Sustainability Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

Are you passionate about sustainability and ready to lead impactful initiatives within a major global publishing company? Join Pan Macmillan as our Sustainability Manager and drive our mission towards a sustainable future. In this dynamic role, you will enhance the visibility of our sustainability initiatives, develop policy and foster engagement at all levels.

With a background in sustainability and with excellent communication skills, you’ll have the opportunity to influence and inspire, contributing positively to our business and the environment. Apply now to make a significant difference at a company that values creativity, innovation, and environmental responsibility.

Your role:

You will develop our sustainability initiatives, promoting environmentally responsible practices across the company. Collaborating with various teams, you will refine policies, ensure compliant reporting, and come up with sustainability initiatives of all kinds. You will create impactful content to support these initiatives and engage with staff in forums and more widely to embed sustainable thinking at Pan Macmillan.

Your key responsibilities:

• Enhance the internal and external visibility of Pan Macmillan’s sustainability policies and initiatives

• Prioritise and implement sustainable actions within the “Protect our Planet” ESR initiative

• Lead the development and implementation of sustainability awareness initiatives and encourage sustainable practices company-wide

• Work on the Group CSRD reporting requirements ensuring accurate and compliant data

• Develop and implement sustainability policies across the business

Essential experience, abilities and knowledge you’ll need to succeed:

• A demonstrable passion for sustainability and the ability to inspire others

• Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks and data collection processes

• Proficiency in creating digital content and engaging with media

• A collaborative approach while working across various teams

• Experience in successfully implementing sustainability initiatives and programmes

• Clear and effective communication skills

• Expertise in project management with the ability to drive initiatives forward and maintain momentum to achieve set goals.

What you’ll get in return:
In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.

Salary starting from: £37,000

Closing date: 2 February 2025

Some of the benefits we offer:

• 28 days’ annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays

• Generous pension scheme

• Discounted private medical insurance

• Group income protection scheme

• Enhanced family pay and leave

• Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)

• 2 Volunteer Days per year

• 75% off all Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)

• Season ticket loan/advance

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discounts on shopping, Tastecard+ and gym memberships; Christmas club savings

• Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch

This is a full time, 12 month fixed term role, and will be based in our offices in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

At Pan Macmillan, we are highly committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at every level of our organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals, including any age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Our efforts to promote DEI are ongoing, and we continually strive to learn and improve our policies and practices. You can read our full Diversity & Inclusion Pledge here: https://www.panmacmillan.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion

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