ISSB Educational Content Manager

Duration: 18-month contract 

Job Purpose

Develop high quality educational content (primarily written) related to ISSB Standards–informed by relevant aspects of instructional design and technology/platforms.

The team 

• This role reports to the ISSB Education Lead within the ISSB Technical Staff. ISSB Technical Staff supports the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s work to develop—in the public interest—IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB Standards) that will result in a high-quality, comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures focused on the needs of investors and the financial markets.
• ISSB Education work supports four strategic objectives related to ISSB Standards:
• Bring stakeholders on board—generate awareness of and interest in ISSB Standards;
• Support consistent understanding of ISSB Standards requirements;
• Support consistent, high-quality adoption and application of ISSB Standards; and
• Motivate innovation and support leading-edge use cases.
• This role does not include people management responsibilities but will require the ability to collaborate successfully with others across the Foundation and external partners. 

Principal accountabilities 

• Develop quality content and/or improve existing content. 
• Ensure new educational content is developed accurately, efficiently and within scope. This will involve owning technical content creation and refining/editing content that others have created, depending on the topic, your workload and others’ availability.  
• Ensure materials are produced in accordance with ISSB Education strategy, focused on supporting application and adoption of ISSB Standards. This may include, but is not limited to, updating Level II of the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential, producing slides with accompanying scripts, and other short, medium and long form written content.
• Ensure content adheres to brand voice, tone and style guidelines.
• Cultivate relationships with internal and external subject matter experts who could or do contribute to the writing and editing process. 
• Work with others across the Foundation and external partners to support smooth publication, including tasks related to design, editorial, production and distribution. 
• Ensure all content is produced in accordance with the requirements of the IFRS Foundation’s Due Process Handbook. 
• As needed, advise and coach other content creators on the desired format, voice/tone and learning objectives for educational materials, including applying key elements of the Foundation’s style guide. 

Qualifications & experience 

• FSA Credential™ Holder preferred.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in both written and spoken English.
• Extensive and proven experience in copywriting and content development and management.
• Strong background in technical analysis with a focus on financial reporting, capital markets, sustainability, asset management and/or related disciplines.
• Experience with instructional design, professional training workshops, e-learning offerings, continuing education delivery, and/or certification exam development is a plus. 
• Proven ability to articulate the requirements of ISSB and SASB Standards.
• Proven ability to effectively plan and execute content development projects that require seeking internal and external feedback, listening constructively, and exercising judgment to produce high-quality results. 

Note that the most important qualifications are related to the skills mentioned above. Candidates for this position could be either well established or earlier career professionals.

Skills and attributes 

• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail. Can distil complex topics into a clear, stimulating narrative. 
• Demonstrates knowledge of the sustainability and financial reporting landscape, including relevant standards, frameworks and regulations (e.g., IFRS S1, GRI standards, ESRS).
• Execution-oriented; able to get things done quickly and with excellent quality. 
• Ability to prepare materials within a regulated environment subject to formal quality control and due process requirements. 
• Highly collaborative; experience and success coordinating with colleagues to achieve objectives, particularly colleagues who do not have a direct reporting relationship to you. 
• Effective communicator; communicates in a concise, clear and well-structured way, ap