[jobsthatareLEFT] Corporate Accountability International is looking for a Senior Researcher! [Food and Climate]

October 28, 2015

[jobsthatareLEFT] Corporate Accountability International is looking for a Senior Researcher! [Food and Climate]

Hello progressive campaigners!


Corporate Accountability International is growing and looking for a Senior Researcher to provide the analysis and leadership to the organization's Value [the] Meal campaign and Kick Big Polluters out of Climate Talks project. I would really appreciate it if you could share the posting with your networks:


The Senior Researcher will work on our Value [the] Meal campaign challenging the corporate control and breakdown of our food system and our climate project, Kick Big Polluters Out of Climate Talks, is ensuring the world's biggest polluters are excluded from climate negotiations. This position will provide strategic research and analysis of transnational corporate activities, develop and implement strategies to advance policy through international regulatory bodies, and build relationships with key organizational allies. We are looking for candidates who have a strong commitment to social justice with a background in strategic corporate research or organizing as well as experience in an international campaign setting.


Is this you or someone you know? Please feel free to pass this information along to your contacts that might be interested and get in touch with me if you have recommendations for candidates or any questions.


The full job description is below, and for more information you can read about our work at www.StopCorporateAbuse.org.


Onward,


Taggart Wass


Recruitment and Training Organizer 
Corporate Accountability International
10 Milk Street, Suite 610
Boston, MA 02108
617.695.2525
www.stopcorporateabuse.org

Donate today to challenge corporate abuse!

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Senior Researcher

As the Senior Researcher, you will play a lead role in providing the information, analysis, and leadership necessary to develop and wage Corporate Accountability International's campaigns challenging the fast food and fossil fuel industries. The campaign to Challenge Corporate Abuse of Our Food challenges Big Food for its egregious abuses across the food system, ensuring we have a sustainable food system that nourishes us instead of making us sick. The project to Kick Big Polluters out of Climate Policy is ensuring the world's biggest transnational polluters are excluded from climate negotiations, putting the international community on a path to act quickly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through strong international policy.

 

Your research will focus on documenting abuses of these industries, developing campaign strategies and tactics, and supporting the advancement of policies and international regulatory instruments to hold transnational corporations accountable. You will work in close partnership with the organization's campaigns team and be responsible for gathering, analyzing and presenting information; fact-checking campaign and fundraising materials; organizing at United Nations treaty negotiations and policy meetings; and maintaining relationships with key allied organizations.

 

Major Responsibilities:

Play a lead role in the development of strategies on the campaign to Challenge Corporate Abuse of our Food and the project to Kick Big Polluters out of Climate Policy. Produce research and analysis to challenge the fast food industry's impact on the food system and children's health, as well as the fossil fuel industry's abuses and influence over climate policy, to inform campaign plans.

 

Develop and implement strategies to advance international policy through regulatory bodies, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

 

Conceptualize and conduct research and written analysis of transnational corporate activities and industry trends. Monitor and analyze developments in both industries.

 

Identify and build relationships with key organizational allies and experts with particular attention to the international setting. Represent the organization as a spokesperson and advocate at conferences, shareholders' meetings, policy meetings and expert gatherings.

 

Produce written reports and analysis for public distribution and internal purposes.

 

Ensure accuracy of campaign, fundraising, and media materials.

 

Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising, and campaign activities.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

     Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability and social justice, with a global perspective.

     At least three years of experience in strategic corporate research, organizing, and/or advocacy, preferably at a campaign-oriented organization.

     A background in international policy development and organizing, preferably related to climate change and/or food policy.

     Excellent written and oral communication skills.

     Relevant foreign language skills a plus.

     Fundraising experience a major plus.

     Knowledge of corporate accountability issues.

     Ability to plan and manage several projects at once with strong attention to detail.

     Demonstrated experience in quantitative analysis, including facility with spreadsheets.

     Experience with fact-checking.

 

Salary and benefits: Commensurate with experience, with a generous benefits package including health, dental, FSA, 401(k), and ongoing training and leadership development opportunities. Positive, fast-paced, collaborative, and impact-oriented organizational culture.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston, MA

To apply: Visit www.StopCorporateAbuse.org/Employment-Opportunities. Attach your résumé to the online application, with your letter of interest, and 3-5 references to Sarah Bennett, Hiring & Training Director.

 

Corporate Accountability International is a member-powered, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) organization that protects human rights, public health, and the environment from corporate abuse around the world. Since 1977, the organization's outsized impact has secured lifesaving victories in the face of overwhelming power, money, and influence.

Corporate Accountability International is an equal opportunity employer and an inclusive organization. People of color, women, and LGBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply to join more than 60 smart and driven staff and interns working in this dynamic organization, with a network of members and allies around the world.

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