Esg Manager - Peterborough, United Kingdom - GerrardWhite
Description
ESG Manager
Salary:
£45,000
Full Time Permanent
Location:
Remote working, must be able to travel to office once a week
Office Locations:
Kent
Peterborough
The Company
A leading and rapidly expanding insurance group who have benefitted from a string of successive achievements and impressive accolades, including 42 award wins in the last three years alone, a Gold Standard award from Investors in People and Extraordinarystatus in The Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, for four years running.
In order to deliver on our Net Zero ambitions, we are looking for an ESG Manager, with a strong focus on governance, to work with the Group Marketing, Communications and Sustainability Directorco-ordinating the ESG requirements for the Group.
This is a new role and will provide an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual to help us develop as we scale the level of activity in our business.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a thriving organisation and help make an impact on the environment and communities in which the companyserves.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Play a role in supporting our organisational transition to sustainability, by driving forward the net zero, environmental and the wider sustainability agenda internally, and with our suppliers and partners.
- Help with the planning and execution of ESG strategies and initiatives across the organisation.
- Help manage and coordinate our annual ESG disclosures (EcoVadis).
- Provide a coordination role in working with suppliers/partners across all parts of our Group, ensuring coordinated delivery of our supply chain programme.
- Develop effective relationships with our external consultants and solution providers who support us in the Group's sustainability agenda.
- Develop effective relationships in the sustainability team and communications division and across the business, with colleagues who support us in the net zero and environmental agenda.
- Ensure effective project management techniques are applied including implementation plans, risk controls and performance monitoring.
- Analyse data to ensure quality and consistency.
- Interpret information and prepare reports/presentations as required.
- Attend/present to internal committees, project boards and external audiences as required.
- Be an advocate for best practice and innovation.
- Perform additional adhoc analysis and peer benchmarking, and engage in special projects as needed.
- Work with the ESG Engagement Manager to ensure activities are aligned and support the Group's ESG agenda.
To achieve success in the role you will need to have excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to inspire trust, and organise multiple consecutive work projects.
Experience, Qualifications and Characteristics
- Ideally 5 plus years working in a ESG environment/net zero
- Some experience in the sustainability sector/sustainability roles within business.
- Interest in environmental and social sustainability issues, ideally with some form of academic qualification/training/equivalent in the field.
- Excellent presentation skills with the ability to present at all levels.
- Ability to think strategically and drive momentum towards completing milestones.
- Experience of working in a fastchanging area/environment.
- Selfmotivated to develop an understanding of ESG frameworks, data platforms, sustainability reporting and disclosures.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, problem solving, critical thinking skills.
- Excessive attention to detail, outstanding initiative, and an eagerness to learn with a strong work ethic.
- Selfstarter with the ability to drive project execution, and the ability to grasp new concepts quickly and work with limited direct guidance.
Package
- Manager Benefits Program which includes 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, company sick pay, life assurance, private medical cover for employee, 5% employer pension contributions when contributing 5%.
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