SOCIAL: FWD: great job opportunity--please forward

[Amandeep Jawa]

 From a friend


> From: deborah hirsh
> Date: September 29, 2008 12:39:12 PM PDT
> Subject: great job opportunity--please forward
>
>
> Howdy friends,
>
>
>
> This week, I'm starting a new job with a unique organization called  
> B Lab. B Lab's mission is to fuel the growth of the emerging  
> sustainable business sector by engaging companies interested to meet  
> comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance  
> standards, to institutionalize benefit for all their stakeholders,  
> and to build collective voice though the power of a unifying brand— 
> the B Corporation. For more details, visit http://www.borporation.net
>
>
>
> We are looking for another Bay Area-based team-member to help us  
> build the B Corporation community.
>
>
>
> Please forward this job announcement to your friends who may be  
> looking for a new opportunity to apply their passion for business- 
> driven social and environmental change and have experience working  
> with businesses around social or environmental change issues.
>
>
>
> If someone is interested, see the "how to apply" steps below, and  
> say they saw my email.
>
>
>
> Thanks for all you do to make a fairer and greener world!
>
>
>
> Deborah
>
>
>
> ----------
>
> Job Announcement
>
> Business & Community Development
>
> B Lab
>
> San Francisco, CA US
>
> Skill Level: Mid Level
>
> Position Type: Full Time
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>
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>      B Corporations are a new type of corporation which uses the  
> power of business to create public benefit. B Corporations meet high  
> performance and legal standards and build collective voice through  
> the power of the unifying B Corporation brand.
>
>      As of August 2008, there are 130 certified B Corporations,  
> representing a diverse $900 million marketplace. B Lab is the non- 
> profit organization which certifies, promotes, and supports B  
> Corporations.
>
>
>
> Position Overview:
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> Grow the community and marketplace of B Corporations.
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>
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> Responsibilities:
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>    Grow the community of B Corporations from 100 to 500 B  
> Corporations and the marketplace from $900 million to $4 billion in  
> the next 24 months by:
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> - engaging existing B Corporations as Champions to help recruit  
> their peers
>
> - managing partnerships with sustainable business associations, (i.e  
> SVN, BALLE Coop America, Investor Circle, 1% for the Planet, ICIC,  
> etc)
>
> - assisting interested companies through the process of learning  
> about and becoming a B Corporation
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> - attending and presenting at industry conferences
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>
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> Internal and External Contacts:
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> Internal: B Lab Partners and team
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> External: Existing and potential B Corporations; B Corp Community,  
> Service, Capital, Media, and Supply Chain Partners.
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>
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> Accountability: Report to B Lab Co-Founder, Jay Coen Gilbert
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>
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> Qualifications:
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> - Passion for using business to solve social and environmental  
> problems
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> - High energy, self-managing, entrepreneurial personality
>
> - Strong relationship-building, communications, and organizational  
> skills
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> - 5-10 years experience in business, preferably in a role which  
> required managing external relationships
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> - Facility with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Mac equivalents; Adobe  
> Acrobat, Salesforce.com or other CRM software
>
> Compensation: $50-$80k plus benefits depending upon experience
>
>
>
> To Apply:
>
> Send cover letter and resume attn: Heather Van Dusen to email  
> address provided.
>
> And say you heard about this job through Deborah Hirsh's email.
>
>
>
> Contact Information:
>
> Heather Van Dusen
>
> 610-296-8283 (phone)
>
> 610-296-8289 (fax)
>
> heather at bcorporation.net
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> http://www.bcorporation.net
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>
>
>



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Amandeep Jawa
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deep AT deeptrouble DOT com
937 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110-2320

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