Want to work in a dynamic environment on the business and sustainability agenda?
- Arbeidsgiver
- Business for Peace Foundation
- Stillingstittel
- Programme Director
- Frist
- 22.12.2017
- Ansettelsesform
- Fast
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Business for Peace also have positions open as Communication Director and Partnership Director. For more information see: https://lnkd.in/dmir5xi
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Position: Programme Director
Location: Oslo
Reports to: Managing Director
Job Summary: The Programme Director will be responsible for developing the annual Summit
and other events – building the global position of the Foundation and the businessworthy
concept. Key responsibilities include identifying relevant and interesting themes and topics,
recruiting high quality speakers, and ensure a successful execution.
Essential Job Functions:
- Develop a profile for the Business for Peace Summit to build its position as the main
international meeting place for value-based, purpose-driven business leaders - Plan and manage the content development for different events from inception through
execution, on time and within budgets - Find ideas, themes and topics of relevance to international business leaders
- Recruit excellent, high-level speakers, and ensure close dialogue and good preparations
- Lead the programme committee meetings with external partners, and liaise with other parts
of the Foundation’s network to maximise the contributions of topics and speakers - Liaise with event agency and colleagues to develop and innovate platforms and concept of
the Summit and other events - Take part in other areas of the Foundation’s work as relevant and required
- Ensure sufficient capacity for the programme activities through engagements of volunteers, interns and additional staff
Qualifications and Capabilities:
- Higher education, international experience an advantage
- Minimum 6-8 years’ relevant work experience from similar organisations or events
- Content development experience from business or academic events preferable
- Understanding of developments in international business, the sustainability landscape and
key drivers of change, including the role of technology and finance - Excellent English skills, oral and written. Good understanding of Norwegian preferable
- Strong communication skills, international experience preferable
- Excellent collaboration skills, ability to think strategically and innovatively
- Willingness to execute day-to-day
tasks, work independently and get the job done - Leadership capabilities for managing a team of interns and volunteers
- Good project management and problem solving skills, and an ability to work under pressure
Om arbeidsgiveren
The mission of Business for Peace is to support, inspire, and recognize the global business leaders who are positively changing the face of business. At the center of the Foundation’s efforts is the annual Business for Peace Award. Each year, recipients are selected by an independent committee of Nobel Prize Laureates in Peace and Economics in closed-door meetings. The Award is conferred annually to the exceptional individuals who exemplify the Foundation’s concept of being businessworthy: ethically creating economic value that also creates value for society.
Nøkkelord
developing the annual Summit and other events, identifying relevant and interesting themes and topics, recruiting high quality speakers, building the global position of the Foundation, ensure a successful execution
Spørsmål om stillingen
- Kontaktperson
- Dag Dyrdal
- Stillingstittel
- Managing Director
- Mobil
- Vis telefonnummer
0157 Oslo