ARE Job Description: Manager – Supply Chain program

Location: Beijing, China
Type: Full time

Asia Research and Engagement (ARE) brings the voice of investors to Asia’s sustainable development challenges. We run collaborative engagement programmes across Asia which assemble coalitions of investors to address strategic sustainability issues and use dialogue as the tool to create change with senior business decision makers. Our main areas of expertise are energy transition and its financing and sustainable protein.

Within energy transition we currently target banks、power/utilities, steel, cement and automobile companies and extend to other sectors that are major users or producers of energy.

This exciting role will develop a new Supply chain / Biodiversity program in ARE China to advance dialogue in supply chain and ethical biodiversity standards. The Manager will lead engagement and build relationships with a portfolio of international, Chinese investors as well as key Chinese companies on climate and nature issues.

The Manager will support our China Country Director to understand the landscape of relevant hard commodity in the supply chain in different markets, and enhance responsible biodiversity standards, conversation planning policies and disclosures in key companies. Help leverage change to restore and regenerate ecosystems in China. The role will collaborate closely with our Directors and Analysts in our Head Office in Singapore.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The role will initiate or support strategic engagement of companies, with the following range of responsibilities:

• Set up and develop the supply chain / biodiversity programme strategy in China
• Establish a portfolio of relationships with Chinese target companies
• Conduct research and development on supply chain / biodiversity standards and activities
• Facilitate and lead meetings with companies and investors to discuss supply chain /biodiversity related standards, policies, targets and disclosures
• Engage with relevant civil society organisations to understand their concerns
• Collaborate with team members in China and Singapore on research publications and write communications, reports, presentations and articles
• Maintain the quality and accuracy of information and be the knowledge manager for this programme

 

Required qualifications:

• At least 5 years of corporate engagement experience in biodiversity, energy, supply chain, or relevant sectors in China or Southeast Asia area
• Strong network in critical mineral, energy transition, commodities trading, automotive/batteries or relevant sectors in China
• A good understanding of environmental topics related to business risks, opportunities, ethical and biodiversity issues
• Relevant qualifications and background in biodiversity, environmental management, development policies, business or finance
• Some business travel within China and overseas will be required

 

Required attributes and competencies:

• Tenacious, collaborative and intellectually curious
• Able to work in a multi-cultural environment
• High attention to detail and able to manage multiple deadlines effectively
• Identify themes, recognise key issues and suggests constructive solutions
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills
• Fluent in Chinese business language and business-level English, both spoken and written.
• Confident in engaging, meeting, advocating, and communicating professionally, both independently and with others.

 

Interested in this position? Please send your CV and a short cover letter to:

[email protected] or [email protected]

 

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职位：供应链项目经理

地点：中国北京
属性：全职

ARE为应对亚洲可持续发展挑战引入投资者的声音。我们在亚洲各地开展合作性的参与计划，召集投资者联盟以解决战略可持续性问题，并将开展对话作为与高级商业决策者创造变革的工具。我们的主要专业领域是能源转型及其融资和可持续蛋白质。了解更多可浏览ARE网站https://asiareengage.com

在能源转型领域，我们目前的工作目标是银行、电力/公用事业、钢铁、水泥和汽车公司，并扩展到其他主要能源用户或生产商。

这一职位将是在ARE中国项目中开发一个新的供应链及生物多样性相关的项目，以推进供应链以及生物多样性伦理标准的对话。此项目经理将主要负责与国际、国内投资者以及生态圈中主要的中国公司在气候和自然问题上的合作。

项目经理将支持ARE的中国区事务主任进一步了解相关大宗贸易产品的供应链情况、加强主要目标公司负责任的生物多样性标准、规划针对政策和信息披露的有效对话。推动切实的改变来支持中国相应生态系统修复。该职位将与我们新加坡总部的团队成员密切合作。

 

工作职责

• 在中国制定并推进供应链/生物多样性项目战略及规划
• 与相关中国目标公司建立一系列联系
• 开展与供应链及生物多样性标准和活动相关的研究
• 协调并主导与目标公司和投资者的会议，以讨论与供应链/生物多样性相关的标准、政策、目标和披露
• 与相关机构和组织建立联系，了解行业关注的问题
• 与中国和新加坡的团队成员合作撰写出版物和传播材料，包括研究报告、演示文稿、专业文章等
• 确保信息的质量和准确性，成为该项目的知识与信息管理者

 

职位要求

• 在中国或东南亚地区的生物多样性、能源、供应链或相关行业拥有至少5年以上企业参与相关工作经验
• 在中国关键矿产、能源转型、大宗商品交易、汽车/电池或相关行业拥有强大的网络
• 对影响商业风险和机遇相关的环境议题，以及与环境议题相关的道德和生物多样性问题有很好的理解
• 有生物多样性、环境管理、发展政策、商业或金融方面的相关专业背景
• 需要能在中国境内和海外完成必要的一些商务旅行

 

能力要求

• 坚忍不拔、善于沟通与协作、求知欲强
• 能够在多元文化环境中工作
• 高度关注细节和外部关系，能够多线程工作并有效管理多个项目时间线
• 明晰主题，识别关键问题，能够讨论并提出建设性的解决方案
• 优秀的沟通、表达和写作技巧
• 流利的中英文商务口语和写作水平
• 自我驱动型，能够自信、独立与他人进行专业接触、会面、宣讲和沟通，

 

如您有意向，请将您的中英文简历及英文求职信发送至
[email protected] 或 [email protected]