Sustainability Reporting and Project Manager

Welcome to Hastings Direct. We're a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company, we've made huge investments in our technology, pricing, data and analytics capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people.

The role will report to the ESG Manager and will focus on ESG reporting requirements including the Hastings Group annual sustainability report and disclosures to Sampo Group for annual reporting. This role also includes management and delivery of projects in line with ESG strategy. This is a fast-paced and challenging environment offering you the opportunity to make your mark. You will have support from the wider business for your career to develop into a wide range of future opportunities within Hastings.

Job details - you’ll need to have demonstrable experience in:

• Responsible for the project management and delivery of the Hastings Group annual sustainability reporting, including all stages of project lifecycles and documentation.
• Supporting with the collation and creation of annual sustainability reports, TCFD and CDP disclosures and quarterly sustainability reporting.
• Delivering and continuously reviewing (and improving) of other regulatory and framework reporting as part of annual reporting cycle.
• Working with Assurance, Risk & Compliance, Legal and any other relevant teams to identify, understand and support implementation of new ESG reporting and regulatory requirements.
• Working closely with the ESG Manager and other key stakeholders across the business to manage and deliver strategic and regulatory projects in line with our strategy, including a full suite of project management governance, documentation and controls, as well as supporting the ESG Analyst with Green House Gas, Carbon Footprint reporting and ESG dashboard updates.
• Creating and supporting the preparation of reports and materials for ExCo/Board and assisting the ESG Manager risk reviews and analysis work, alongside any other sustainability related activities where needed.

Essential skills we would love you to have:

• Strong technical knowledge and a genuine passion around the ESG agenda and broad sustainability, environmental management, environment legislation and environmental science.
• Strong communication, organisational and reporting skills with the confidence to work with colleagues of all levels, including senior management.
• Detailed report writing ability (corporate and colleague level) with the ability to translate technical complex issues into appropriate language.

The interview process:

• Recruiter screening call.
• 1st stage interview with hiring leader (Microsoft Teams).
• 2nd interview with hiring leaders leader (Microsoft Teams).

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website. Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Benefits:

• Flexible working - we champion a flexible hybrid working approach.
• Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus.
• Physical wellbeing - Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (PMI).
• Financial wellbeing - providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%.
• Mental wellbeing programme - we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, and support groups.
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more.

Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.