Growth Manager, Outreach & Marketing

We are seeking a Growth Manager to join our dynamic team.

The Growth Manager leads the outreach strategy to attract new Participants to the UN Global Compact Network UK, the growth engine of the organisation and its impact. The role owns the end-to-end outreach function, building a prioritised action plan for the prospect pipeline and driving it through to conversion, with marketing experience used to support lead generation, content, and campaign activity.

The Growth Manager also line manages two Outreach Managers and Participant Engagement Coordinator, providing strategic direction, coaching, and oversight to ensure team targets are met.

We are a dynamic multi-stakeholder initiative, dedicated to connecting UK companies to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest responsible business initiative. The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, rooted in UN treaties, provide a robust foundation and comprehensive framework for corporate sustainability and business action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our mission is to champion sustainability leadership to create a world we want to live and do business in, by inspiring ambition, enabling impactful action, and collaborating to reshape the business environment for the better.

The UN Global Compact Network UK has over 900 participating companies, with a team of 26 people.

Our work is guided by the core values of the UN – Integrity, Respect for Diversity, and Professionalism – alongside nine additional values and behaviours of the UN Global Compact which can be found here. During a recent review, the team described our workplace as friendly, inclusive, supportive, passionate, and hard‑working.

• Business development experience: Experience in consultative sales, business development, or growth roles within professional services, sustainability advisory, or a corporate commercial function, with a track record of managing sales cycles and long-term account relationships.
• Sustainability expertise: Knowledge of corporate sustainability, with the credibility to engage C‑suite and senior business leaders and translate sustainability topics into compelling business propositions.
• Communication and external presence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to present to senior audiences, lead external sessions, and represent the organisation credibly at events and in partner relationships.
• Data, analytics, and reporting: Comfortable working in Salesforce and Excel, with high standards for pipeline hygiene, data accuracy, and the ability to produce clear growth reports and forecasts for senior leadership.
• People management: Experience line managing and developing individuals in a target-driven environment, with an inclusive and motivating leadership style.
• Comfort with ambiguity: Able to work effectively under ambiguity and in less‑than‑perfect conditions — making progress with incomplete information and evolving priorities, and identifying opportunities to improve ways of working in line with organisational goals.

• Marketing strategy and execution: Experience developing and executing lead‑generating marketing strategies through digital channels, content marketing, and event‑based outreach.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, able to build buy‑in internally and externally.
• Comfort in managing multiple priorities across strategy, outreach, marketing, and people management in a fast‑paced environment.

To help you settle quickly, we will provide a thorough and comprehensive onboarding. Through meetings with key colleagues and online training, we will help you to become familiar with our way of working and our value proposition.

Business Development and Growth

• Lead and champion the growth mission of the UN Global Compact Network UK, acting as a senior ambassador for the organisation’s value proposition. Drive strategic outreach to engage C‑suite and sustainability leaders at prospective member companies, articulating the case for participation…