Cabot Corporation is seeking a Sustainability Communications Manager to join the Corporate Safety, Health, Environment and Sustainability team. The preference for this role is a hybrid arrangement working out of our Billerica, MA and/or Boston, MA office locations.
This newly created position will lead the strategic and tactical direction of Cabot’s Sustainability and Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Communications as well as Cabot’s efforts to ensure awareness of industry leading focus on sustainability. This is an ideal role for an individual who is a self-directed thought leader who excels through a hands-on approach to building and advancing strategic sustainability communications. This position also offers widespread, cross-functional company interaction as a strategy partner to guide various function leaders and stakeholders on effective, consistent, and strategic sustainability messaging.
As an individual contributor, this role reports into the Global Sustainability Director with a close working relationship with the Corporate Communications and Business Segment Commercial and Marketing leaders.
How You Will Make an Impact You will be responsible for global enterprise-wide internal and external sustainability communications that drive awareness for the Cabot’s sustainability efforts, progress and ambitions and will engage a broader audience in understanding how Cabot is connected to sustainability macrotrends.This role will develop and implement strategic sustainability communication messages to various internal and external stakeholders and deliver results-focused communications plans to amplify the company’s ambition and clearly define its position(s) as a thought leader within the industry. This role is expected to be a thought partner in developing creative content for branding and communicating Cabot’s sustainability initiatives, including the benefits of Cabot’s products offerings as it relates to a more sustainable future.This role will manage the company’s production of the annual Sustainability Report design and publication and other communications focused on ESG disclosures. You will be responsible for producing regular, compelling sustainability-related content for different audiences, both internal and external, including, but not limited to, presentations and stories related to sustainability programs and projects to meet our sustainability goals, priorities, and ambitions.This role will manage reviews for sustainability content; and manage content on the sustainability section of Cabot’s website and intranet.Serve as a key strategic advisor to Cabot leadership, among others, in the areas of global sustainability insights and best practices, as well as risks and opportunities as they relate to Cabot’s reputation.This role will evaluate, prioritize, and assess different stakeholder groups, interests, and public information requirements to inform yearly reporting enhancements. Lead ESG communication in the creation of content promoting sustainability policies and objectives to employees, suppliers, partners and customers with the purpose of driving engagement, reputation and delivery of sustainability. What You Will Bring to Cabot Bachelor’s degree required with a concentration in communications, marketing or related field preferred.8+ years of experience developing and executing strategy for external/internal communications required.Recent experience with external/internal communications in environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs and sustainability topics required.Comfortable working in a global, matrixed organization across various time zones and geographies.Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Ability to interact with internal and external agencies as needed. Superior writing skills.Proficiency with Microsoft applications, specifically PowerPoint. Collaborative team player that is flexible, solution-oriented, and capable of articulating complex topics.Must be comfortable working on a small team, in a fast-paced environment that requires ongoing management of multiple projects at one time.Must be able to meet deadlines and work with tight deadlines and competing priorities.
How We’ll Support Success
Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work. Flexible Work Environment – Cabot enjoys a flexible work environment where each week we balance remote work and working alongside co-workers – creating a best of both approach to ensuring team connectivity and flexibilityMeaningful Work that is Valued – This new function has a chance to accelerate Cabot’s position as a leader in the development of sustainable innovations in growing new energy market segments. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner energy future. It is an awesome feeling to know you’re making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, “I was a part of that.”Benefits, Vacation, Etc. – We offer a competitive package of benefits. Feedback – we are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.Support – you are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareRefer a friend to this jobRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration.
About Cabot
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
Innovation that drives sustainability
Many of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges are fundamentally chemistry problems. We can convert the mobility sector from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, but this requires batteries with greater range and lower cost. This is fundamentally a chemistry challenge. We can have a zero-energy building, but this requires high performance insulation, efficient solar panels, and energy storage solutions. Each of these are fundamentally chemistry challenges.
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001
Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.
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