Managing Director B Lab Germany - Berlin, Deutschland - B Lab Europe

Beschreibung

Overview of role:

B Lab Germany is looking for a Managing Director to join our team and to lead scaling the B Corp movement across Germany.

This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to craft the way forward for this organization and lead a small team of motivated and talented individuals alongside a network of freelancers.

The Managing Director plays an important role in further growing the pipeline of businesses aiming to certify businesses as B Corps, and continuing to build a B Corp community which is strong, collaborative and inspired to stretch further in the impact they generate through their operations.

Additionally, the Managing Director has the opportunity to link to key players such as policy makers, business networks, incubators, academics, business schools, impact investment community, standards bodies, large corporates and motivated supportive individuals who have been trained as B Leaders to ensure the B Corp message is being heard widely.

Responsibilities of role:

• Grow and manage the existing German B Corp market. Facilitate business use of and engagement with B Lab's tools, products and certification;
• Foster the German B Corp community, seeking out opportunities that serve B Corp community and its network well;
• Execute a strategy and plan for the German market that aligns with the global and European strategy of B Lab and ensure its delivery against key targets as well as the ability to drive forward our global 'theory of change' in Germany
• Set and meet performance targets, bringing and learning from other European counterparts;
• Represent the German B Corp movement and be the lead advocate for B Corps in Germany
• Build and manage a diverse and intercultural team who are responsible for the B Corp community activities and for business development functions
• Ensure the branding messaging, campaigning is on point within German business context;
• Draw up and report on the budget and take responsibility for fundraising to produce the finance needed to support this; with support from the Operations Team at B Lab Europe;
• Contribute a German voice to the EU B Corp movement as one of the EU's Country Partners;
• Manage the financial, legal and governance requirements of being a Geschäftsführer of a German gGmbH; with support of B Lab Europe and external legal and tax support team;

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• You are comfortable in an entrepreneurial and international team and take a handson approach;
• Corporate/forprofit experience or at least a solid understanding of how medium to large businesses operate in Germany and beyond and the ability to speak the business language;
• Familiarity with business sustainability, circularity and impact measurement, and how business is approaching stakeholder governance;
• Awareness of key impact reporting frameworks and the evolving landscape of standards and legislation likely to influence disclosure across the value chain;
• You understand the composition and the culture of business in Germany and understand how the B Corp movement can play a key role in that context;
• High proficient German speaker with a strong command of English
• Passionate about the role that business can play in creating a future that benefits all people and the planet;
• Fast thinking, multitasker, not easily phased, who builds personal relationships easily;
• Comfortable in fastmoving and agile environments;
• Ready to run a fastgrowing organization scaling beyond startup from an operational and (strategic) standpoint;
• EU work authorization.

What We Offer:

• The opportunity for a leader to craft the way forward for this organization;
• The chance to join an inspiring movement of businesses and individuals that believe in using business as a force for good;
• Be part of an organization of intelligent, collaborative and ambitious people with a passion for what we are trying to achieve;
• An entrepreneurial environment.

Location:

Hybrid working environment.

This is a full-time position and will require regular travel across Germany and trips to Amsterdam and other partner regions.

Recruitment Policy:


Further Information:

Please submit your cover letter and your CV (no picture, no date nor place of birth, no nationality) in English via this link until 29th January 2023

B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.

B Lab creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies — known as B Corps — who are leading the way.

B Corps around the world are a diverse community including businesses like Patagonia, Ecosia, Weleda, Innocent, Share, Danone or Nespresso, all united by the same vision.

We mobilize the global B Corp community of over 6,000 businesses in 87 countries towards collective action to address society's most critical challenges and we collaborate with governments, acade