Sustainability Manager
£70-80,000 plus package (30 days holiday plus bank holidays, car allowance and more)
Redhill, Surrey (at least 3 days a week in the office)
Do you want to join a household name and be accountable for the design and implementation of their sustainability strategy?
Please note this role is a hybrid role with at least 3 days a week in the Redhill office.
This financial services company are creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. They all help to make it a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living their values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
Responsibilities will include:
- Develop the sustainability and climate strategy
- Develop and implement green finance strategy, aligned to Group and the Bank's objectives
- Ensure they continue to comply or exceed increasing regulation on climate change
- Works with Commercial colleagues to ensure alignment of activities with decarbonisation targets and the transition plan
- Lead the Sustainability Subcommittee, driving the agenda, creating meeting packs and ensuring the effectiveness of the forum
- Coordinate reporting to the group, providing qualitative and quantitative data directly or through collaboration with other teams
- Contribute to developing their external position on climate; engaging relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Lead the Charity committee, helping to direct and engage local charities and create colleague engagement within the business
- Lead the Green Ambassadors, supporting them to advocate for the environment and deliver suitable initiatives across the business
- Work with Responsible Banking and Group to manage the risk of Greenwashing, ensuring the appropriate teams such as Marketing have the related skills and training
- Work across multifunction's using collaboration and own interpretation to instil change
- Periodically reporting to ExCo and ESG Leadership group
- Be the expert on ESG and Sustainability using market trends, risk and opportunity analysis
- Fully understand the EV landscape both current and projected over the next 2 - 5 years
- Lead and influence the project on EV home charging using technical expertise
- Using previous experience collaborate with the business to plan our sustainability strategy with EV over the next 2 - 5 years
Skills and experience
- Expertise in ESG and in particular, specific application to financial services
- Sustainability/ ESG Frameworks and Strategies (UN Sustainable Development Goals, carbon neutral roadmaps)
- Environment and Social Risk Management (Equator Principles, EIAs, climate change risks & opportunities)
- Sustainability and Carbon Reporting (GRI Standards, TCFD, CDP, GHG protocol, CSRD)
- General knowledge of Financial Services industry and macroeconomic and regulatory drivers
- Expertise in green finance and green products, with an understanding of the market and the ability to benchmark against peers
- General understanding of scenario modelling and how this could be applied to our portfolio and used to develop a holistic climate strategy
- Strong strategic and analytical skills including in relation to climate: strategy design, tracking of project implementation and performance
- Excellent relationship building skills and the ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to identify current trends in internal and external factors and has a view on the likely future state including resultant impact on the company
Benefits/ Package
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- 30 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
- Annual bonus based on personal and company performance
- Car allowance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Generous pension contributions
- Employee assistance programme
- Sharesave scheme
- Gym passes at a reduced rate for 3,000 gyms, leisure centres etc