Sustainability Client & Communications Advisor

For Linklaters Office in Warsaw we are currently recruiting for the Sustainability Client & Communications Advisor role.

About the team

Join our Business Change team which partners with stakeholders across the Firm to deliver change initiatives that align with strategic goals particularly in the areas of sustainability and environmental social and governance (ESG). You will be responsible for creating client-ready responses and broader sustainability materials that enhance the Firms brand and support compliance with regulatory standards. Working closely with cross-functional teams you will help ensure that change is delivered effectively and sustainably with minimal disruption. This role offers exposure to a broad range of projects and change methodologies providing strong opportunities for professional development and meaningful contribution.

Your key responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for client relationship managers lawyers and interested parties on Sustainability information requests across the firm

• Draw on agreed verified sources of response information as confirmed by the relevant managers.

• Work with the Sustainability Manager to prepare highquality written responses and disclosures on environmental sustainability pro bono and community investment for such requests and as required for internal and external audiences internal updates external report content and responses to frameworks such as CDP and EcoVadis initially for review and signoff by the relevant managers and more independently in time. Maintain a database of responses.

• Update team on pitch and RFP processes information sources and developments in the firm suggest improvements to team process and information sources and execute improvements as agreed.

• Maintain accurate records and update the Environmental Management Systems Interested Parties Register with requests and responses keeping the Carbon Reduction Programme InSite page current and managing approved sustainability content and supporting documentation.

• Support behaviour change and continuous improvement by drafting targeted internal engagement campaigns (for example on energy waste travel and sourcing) and propose enhancements to related processes and communications in consultation with the Environment Manager.

• In time track requests from clients and client relationship teams for community investment and pro bono activities and collaborations sync with Salesforce.

Your experience

• Experience in responding to external requests for information ideally in a professional services setting

• Track record of collaborating with various internal and external sources to collect sustainability content and developing that into consistent and compelling messaging

• Excellent interpersonal skills dealing with a range of stakeholders from partners to subject matter experts and on occasion external bodies.

• Strong written communication skills especially in pitch-type processes and through internal communications

Location

• Warsaw (hybrid model with two days per week in the office )

Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution youll be making to our success. These include:

• Private medical care

• Free in-house fitness centre

• Life insurance

• Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel

• Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card

• Wide range of training opportunities

Linklaters

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative efficient agile entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives but by fostering a positive supportive fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis and we will be happy to discuss this further.

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business

• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social environment and governance responsibility commitments

• We celebrate diversity equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work

• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to

• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations

• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business

• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust respect and appreciation

• We support the health and wellbeing of our people providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed

• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills:

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. As such the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.