About the role

Canopy is looking for an experienced Strategic Lead to propel the CanopyStyle initiative to even greater impact and ensure Canopy meets its bold vision of seeing 30-50% of the world’s forests protected and/or restored. The Strategic Lead will report to the Head of Impact, and manage a team of campaigners focused on the fashion sector. They will work with some of the world’s most influential brands and corporate executives to transform unsustainable supply chains and leverage on-the-ground conservation. The CanopyStyle Lead will also collaborate with other Impact campaigns to ensure cohesive, effective performance by the overall Impact Team.

Key responsabilities

• Work with the Head of Impact and Director of Impact to establish the annual strategic planning process. Identify strategic priorities and convert these into ambitious, quantitative, actionable plans across Canopy’s campaigns.
• Collaborate with the Head and Director of Impact, and other Strategic Leads to operationalise Canopy’s vision.
• Collaborate with the Head and Director of Impact, and other Strategic Leads to operationalise Canopy’s vision. Identify the resources and timelines needed to meet Canopy’s strategic goals.
• Propose creative and provocative campaign strategies that incentivise corporations to set and achieve ambitious environmental objectives. Apply risk management to the development and execution of campaign strategies and plans. Develop and manage key performance indicators to forecast and analyse Canopy’s impact.
• Identify strategic events and conferences to attend and speak at. Present Canopy’s work to brand audiences with a goal to attract priority corporate partners to our campaigns.
• Manage and support a team of campaigners to achieve annual deliverables and strategic priorities. Offer strategic guidance and mentorship and implement results-based systems to ensure successful staff management.
• Use analytical benchmarking to measure long-term market and industry trends and adapt Canopy’s strategies as necessary.
• Work with the Head of Impact, Director of Impact, and campaign team(s) to develop breakthrough campaign initiatives. Lead a number of Canopy’s key campaign initiatives and relationships.