Responsibilities

• Lead and champion the growth mission of the UN Global Compact Network UK, acting as a senior ambassador for the organisation’s value proposition.
• Own and lead the development and execution of the annual recruitment and marketing plan, setting targets and translating strategy into action. Lead and oversee the creation of high-impact marketing content and campaigns to generate a consistent pipeline of qualified leads.
• Lead on high-level outreach activity, including proactive prospecting, conducting outreach calls, inbound lead conversion, and relationship development with key targets.
• Ensure the team operates within an agreed and consistent outreach methodology, maintaining quality and compliance at every touchpoint.
• Drive the conversion of inbound leads and warm prospects into Network participants; design and implement structured follow-up processes and lead nurturing sequences.
• Own and maintain a high-quality, structured pipeline of prospective participants in Salesforce, ensuring data integrity, accurate stage progression, and timely follow-ups; use Salesforce to produce regular pipeline reports, track KPIs, and provide growth updates and forecasting to senior leadership.
• Produce and present regular growth performance reports using Excel and Salesforce, including pipeline analysis, conversion metrics, lead source tracking, and initial revenue forecasting.
• Cross-cutting Collaboration: Work closely with programme colleagues to align growth and outreach activity with the Network’s broader impact agenda; cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with business associations, chambers of commerce, and sector bodies to extend the Network’s reach; represent the organisation at senior-level events and conferences, generating high-quality leads and raising the Network’s profile with key audiences.
• People Management & Team Leadership: Line manage two Outreach Managers and a coordinator; set clear objectives; track progress and hold regular pipeline reviews; foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture; contribute to continuous improvement of outreach and marketing practices.

Requirements

• Significant experience in consultative sales, business development, or growth roles within professional services, sustainability advisory, or a corporate commercial function with a track record of managing complex sales cycles and long-term account relationships
• Sustainability expertise with credibility to engage C-suite and senior business leaders
• Proven ability to develop and execute lead-generating marketing strategies through digital channels, content marketing, events-based outreach, and performance analysis
• Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel, AI and Salesforce CRM, with high standards for pipeline hygiene and data accuracy
• Ability to produce clear growth reports and forecasts for senior leadership; excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in line managing and developing individuals in a target-driven environment; inclusive leadership style
• Strategic and commercially minded with ability to identify growth opportunities and make evidence-based decisions
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills; able to build buy-in internally and externally
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities across strategy, outreach, marketing, and people management in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Experience engaging C-suite and senior leaders in sustainability topics
• Experience presenting at external sessions and events
• Credo of translating sustainability topics into compelling business propositions
• Track record of converting outreach activity into participant recruitment

Benefits

• Hybrid working – After onboarding, a minimum of two days in the office per week, working from home up to 3 days per week
• Flexible working around core/active hours 10 am to 4 pm
• Compressed hours of 9-day fortnights in Summer
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service
• Three additional days off between Christmas and New Year, offered at the organisation’s discretion
• Menstruation and menopause leave
• Three additional days off for mission-related volunteering or sustainable travel
• Enhanced pension scheme after probation
• Enhanced sick leave
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Bike-sharing Cycle Scheme
• This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week)
• Salary £38,000-£43,000 per annum depending on experience