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    Lead Director - London, United Kingdom - CBRE

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    Sustainability Lead - UK Direct Investments (Director)
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    Full-time
    Environmental Consultancy, Investment Banking, Investment Management

    The Sustainability Lead will take a leading role in the integration and delivery of our sustainability strategy across our UK Direct investments, working particularly closely with our teams and clients based in the UK.

    To this end, you will collaborate with the Sustainability Lead for Contintental Europe Direct Investments as well as our EMEA based Technical Directors and Sustainability Ambassadors.

    The role will be essential in supporting the implementation of the Firm's Global Sustainability Vision at the portfolio and asset level in this key region.

    The Global Sustainability team is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the Firm's performance against various sustainability objectives, delivering sustainability projects, and enabling the Firm to make progress against its targets.

    The team aims to bring positive change in our three sustainability pillars that underpin our Sustainability Vision - Climate, People, and Influence.

    Successful applicants will have a unique opportunity to work across the entire business with colleagues of all levels and contribute positively towards the Firm's ambition to become sustainability leaders in the global real asset sector.

    CBRE Investment Management has committed to be net-zero by 2050 or sooner across all our AUM by joining the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI).

    We commit to champion diversity, equity and inclusion and the well-being of our people and other stakeholders.

    Where we do not have direct management control, we will engage with and positively influence stakeholders in all aspects of sustainability.

    As a Sustainability Lead, no day in the office will be the same.

    A successful applicant should be comfortable wearing multiple hats and possess both technical data analysis skills as well as good oral presentation and communication skills.

    The role will require strong project management and commercial skills in addition to sustainability technical experience to support in the implementation of our Vision and to navigate the fast changing sustainability market in the UK/EU.

    Programme/Project Management of UK Direct sustainability workstreams
    Support Fund Teams with annual ESG data collection
    Co-ordinate the preparation of the annual/quarterly sustainability section within investor reports
    Support in the development of new sustainability investment opportunities
    Support the implementation of sustainability strategy at both portfolio and asset level
    Attend and contribute to sustainability workshops at both portfolio and asset level
    Horizon scan to help keep CBRE Investment Management as a leader in sustainability
    Identify and scope new sustainability workstreams, including running tenders/appointing sustainability consultants
    Work closely with appointed UK technical director, sustainability ambassadors, consultants and vendors alike, that support the delivery of our programme
    QA and direction for Sustainability Tool Development/Reporting
    An opportunity to positively shape the practices and direction of one of the biggest real asset investment managers
    ~ An attractive and performance-related compensation, in line with your background, skills and personal value for the organization and a (discretionary) bonus;
    ~ An open, cooperative and dynamic company culture;
    ~ Many learning & development opportunities and motivated and highly professional colleagues;
    ~ Cash) car allowance;
    ~ Pension scheme & Life Assurance;
    ~ Private medical insurance;
    ~ Two community leave days (leave days that can be used for a 'diversity day' or a 'day to volunteer' or two days to volunteer);
    ~30 days of annual leave + 2 extra days for Christmas.

    Excellent organisation and time management skills - ability to prioritise and coordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all deadlines are met
    Fluency in English (additional language is a considered a plus), and strong visual and oral communication skills
    Good interpersonal skills and confident in speaking to senior (internal/external) stakeholders
    Problem solver able to troubleshoot a wide range of sustainability challenges as and when they arise
    Undergraduate degree or above in sustainable development, climate change or related STEM subject
    ~8+ years' experience in ESG/Sustainability; preferably in finance or real assets sector, technical understanding of the built environment;
    ~ Project/programme management experience
    ~ Commercial experience, e.g. establishing scope of works, handling supplier contracts, setting up ESG frameworks, managing suppliers etc
    ~ Familiarity and interest in sustainability frameworks, building certifications and third-party guidelines (GRI, TCFD, SASB, UN SDG, PRI, BREEAM, LEED etc)
    ~ Working knowledge of and experience in the real asset industry

    Strong analytical, systems-thinking, problem-solving, and data management skills
    We are an inclusive employer and consider diversity to be critical to innovation. Investment Management

    CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm operating in over 30 offices and 20 countries around the world.

    Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, users, people and communities thrive.


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