: Director of Marketing and Communications
This is a new role within the organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role in working with other stakeholders to develop and execute a programme of regional events (breakfasts, roundtables, investor / press briefings, webinars, etc.) to support the strategic objectives of FAIRR and JCF.
The initial goal is to host 3-4 in the first year, benchmark progress and set a longer term set of objectives. The successful candidate will also coordinate and provide logistical support for other events promoting our research, engagement, and investor outreach, including both digital and in-person formats. The successful candidate will own and manage an overall calendar of events for the organisation, providing both visibility and regular reporting on events to the Director of Communications and Marketing.
The candidate will be a collaborative team player able to partner well with colleagues and stakeholders across FAIRR and JCF.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious candidate to influence investors, companies, and other stakeholders to drive change in the global food system.
Key Responsibilities
• Arrange high-quality FAIRR-owned events globally (initially 3-4 in the first year), and manage them on-site and/or remotely, as required.
• Work with multiple internal stakeholders to support agenda planning for new series of regional forums for FAIRR.
• Create and maintain a calendar of FAIRR and JCF events and staff participation in third-party hosted events to enable cross-team visibility into organisational activities.
• Manage relations with appropriate service providers to deliver high-quality experience for attendees at FAIRR- and JCF-owned events.
• Manage logistics (and content where applicable) for all internal and external FAIRR- and JCF-owned events and webinars.
• Negotiating and enforcing favourable terms and conditions with event-related suppliers, to ensure value for money.
• Provide support to FAIRR staff participating in key third-party / global events (COP, New York Climate Action Week, UNGA, Davos, etc.)
• Support broader events planning across the broader Coller ecosystem (including Coller Capital) when necessary.
• Provide regular updates and reporting on events-related activities (events calendar, business planning, budgets, and tracking) to Director of Communications and Marketing, and others as appropriate
Essential Criteria
• Demonstratable experience in a similar role
• High-level experience of all aspects of event planning and management
• High level experience and understanding of overseeing event production suppliers
• High-level experience of working with speakers, moderators, and agenda planning
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Able to navigate multi-stakeholder environment and competing priorities
• Adaptable with flexible work patterns
• Independent and proactive problem solver
• Takes responsibility for tasks to completion
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to maintain discretion
• Financially literate with experience of managing budgets
• Excellent CRM (Salesforce) and associated IT skills (MS Office suite)
About us
The FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return) Initiative was established in 2015 by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. The FAIRR Initiative is the fastest-growing ESG investor network with more than 400 investor members representing over $70 trillion in combined assets to leverage capital markets and drive positive change across the global food sector. FAIRR focuses on raising awareness of the key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities impacting the protein value chain. Visit the FAIRR website for more information: www.fairr.orgller Foundation (JCF) is a private foundation based in London and operating globally.
The Jeremy Coller Foundation (JCF), established in 2002, is the philanthropic vehicle of Jeremy Coller, Chair and Chief Investment Officer of Coller Capital, a leading private equity secondaries business. The Jeremy Coller Foundation is a strategic grant-making organisation with two primary focus areas. First, the Foundation is working to further venture and management education, partnering with Tel Aviv University on the Coller Institute of Venture and the Coller School of Management. Second, the Foundation seeks to address animal welfare, environmental and human health issues caused by intensive animal agriculture. You can learn more on the JCF website: www.jeremycollerfoundation.org.
WHY JOIN US?
Working for FAIRR provides the opportunity to be part of something big! As a purpose-led organisation, we offer a role that allows you to make an impact on people and the planet through our work on sustainable food systems. Our team is building for the future. We are a fast-paced organisation, offering a place to learn, do great things with great people, and have the autonomy to make decisions that spark and manifest real change.
FAIRR is comprised of several expert teams: Thematic Research & Engagements, Data & Research, Policy, Investor Outreach, Communications & Marketing, HR and Operations. Our teams have grown rapidly but are still small enough to be innovative due to agility and collaboration. Teamwork and strong working relationships are key to our culture and enable a high level of trust within the team. All of this makes FAIRR a fantastic place to work to achieve real impact in the Global Food system – our goals are ambitious and exciting!
FAIRR’s culture is one of autonomy and responsibility, enabling skill development and career growth. Our team are supported and given stretch opportunities through our collaborative engagements with investors and the work we do with corporates producing innovative tools, data and research. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of high-profile topics to grow your expertise.
