Southeast Asia Sustainability Programme Executive (Project Based)

Unilever is seeking a Southeast Asia Sustainability Programme Executive for a project-based role in Taguig, Metro Manila. The position involves supporting sustainability projects, stakeholder management, project coordination, and collaboration with various teams and partners across Southeast Asia. Candidates should have experience in SME/start-up acceleration and addressing plastic pollution, along with strong communication skills. This is a full-time position with a contract lasting 1 to 2 years.
Job description

Role: Southeast Asia Programme Executive (Project Based) for a Sustainability Project

We are looking for someone who will support a sustainability project for Unilever in Southeast Asia.

This role will require close collaboration with other team members in the working team within Unilever and existing partners in this project as well as strong engagement with the cross-functional Unilever team involved in the work on plastic.

This role will also entail project coordination support for prospective, current, future projects in Southeast Asia.

This role will also entail project coordination support for prospective, current, future sustainability projects in Southeast Asia

Main duties and responsibilities:

Internal stakeholder management

· Support main POC in engaging and briefing Country Champions (GMs / HoCs) in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines
· Coordinate with teams like Procurement, Sustainability and others to create business value and value chain integration over time
· Coordinate with Unilever Project Leads to ensure project delivery
· Support Philippine Sustainability Team in Compass Sustainability Delivery for 2024

Operations of the project:

· Support pipeline development and sourcing grantees
· Support day-to-day activities with Resonance Country Coordinators to ensure full integration
· Provides Unilever inputs to partners on project reporting

External stakeholder management and partnership building

· Support main POC in engaging project partner regional representatives
· Support identification of opportunities to scale the project
· Support SEA Lead in representing the project at relevant external meetings and events

Qualifications:

· Experience with SME/start-up acceleration/incubation activities
· Experience with projects relating to addressing the issue of plastic pollution
· Strong written and spoken communication skills (ability to speak Vietnamese and/or Bahasa Indonesian is a plus)
· Excellent stakeholder management skills
· Must be amenable on a 1 to 2 years project based contract or until end of project.

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.