Climate Resilience, Senior Director

THE COMPANY AND THE FOUNDATION The Coca-Cola Company [NYSE: KO] (Company) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. The Company's purpose is to "Refresh the world. Make a difference". Our vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love, to refresh them in body & spirit. And done in ways that create a more sustainable business and better shared future that makes a difference in people's lives, communities and our planet. Along with bottling partners, the Company employs more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Established in 1984, The Coca-Cola Foundation (Foundation) is the Company's primary philanthropic arm. It is a private foundation with a mission to give back and make a difference in the communities where the Company operates as a business, but also where the Company's employees live and work. Since 1984, the Foundation has donated more than $1.4 billion to philanthropic programs worldwide. In 2021 alone, the Foundation contributed almost $110 million to approximately 350 organizations globally. The Foundation's areas of giving include Sustainable Access to Safe Water, Circular Economy, Climate Resilience and Disaster Preparedness and Response, Economic Empowerment and the Employee Matching Gift Program. THE POSITION The Senior Director, Climate Resilience, will lead a global portfolio of grant making. As global temperatures and sea levels rise, natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity and the costs to ecosystems, the economy, and humanity, especially for vulnerable populations, are high and rising. And the impacts are being felt globally. These include-drought, desertification, flooding, storms, and sea level rise- which all reflect changes to global water systems. The goal of the Coca-Cola Foundation's Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Preparedness and Response program is to advance water resource management solutions and programs to enable vulnerable communities to effectively prepare for, recover from, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. This position offers a rare opportunity to work on high-impact programs across the world. The work will be fast paced, often ambiguous, and spread across multiple and diverse projects simultaneously. The successful candidate will need to blend flexibility and curiosity with disciplined execution. Key responsibilities and activities: Play a leadership role in a cross-team process to implement the Foundation's global strategy and programming. Shape and execute industry leading impactful philanthropic initiatives ensuring a focus on results and accountability. Keep abreast of policy, innovations, partnerships, trends, and research in the field and integrate new insights into ongoing Foundation activities. Cultivate and/or strengthen relationships at established and emerging partner institutions (foundations, development aid agencies, donor collaboratives etc.) Lead global grant making including sourcing ideas, idea due diligence, grant structuring, compliance review and communications planning. Lead regular portfolio analysis to report on results against short-term and long-term goals, evaluate risks and generate maximum impact. Engage with public, private, and philanthropic institutions to identify partnership opportunities and working with the TCCF President, lead the design and development of cross-sector partnerships. Guide the development of curated materials that help disseminate learnings from Foundation funded programs. Represent the Foundation at internal and external engagements to amplify the Foundation's vision and programs. Serve as Foundation liaison to key Coca-Cola system stakeholders (Company and bottlers) to enable thoughtful collaboration and effectively leverage system capabilities (including but not limited to technical expertise, community insights etc.) EXPERIENCE Minimum 10 years of experience leading strategy development and execution of complex projects within the social sector, philanthropy, private sector, or professional services organization. Experience working in sustainable development, preferably with specialized knowledge and expertise related to climate resilience. Experience in, or familiarity with, innovative partnership models and giving tools. High emotional intelligence, a strong sense of collaboration, and an ability to navigate complexity with strategic and analytic savvy. Highly organized with the ability to wear multiple hats in a dynamic, fast-moving environment; a solution-oriented team player who manages toward clarity. Seamlessly navigate between the big picture and the details. Experience in managing knowledge and/or learning and evaluation systems focused on generating deep insights and intelligence Strong presence and influencing skills with the ability to lead without formal power in a networked organization. CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Curious - Keep seeking, never settle: Actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Inspires us to challenge the status quo. Values Differences: Recognizes the value of different perspectives and commits to inclusion, equity, and diversity in every aspect of work. Empowered - Make it happen: True empowerment is the result of taking responsibility. This means giving yourself permission to see it, say it and do it, and owning the outcomes. LOCATION As a global team, we aim to provide location flexibility to our associates, when possible. However, there may be some situations where relocation will be required. The location of the positions and whether or not relocation benefits are provided will be discussed at the time of offer. In instances where relocation is provided, current mobility policies will apply. All policies are subject to amendment, revision, or discontinuance at the sole discretion of the Company. TRAVEL Estimated 25-35% with both domestic as well as global travel. SkillsGrants Management; Communication; Influencing; Philanthropy; Corporate PhilanthropyOur Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what's possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors - curious, empowered, inclusive and agile - and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
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