Senior Technical Content Manager (Standards)

Start Date: January 2025

Work hours: 40 hrs p/w (full-time, flexible)

Location: Remote/Hybrid (within +/- 1 hour CET; candidate must have an existing permit to live and work in the country they reside)

Contract: 1 year with the possibility for an extension by mutual consent

Salary: €60,000 – €63,000 gross per annum on a full-time basis

Position Summary

GRI is an independent NGO and standard-setter and over the last 26 years, our standards have created a global language used by organizations to provide transparency. At GRI we enable organizations to assess and report on the environmental, social and economic impacts of their activities. We also help build organizational capacity for sustainability reporting: from our Academy training courses to working with licensing partners to enable digital reporting with GRI’s standards. Together, the skills, capabilities, and data we create help build sustainable, long-term value. Working at GRI, you will be part of unlocking positive change in the world. 

We are seeking a Senior Technical Content Manager to lead the technical function of the Standards Division, to deliver high-quality technical content for the GRI Standards.

Responsibilities

Delivery

• Responsible for the planning of the technical function of the Standards Division, including time allocation of technical managers across different internal and external technical projects.
• Manage projects to implement targeted technical updates to the GRI Standards, according to the GSSB Due Process Protocol.
• Draft high-quality technical content for the GRI Standards, in close collaboration with the writers/editors and the relevant project teams, based on input from expert groups, public comments, and research. Perform technical reviews of draft GRI Standards, to ensure the clarity, consistency, and quality of the content.
• Coordinate and perform reviews of standards in the market and prepare technical feedback about interoperability with the GRI Standards.
• Coordinate and perform reviews of draft GRI Standards and prepare proposals to ensure they are interoperable with key standards in the market.
• Manage the development of interoperability guidance with key standards in the market.
• Coordinate with other GRI departments to undertake technical reviews of GRI’s products and services to ensure they are consistent with the GRI Standards.
• People management responsibilities: Craft development plans, arrange training sessions, and ensure continuous learning while coaching and counselling your team.

Engagement

• Manage a system for addressing technical inquiries and feedback on the GRI Standards, and developing FAQs and guidance to clarify technical concepts to external audiences.
• Manage the development of guidance (such as guides, templates, and best practices) to be used by the Standards Division for drafting technical content for the GRI Standards and provide training and onboarding to colleagues.
• Represent GRI and the Standards Division at external and internal events related to the GRI Standards.
• Engage with standard-setters and other relevant organizations in the reporting landscape to coordinate the implementation of joint technical work.