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Position Overview:

Responsibilities

The Manager, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability delivers Papa John’s corporate responsibility initiatives to demonstrate commitment to the company’s purpose and values to key stakeholders, our customers, and our communities. He/she will execute the PJI integrated and coordinated corporate responsibility strategy that drives business outcomes, enhances reputation, and supports the organization’s culture, purpose, and values. He/she will partner across the organization to create and drive awareness and visibility of our corporate responsibility initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups. He/she will manage corporate responsibility awareness goals against set KPIs.

• Support Papa John’s philanthropic mission and visions, including the Papa John’s Foundation
• Support the execution of the foundation’s annual fundraising initiative, oversee grant-making strategy
• Serve as an ESG subject matter expert for the company and stay current on emerging trends, including expectations for transparency and reporting
• Provide recommendations to improve ESG scores with ISS, SASB, GRI and other reporting standards, as appropriate
• Work cross-functionally with various stakeholders across the company (e.g., HR, DEI, Supply Chain, Marketing) to champion and influence projects related to corporate ESG activities.
• Manage relationships with the company’s and the Papa John’s foundation’s philanthropic partners; develop programs with these partners that generate impact and deliver on goals
• Manage communications plan to drive awareness of the company’s corporate responsibility initiatives, including supporting the development of the Corporate Responsibility report
• Measure KPI performance across a variety of initiatives; provide ongoing reporting

Qualifications

• Analytical Skills: effectively uses data to generate insights for operations excellence
• Planning & Prioritization: highest impact, highest value
• Financial & Business Acumen
• Communicates Effectively and Candidly; understands how to develop messages for different audiences and is an effective storyteller
• Problem Solving; ability to use rigorous logic to solve problems with innovative effective solutions
• Process Improvement: Strive to continually improve
• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues of all levels and build cross-functional relationships; able to work directly with and influence senior leadership
• 5+ years prior experience in a corporate environment managing CSR/sustainability initiatives or relevant agency or non-profit experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing,
• Well-versed on the CSR/sustainability landscape, trends, and influencers
• Passionate about making a meaningful impact through executing programs as well as engaging with stakeholders to inform and excite

A proven track-record for establishing metrics, setting goals, and delivering results