Sustainability Manager

CMS is committed to addressing it’s impact on the environment and has an ambitious sustainability strategy and climate change commitments.

CMS UK and its international offices was the first of only two law firms globally to announce and set a near-term Science Based Target to measure our carbon reduction progress. We are aiming to reduce our emissions 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030, across Scopes 1, 2 and 3. We are also committed to being Net Zero by 2050 at the latest and are in the process of setting a Net Zero target approved by the Science Based Target initiative.

You’ll be responsible for managing the development and implementation of the firm’s sustainability strategy across all our offices internationally. In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including:

• Leading and managing the different sustainability activities across the business to ensure we meet our sustainability targets and commitments.

• Building engagement and embedding sustainability across the business.

• Communicating our sustainability strategy and progress effectively across all our different stakeholders.

• Working in collaboration with key stakeholders, including clients both internally and externally, to help reduce the firm’s sustainability targets and implement areas of improvement and innovation across the firm.

• Liaising with and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships and preparing reports and presentations for internal and external submission/distribution.

• Supporting sustainability committees and champions across the business.

• Providing subject matter expertise on sustainability.

• Representing the firm at industry forums, networks and other external events.

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role you must meet the following skills and experience:

We’re looking for you to have 2/3 years+ experience of sustainability and environmental management, ideally within a similar role. To be successful in this role you’ll need:

Track record in delivering projects and change.

Strong project management experience with proven ability to manage multiple deliverables within a tight timeframe

Strong awareness of the developing climate change and sustainability agenda and relevance to the firm

Experience of working globally across multiple locations and with many stakeholders of different seniority.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written, spoken and presentational with a demonstrated experience of delivering excellent levels of client service.

Ability to build strong business relationships with internal and external clients and excellent influencing and networking skills

Experience of employee engagement and communication

Knowledge and experience of preparing and submitting external sustainability reports

Strong data analysis and management skills.

A confident, proactive individual prepared to take a hands-on approach to managing their workload using their own initiative

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name just a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)

• Flexible, hybrid working policy

• Generous bonus scheme

• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)

• Holiday exchange scheme

• Private medical insurance

• Enhanced parental leave

• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

We are a Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity as well as recruiting, retaining, and developing disabled talent at CMS. If you have a disability, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact Ruth Kavanagh at TalentAcquisition@cms-cmno.com who will be happy to support you.