Corporate Sustainability Manager

Birmingham - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 54495 - 64811

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Corporate Sustainability Manager

Fixed Term Contract until March 2027

Grade

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

About Us

Birmingham City Council is committed to becoming a net-zero organisation and a national leader in environmental sustainability. Our Route to Net Zero team drives transformation across the Councilreducing emissions embedding sustainable practices and delivering positive outcomes for our communities. Joining us means helping shape one of the UKs most ambitious sustainability programmes.

About the Role

As our Corporate Sustainability Manager you will lead and coordinate sustainability activity across the organisation. You will provide expert guidance develop corporate policy and strategy and deliver initiatives that support the Councils environmental objectives.

In this role you will:

Build and lead the corporate sustainability function.
Develop and embed net-zero and wider sustainability policies.
Provide expertise on greenhouse gas emissions and reduction planning.
Lead projects and initiatives that support organisational and city-wide goals.
Oversee performance reporting including the annual greenhouse gas account.
Identify funding partnership and investment opportunities to support delivery.

What Youll Be Doing

Designing and delivering sustainability projects from concept to implementation.
Managing a small team and supporting professional development.
Developing a performance management framework for reporting and monitoring.
Ensuring compliance with the Councils Environment & Sustainability Assessment process.
Advising on emerging legislation sector innovation and best practice.
Engaging internal teams partners community groups and stakeholders to drive impact.

About You

You are an experienced sustainability professional with the capability to influence lead and deliver change at scale within a large organisation.

You will bring:

A relevant degree or extensive senior experience in environmental sustainability.
Experience developing policy/strategy and delivering complex sustainability programmes.
Strong analytical reporting and greenhouse gas accounting skills.
Ability to secure and manage external funding or partnerships.
Proven experience managing teams and coordinating work across large organisations.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.

Why Join Us

Shape a major public-sector net-zero programme with city-wide impact.
Lead high-profile sustainability initiatives across a large complex organisation.
Work alongside passionate experts and strategic partners.
Drive meaningful change that benefits residents communities and the environment.
Develop your career through continuous learning and professional development.
Be part of a forward-thinking team committed to innovation and positive action.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

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A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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DescriptionCorporate Sustainability ManagerFixed Term Contract until March 2027GradeConsultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity ReviewWorking 36.5 hours per weekAbout UsBirmingham City Council is committed to becoming a net-zero organisation and a national leader in enviro...