Sustainability Manager @ DevCo
Hey sustainability professional! š
Have you been looking for a role where you get to work hands-on to drive forward the sustainability work of an active owner? Would you be excited to join a performance-driven team who focuses on building businesses that do what the world needs with high integrity and ethics?
If you responded YES and YES, keep reading, because we are now looking for a Sustainability Manager to join DevCo Partnersā growing team, and this position could be for you! šÆ
DevCo is a long-term oriented active owner and development partner dedicated to building and developing world leading companies in selected niche markets. DevCo provides its companies with hands-on operational resources, strategic support and significant financial resources to support step changes in performance. DevCo focuses on individual investments into medium-sized companies, which have considerable growth potential. DevCo is currently a significant owner of three global niche leaders: Bluefors, Medix Biochemica and Vexve. DevCoās aim is to become an active owner in a handful of companies with revenues of ā¬50-500 million.
As DevCoās Sustainability Manager, you will be responsible for the sustainability work of DevCo as a whole. You will drive forward DevCoās sustainability roadmap and be responsible for the sustainability related reporting. Working in close co-operation with DevCoās investment team, you will also support DevCoās portfolio companies in their sustainability work. In your day-to-day work, you will work both at a strategic level as well as hands-on to advance DevCoās sustainability roadmap. You will report to DevCoās CFO.
Work around sustainability forms the core of your work, but you will also be ready to roll up your sleeves for other tasks related to DevCoās operations, such as communication.
DevCoās office is located in EtelƤesplanadi.
This position is a perfect match for you if:
š¹ you have at least five years of relevant post-graduate work experience from working with sustainability topics e.g. in the field of private investments or consultancy, having thus gained a deep understanding of relevant regulation (SFDR and CSRD) and, preferably, youāve been working with (portfolio) companies on their operational and strategic sustainability topics;
š¹you have experience of successfully driving significant sustainability-related projects and developments within client organizations and/or (portfolio) companies;
š¹you have a solid track record of excellence in academic and professional environments;
š¹you have an agile mindset and enjoy working in an environment where you get to roll up your sleeves, take ownership and get things going;
š¹you have a genuine personal interest in working with sustainability in the field of investing and active ownership;
š¹you have capacity and interest in broadening your role beyond sustainability work;
š¹you have great communication and presentation skills, can effectively communicate and collaborate with senior management (incl. board) and are fluent in both Finnish and English; and
š¹you have a relevant higher education degree (e.g M. Sc. in Economics or an LL.M degree).
DevCo offers you:
š¤ A meaningful role: by being responsible for DevCoās sustainability work you have a key role in ensuring that DevCoās actions create real positive impact, and you get to work with DevCoās companies that participate in solving important global challenges.
š± Growth opportunity: this is a new role at DevCo which will provide you with exceptional growth and learning opportunities.
āØĀ A unique operating model: you get to work in a company with a truly unique operating model where the key elements are focused investment activity, hands-on value creation and long-term ownership.
š A strong team: you will work closely together with an experienced and diverse team of 14 professionals who are committed to DevCoās values of applying hands-on approach, world-class performance, trustĀ and having fun.
Interested? If this sounds like your next career move, please get the conversation going by sending us your CV and cover letter by clicking the āApply nowā button by 22 September 2024! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Minjonās Senior Recruiters Olivia Yli-Pelkonen (+358 40 769 5401 or olivia.yli-pelkonen@minjon.fi) or Ville Miettinen (+358 50 571 5577 or ville.miettinen@minjon.fi).
- Department
- Strategia
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time, Permanent
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Sustainability Manager @ DevCo
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