About Action Speaks Louder
Action Speaks Louder (ASL) is a not-for-profit organisation working to hold major corporations accountable for their climate promises. The organisation focuses on encouraging companies to turn climate commitments into meaningful action and contribute to the achievement of international climate goals.
ASL believes that persuading large, consumer-facing and brand-sensitive corporations to honour their climate commitments can help transform the corporate landscape. This includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing renewable energy procurement and creating greater political space for governments to strengthen climate ambition.
The organisation has built a diverse international team of campaigners, particularly across the Asia-Pacific region, and has a strong track record of delivering meaningful outcomes from multinational corporations.
Action Speaks Louder is committed to equal opportunities and aims to provide a diverse, flexible, family-friendly and supportive working environment.
Role Overview
Action Speaks Louder is seeking an experienced Business Engagement Manager, Corporate Standards to help build and mobilise a coalition of climate-leading companies willing to advocate for stronger corporate emissions reporting.
Job Title: Business Engagement Manager, Corporate Standards
Job Location: Fully Remote – Flexible location, with preference for Latin America
Closing Date: 18 September 2026
Contract: Between 0.8 and 1 FTE, with flexibility for the right candidate
Salary: Competitive and based on location. The indicative full-time salary for candidates based in Brazil is R12,000–R13,500 per month.
This role combines relationship building, strategic advocacy and engagement with business leaders. The successful candidate will work to translate corporate climate ambition into public support for meaningful reforms in corporate emissions reporting and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
The Business Engagement Manager will report to the Team Leader, Corporate Standards and will work as part of a small and collaborative team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Co-developing a campaign strategy to build a coalition of climate-leading businesses that support stronger emissions reporting and corporate accountability.
- Identifying and engaging experts and allies from corporate, political, academic, legal and NGO sectors, with a particular focus on business leaders.
- Building and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers, industry associations, investors and other influential stakeholders.
- Developing and nurturing partnerships with NGOs, coalitions and multi-stakeholder initiatives to coordinate advocacy efforts.
- Identifying opportunities to engage companies and business networks in efforts to strengthen emissions reporting standards.
- Analysing developments in voluntary and mandatory corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting regimes and standards.
- Organising and participating in networking events, roundtables and forums.
- Supporting media outreach by providing briefings, quotes, spokesperson support and background research.
- Helping to plan business-focused convenings, joint statements and public commitments that demonstrate corporate leadership on climate accountability.
Please note that the role involves regular international calls outside normal working hours and may require some travel.
Who Should Apply?
Action Speaks Louder is looking for an experienced business engagement, corporate partnerships or stakeholder engagement professional with a strong understanding of how companies and industry ecosystems operate.
The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the impact of their previous work in influencing or shifting corporate practices.
Experience and Knowledge
Applicants should have:
- Experience in business engagement, corporate partnerships or a related field.
- A demonstrated understanding of how power operates within corporate and industry ecosystems.
- Knowledge of what motivates business leaders to take action ahead of regulation.
- An understanding of corporate climate policy.
- The ability to develop a working knowledge of how emissions accounting standards influence corporate decision-making and create business opportunities.
- Experience building and maintaining trusted relationships with business leaders, industry associations and multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Experience working collaboratively across diverse and sometimes competing interests.
- An understanding of corporate and civil society landscapes, with existing networks considered an advantage.
Required Skills
Successful candidates should demonstrate:
Strategic Thinking
You should be a creative and strategic thinker capable of building compelling cases and coalitions that encourage business stakeholders to support stronger climate commitments.
Relationship Building
You should have proven experience developing trust-based relationships with senior business leaders and other key stakeholders.
Communication
You should be able to translate complex and technical accounting issues into clear, credible and compelling business cases that resonate with corporate decision-makers.
Language Skills
Fluency in English is essential.
The ability to engage stakeholders in Spanish and/or Portuguese will be an advantage.
What Action Speaks Louder Offers
This is an opportunity to contribute to an important international effort to strengthen corporate climate accountability.
The organisation offers:
- The opportunity to make a significant impact on corporate climate reporting and accountability.
- The chance to work with a senior team of ambitious strategists.
- A supportive environment where you will be challenged and supported to deliver meaningful outcomes.
- A progressive and family-friendly working environment.
- Fully remote work with flexible hours.
- Networking and professional development opportunities with major climate organisations across 20 countries.
- Competitive pay based on the candidate’s location.
Job Location
This is a fully remote position.
The location is flexible, although preference will be given to candidates based in Latin America.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where they live. Action Speaks Louder is currently unable to provide sponsorship for a business visa or work permit.
How to Apply
If this opportunity interests you, submit your application as a PDF to Kate Sullivan at hello@speakslouder.org.
Your application should include:
- A CV of no more than two pages.
- A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the selection criteria.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible and not wait until the deadline.
Application Deadline
The closing date for applications is 18 September 2026.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated confidentially.
Action Speaks Louder is committed to diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from candidates from historically disadvantaged or marginalised groups.
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