Executive Director – Public Affairs, Strategy & Partnerships

🔥 12 hours ago

🇮🇹 Italy – Remote

💵 €85k - €95k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💰 Account Manager

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our common home

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

our common home is a non-profit organization that strengthens support for environmental protection by empowering local communities and civic institutions. It supports local initiatives, develops durable solutions aligned with citizens' priorities, builds leadership, and provides rigorous research, monitoring, and capacity-building to enable inclusive environmental action across countries. The organization partners with like-minded groups, emphasizes community-led solutions, and engages decision-makers to advance policies consistent with shared values.

📋 Description

• Define and implement Custodi’s strategic direction in alignment with the broader Our Common Home mission • Identify impactful initiatives and partnerships at local and national levels • Build and develop Custodi’s identity, people, culture, and governance • Recruit, mentor, and lead a small, ambitious team • Establish trusted partnerships with community leaders, local actors, and organisations across Italy • Ensure underrepresented community perspectives inform the organisation’s strategy and work • Lead fundraising efforts with foundations, philanthropic donors, and institutional partners • Contribute to the financial sustainability of Custodi and the wider Our Common Home network • Represent Custodi in public discussions, events, and media • Contribute to constructive dialogue across Italian society • Manage financial, operational, and people-related processes • Maintain high standards of governance and accountability

🎯 Requirements

• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort building initiatives from the ground up • Strong understanding of Italy's political, institutional, and cultural landscape • Demonstrated experience leading teams, building organisations or initiatives, and fostering a collaborative and accountable culture • Experience designing and delivering initiatives that mobilise communities or influence public debate • Ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders, including community leaders, institutions, and funders • Familiarity with the Italian philanthropic landscape and confidence developing relationships with donors and partners • Native-level Italian • Good working knowledge of English; strong English skills are required

🏖️ Benefits

• The opportunity to build and shape a new organisation in Italy • A high degree of autonomy and ownership, with support from the Custodi Board and the wider Our Common Home network • Access to an international network of leaders, organisations and expertise • Dedicated learning and development support, including relevant training, coaching and leadership development opportunities • Flexible working arrangements, including remote work within Italy • Home office equipment allowance • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace • Wider benefits package and ways of working to be developed as Custodi grows