Head Of Sustainability

18 Recruitment are looking for a Head of Sustainability for our social housing client based in London.

The Role

Working closely with the ESG Director, you will manage a team of professionals, ensuring that sustainability initiatives are seamlessly integrated across HR, Social Impact, Marketing, and our internal and external Operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver innovative programmes that contribute to environmental safeguarding, contractual performance and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities Include

1. Strategic Leadership & Governance:
   Develop & Drive Strategy – Lead our client’s Sustainability strategy to reach Net Zero by 2050 and be Carbon Neutral by 2030, ensuring alignment with evolving environmental legislation, company goals and client KPIs.
2. Operational Excellence (What You Deliver):
   Enhance Sustainability Engagement – Lead the carbon collection process, working to build our client’s carbon footprint, improving the granularity and utilising the data to encourage decarbonisation efforts.
3. Financial Accountability:
   Budget Management – Oversee financial planning and resource allocation for sustainable initiatives.
4. Customer Focus:
   Client Collaboration – Work with existing and potential clients to tailor sustainability solutions that align with their business and environmental goals.

Key Skills:

1. Strategic Leadership – Ability to design and implement long-term sustainability impact strategies that align with business goals.
2. Stakeholder Management – Strong relationship-building skills with government bodies, industry associations, and clients.
3. Financial Acumen – Experience managing budgets, funding applications, and financial risk in community engagement projects.
4. Data & Impact Analysis – Ability to interpret and present complex sustainability and carbon data across a host of different systems.

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