Sustainability Programme Manager FTC
Sustainability Programme Manager FTC
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Job Description
Are you passionate about driving change towards a more sustainable food system
We are looking for a Sustainability Programme Manager to lead key elements of largescale high impact programmes within the food industry and help deliver positive social and environmental impact.
About the role
The role will require your analytical skills to deliver evidencebased solutions and recommendations that drive change towards a more sustainable food system. Youll act as an ambassador for IGDs sustainability agenda both internally and externally developing and managing a network of stakeholders and delivery partners to inform our approach and maximise impact.
Youll be responsible for delivering key elements of one or more of IGDs Sustainability programmes with a focus on environmental data methodologies systems reporting and governance.
The responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Sustainability these include:
Programme management
Are you as excited as we are about organising projects and programmes to address complex sustainability topics
Project managing owning and delivering of specific Sustainability projects within agreed timelines and budgets.
Monthly reporting on progress against KPIs for your areas of responsibility identifying risks opportunities and recommending contingencies.
Youll be working with colleagues industry delivery partners and external consultants to develop and deliver relevant content for your projects (including reports presentations briefing notes online content etc).
Youll also be developing your expertise including delivering and interpreting research and evidence around environmental methodologies data systems and governance to make recommendations and to inform our overall strategy.
And you will be using insights and data to inform and continually improve IGDs sustainability programmes.
Stakeholder management and communication
Are you enthusiastic about bringing stakeholders together to help deliver positive social and environmental impact
Contributing to preparation and delivery of project relevant industry working groups to inform our approach drive engagement and maximise social impact.
Nurturing a network of external stakeholders to support your projects particularly in the landscape of environmental methodologies data systems reporting and governance. Youll be representing IGD at external meetings with industry and wider stakeholders including technical experts.
Working with the Marketing team you will help us to develop effective communications plans for your areas of responsibility to raise awareness and drive engagement with our Sustainability programmes.
And you will raise awareness of Sustainability activities across IGD ensuring internal understanding supporting colleagues wherever appropriate.
What you bring
Essential:
- Experience working in or with the UK food and consumer goods industry
- Experience working across the environmental sustainability agenda
- Strong project management skills being well organised and capable of working under pressure adopting a flexible approach to changing priorities.
- Highly motivated with the ability to drive programmes forward under your own initiative and the flexibility to work across a range of Sustainability issues.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills experience managing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- A team player with the ability to collaborate with colleagues across the organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Desirable:
- Educated to degree level in sustainability or environment.
- Experience of working in or with Scope 3 reporting or environmental labelling.
- Technical experience with one or more of: environmental methodologies life cycle assessment environmental data systems reporting and governance.
- Analytical skills experience analysing interpreting and presenting data conducting research and delivering scienceled solutions.
The rewards
We offer a range of benefits including a market leading pension a bonus scheme the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package.At IGD we have a great worklife balance where you are empowered and trusted to manage your time.
The location
We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and officebased working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25 just 20 miles from central London.
More about our people
Were looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society for our customers and themselves.
We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. We therefore welcome applications from diverse candidates. This includes people with disabilities so please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.
More about IGD
IGD is a truly unique place we connect and inspire provoking and leading constructive debate that creates impact. Together we are working to make a tangible difference for Society Business and the Individual.
We use indepth commercial understanding to uncover rich insights and data leading to action that powers success.
We reinvest profit from our Trading company into delivering Social Impact through the Charity aimed at uniting and mobilising our industry around the most crucial issues affecting society and business today.
#InspireGrowChange: Join our team to help us make a positive impact and drive change.
Get in touch we are looking forward toworking with you.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Contract
