Job Description

Overview We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for an ambitious Stakeholder Engagement Director who can leverage their expertise to develop our strategic engagement framework that can be used to drive and grow new revenues. This is a rare opportunity to play a leading part in extending our stakeholder engagement proposition and helping fulfil our purpose, ensuring companies are more trusted and valued in the eyes of their Stakeholders. Reporting into the CEO \xe2\x80\x93 Asia Pacific, the role will entail you collaborating closely with the rest, but not limited to, of Asia Pacific to enhance our reputation for strategic thought leadership within the Industry; lead the development and oversee the delivery of high quality strategic engagement solutions through our stakeholder engagement teams; leverage your knowledge and expertise to provide strategic advice to clients about how to solve their strategic engagement challenges, build a network of strategic and tactical partners who may be required support us in the delivery of our strategic solutions; share best practice knowledge with colleagues and clients and where necessary support business development and marketing activities through speaking at Black Sun events, providing thought leadership pieces and engaging in new business pitches. The role will require you to have an excellent understanding of the latest issues and opportunities that companies face today. You will also possess a strong level of knowledge around the main capital market disclosure frameworks to report on strategic performance. You will hold experience in leading the development of large strategic engagement or reporting programmes for blue\xe2\x80\x93chip organisations. The measures of success will include the successful development and support of our stakeholder engagement offer to both existing and prospective clients, the enhancement of our reputation as leaders in the field and new revenue growth from stakeholder engagement programmes. The role is well suited to a passionate, motivated, and experienced senior communications professional with a strong intellectual aptitude and strategic capabilities. An excellent level of writing is required with a strong vocabulary and impeccable grammar. Ideally, you will have previous experience in delivering strategic engagement campaigns on client or agency side. You will have excellent interpersonal and presentational skills, be able to inspire people to deliver great work and have a collaborative approach to working with both clients and internal teams. High quality standards and a strong commercial acumen is a must, as well as the desire to want to make a material contribution to successfully growing our business.
Come join us!
Black Sun Global Across the globe, there is a powerful movement demanding that business focus on purpose, sustainability, and wider value creation. It has never been more important for organisations to build and maintain trust with their key audiences. And that\xe2\x80\x99s where Black Sun come in \xe2\x80\x93 we are a partner to some of the biggest brands and businesses worldwide \xe2\x80\x93 helping them to build enduring relationships with their stakeholders and spark positive change through better engagement and inspiring communications. As our world rapidly changes, our focus remains constant. At heart we are storytellers, we define articulate and shape the value creation story, bringing it to life across different channels and communications formats. Our team is made up of over 150 talented specialists working across the UK, Europe, South Africa and Asia \xe2\x80\x93 analytical thinkers, renaissance creatives, digital mavericks and inspiring change makers! For more than twenty years, we have won many awards and recognition for our work \xe2\x80\x93 but great work doesn\xe2\x80\x99t happen by magic \xe2\x80\x93 join Black Sun and you will become part of an amazing, diverse, and inclusive community \xe2\x80\x93 a team of passionate and skilful people who will expand your horizon, energise your talents and ignite that spark of magic within you. Beyond what you would expect; a competitive salary, great benefits and hybrid working \xe2\x80\x93 we will support you in developing the skills and expertise to fast track your career. You will have the opportunity to make a difference every day, shaping the future of communications and creating positive change \xe2\x80\x93 and most importantly, to have fun along the way.
The Positive Change Group Black Sun is the founding agency at the centre of The Positive Change Group. The Positive Change Group is a truly international stakeholder advisory and engagement collective of like-minded specialist agencies with a shared ambition to help bold and visionary businesses Spark Positive Change \xe2\x80\x93 to make a deeper impact on society, shape more ethical practices, build inclusive communities and deliver more sustainable performance. The Group currently consists of four pre-eminent agencies: Black Sun Global, People-Made, Stratton Craig and GoCo. Each agency brings together deep expertise on different aspects of stakeholder advisory and engagement \xe2\x80\x93 including brand culture, strategic communications, reporting, ESG advisory, analytics and creative storytelling. Current clients within the Group include major international firms, such as AstraZeneca, Burberry, Diageo, Meta, Olam, Virgin Atlantic and Vodafone. With headquarters in London, Singapore, and offices worldwide, the group is transforming the way companies engage with their customers, employees, investors, and communities worldwide. As business increasingly recognises that long-term success is dependent on the support and advocacy of their stakeholders \xe2\x80\x93 the Positive Change Group is helping their clients to inspire trust, build more positive relations and create sustainable value for the people that matter most to them.
Key Responsibilities

• To work with clients, especially at the C-level, in developing stakeholder engagement frameworks that present their strategic strategies in a clear and meaningful way
• To be able to cross-sell appropriate solutions from Black Sun Group related companies, including People Made and Stratton Craig.
• To develop highly effective engagement plans that deliver clients\xe2\x80\x99 strategies and programmes across channels, either as one-off campaigns over short or longer timeframes, or as content on websites or in reports.
• To work with Black Sun\xe2\x80\x99s creative teams to develop stunning visual and verbal idents for engagement strategies that incorporate clear narratives and powerful messaging that help to differentiate clients from their peers.
• To lead stakeholder engagement activities on behalf of clients including interviews, workshops, focus groups and surveys.
• To conduct deep dive research into the strategic engagement initiatives of Black Sun clients to assess their current engagement approach, content, and overall effectiveness.
• To help present Black Sun\xe2\x80\x99s wider stakeholder engagement offer to existing Black Sun clients and demonstrate the value of developing an impactful engagement framework and plan, beyond simply disclosing, or reporting data and information
• To help pitch for and win new business and meet Black Sun\xe2\x80\x99s ambitious strategic proposition growth plans
• To manage and develop Black Sun\xe2\x80\x99s own strategic insight and engagement research and benchmarking toolkit and methodologies.
• To contribute to the development of Black Sun\xe2\x80\x99s impressive thought leadership and editorial productions.
• To provide guidance, education, support, and expertise to internal teams as required, ensuring the account teams are well equipped to drive discussions with clients

Skills and Experience required:

• At least five years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in strategic engagement roles, preferably in reporting or strategy
• Degree-level qualification in either strategy or communications preferred although strong experience and skillset is most important
• History of working with multinational organisations to develop strategies, plans and engagement campaigns
• Knowledge of key trends in strategic engagement \xe2\x80\x93 key issues, engagement channels, stakeholder segmentation (e.g., investors, customers, employees, communities, NGOs, supply chain)
• Comfortable presenting to (often large) groups of people and C-levels at meetings, workshops, or conferences
• Strong problem understanding and solving skills, particularly relating to articulation of strategic approaches, and successfully delivering impactful communications
• Creative writing skills to develop strategic narratives and key messages for clients that make them stand out
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills necessary to build trust and respect both externally and internally
• Can-do attitude that embraces teamwork while being able to handle projects individually
• Loves a work hard, play hard environment!

If you want to work for an award-winning strategic communications consultancy, developing impactful strategies, plans and campaigns with some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading brands then this is the job for you. Send us your CV along with a cover letter and if you have the skills, experience, and attitude we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for, we\xe2\x80\x99ll be in touch.
Here at Black Sun, we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We foster a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best work and be relevant in a rapidly changing world