Senior Sustainability Manager

Recruiter
Considerate Group
Location
London
Salary
Commensurate with experience
Posted
25 Jun 2022
Closes
22 Jul 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job title: Senior Sustainability Manager Company: Considerate Group
Duration: Permanent Hours: Full time / Flexible working considered Location: London, UK You must be eligible to work in the UK Line Manager: Managing Partner / Director Closing Date: Ongoing until position is filled
Salary: Commensurate with experience Other benefits: Access to benefits including: an annual bonus scheme, pension contribution, flexibility to work from home 2 or 3 days per week, home working comforts budget, flexibility to work from 'anywhere in the world' for up to 10 days per year, volunteering days, 25 days annual leave plus 1 additional day of annual leave per year of employment, a training and development package, HealthShield wellbeing package, access to complementary/discounted stays in client hotels
The Opportunity
As our client base continues to grow, Considerate Group is looking for an experienced, senior sustainability project manager to enhance our team.
Reporting to one the Managing Partners or the COO, this role will support the management and high-quality delivery of Considerate's products, services, and strategic projects.
In addition to coordinating and quality-assuring the activities of Considerate Group's team, the role will require the scoping and management of consultancy projects, including the development and implementation of client ESG strategies, and delivery of engaging webinars and workshops.
Key to the role is an ability to develop relationships quickly and easily with existing clients and partners.
Company Background
Considerate's mission is to help hospitality businesses become measurably and inspiringly more sustainable. We achieve this through a combination of innovative technology tools, advisory services, and first-class customer service.
Through our sophisticated environmental data management system designed specifically for the hospitality sector, we allow hospitality businesses to monitor, analyse and improve their environmental performance, while saving costs and reducing inefficiencies in their operations. Con-Serve is certified as ISO 50001 compliant and allows for a correlation of consumption to other metrics such as hotel's occupancy, restaurant's food covers or outside temperatures. We have also been developing a complementary mobile app, fluttr, as part of an innovation competition funded by the UK Government.
Considerate Group provides data-driven advisory services to the hospitality sector, covering the environmental, social and governance dimensions of sustainability. This includes, but is not limited to, developing holistic ESG strategies, delivering workshops and professional seminars, creating sustainability toolkits, and corporate sustainability reporting.
We are a growing team of dedicated hospitality and sustainability specialists, currently operating out of London, Munich and New York, servicing clients worldwide.
Responsibilities
Coordination and delivery of consultancy projects
Take a leading role in the oversight, coordination, and delivery of a collection of advisory projects which may range in scope from environmental, resource consumption data analysis, and compiling carbon footprinting reports to delivering workshops or writing policies for individual clients. Provide support to the scoping of strategic projects and solutions for clients Oversight of timely and high-quality input from the team into client work packages Quality-assurance of work-stream outputs
Delivery of engaging webinars and workshops
Design and deliver virtual webinars and face to face workshops Actively promote and represent Considerate Group at events with potential clients and industry peers
Relationship building
Develop and maintain client relationships As part of a small team with a relatively flat reporting structure, support colleagues at all levels as needed to ensure effective client/project delivery Matrix management of team members to ensure smooth project delivery Line management of junior team members
Innovation
Keep abreast of the sustainability and hospitality landscape, including scientific and industry developments (as well as political, legislative, market and voluntary market developments) Deliver entrepreneurial advice/suggestions/product development activities to further develop Considerate Group's offer
Business Development
Contribute to revenue targets through proposal and grant bid writing, renewals, upselling, and cross-selling Lead by example in the regular and dedicated use of Capsule, Considerate Group's internal CRM system
Requirements
Required experience & interests
At least five years of work-based experience in sustainability, either as a consultant or in-house corporate sustainability professional Direct experience working in hospitality operations and/or management Extensive experience in project and people management and/or supervision Experienced in business development; identifying new opportunities and responding to tender Strong knowledge of relevant legislative, market, and voluntary market developments Passionate about sustainable hospitality and tourism
Essential skills
Fluent professional written and spoken English Highly organised and pro-active project management skills, with an ability to work to tight deadlines Excellent presentation skills Excellent communication skills with an ability to explain complex ideas in simple terms Strong presentation and workshop delivery skills; able to present ideas in a proficient manner suited to different settings and a variety of audiences Excellent attention to detail; confident quality assuring own and others' work Adaptable with ability to learn and quickly understand new concepts outside area of expertise Highly customer service orientated with strong business/commercial acumen Self-driven and reliable
Desirable skills and experience
Fluent in one of the following languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish Experience working with large asset investment funds, including work on investment, sales, and acquisitions Experience in conducting broader ESG, CSR or sustainability audits Understanding of technological/operational interventions designed to meet carbon reduction strategies
Apply
Send your CV and a cover letter to Kate Orszulik at (use the subject: 'Application - Senior Sustainability Manager'). The cover letter should set out how you fulfil the requirements of the role and your salary expectations. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete a short task, before being invited to attend an interview.