Submitted by Susannah Cook on Mon, 2024-02-19 11:39
Sustainability Engagement Manager
The Role:
The University of Cambridge is seeking a knowledgeable and committed individual to join the University's Environmental Sustainability Team as Sustainability Engagement Manager.
The Environmental Sustainability Team provides strategic direction, expert advice and operational support to enable the University to achieve its environmental sustainability commitments.
This role plays a vital role in this work by ensuring the University's commitments are clearly communicated to and understood by internal and external stakeholders, and engaging staff in initiatives and programmes aimed at creating a sustainable university. The post holder will lead on developing and delivering a range of engagement initiatives tailored to different audiences across the University, covering topics ranging from energy and waste to travel and biodiversity.
About you
Candidates should have excellent inter-personal and communications skills and have experience of delivering internal and external communications to a range of audiences. In addition, candidates should have a passion for, and knowledge of, a range of environmental sustainability-related issues. Prior experience in developing and managing environmental sustainability projects and engagement programmes is an advantage.
This is a great opportunity to help shape the environmental sustainability policy and performance of a world class institution, and an exciting time to join the University to work on these issues
Benefits of working at the University of Cambridge include:
- Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
- Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries)
- An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
- Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
- Schemes to support with relocation
Location: The position will be based in Cambridge and managed within the Environmental Sustainability Team in the Estates Division and will be based primarily in Greenwich House, with flexibility to work from home for part of the week. The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly, in regard to location, to meet the requirements of the job including travel across Cambridge.
To apply register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please email Estates Division on EDR@admin.cam.ac.uk
Please quote reference BA40459 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Further Information: Sustainability Engagement Manager
Department / Location: Estates Division - Environmental Sustainability Team
Salary: £33,966-£44,263
Reference: BA39935
Category: Academic-related
Published: 12 February 2024
Closing date: 8th March 2024