Sustainability Programme Management Partner

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Sustainability Programme Management Partner who is inspiring, autonomous and structured to join us in our Bulle Site Support team, based in our site in Bulle, Switzerland.

About the role

As a sustainability Programme Management Partner you will integrate sustainability practices into the business activities and growth plans of our site, harmonize the programme management of various sustainability initiatives, and deliver strategic programmes that align with our vision for a sustainable future.

Who you’ll work with

Reporting to the Head of Bulle Site Support, you will be part of a dynamic team of 5 colleagues who work on strategic programmes for the site.

What you’ll do

• Serve as the central point of contact for Group Sustainability (Sustainability Champion).
• Deploy the sustainability strategy in alignment with the Group and Head of Site Support.
• Coordinate the sustainability governance, including the Sustainability Steering Committee and related committees.
• Lead the "Green Programme" for environmental sustainability, ensuring roadmap deployment, objective achievement, and performance measurement.
• Lead the "DEI Programme" ensuring roadmap deployment, objective achievement, and performance measurement.
• Lead and launch the “Ethics programme”; define programme and governance including topic of social impact and human rights, ensure launch of roadmap and definition of programme objectives.
• Define and implement internal and external sustainability communication plans, create educational support, and represent UCB Suisse in relevant sustainability networks, forums, and events.
• Support the Head of Site support in the deployment of strategic programmes supporting the growth of the site.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills:

• Master’s degree and around 3-5 years’ experience in consulting or another related field.
• Significant project and programme experience.
• Good analytical and data management skills.
• Strong communication skills, ability to simplify complex topics, team player with open and pro-active mindset sense of prioritization and resistant to stress.
• Passion for Sustainability topics (e.g. environmental, social).
• Good understanding of sustainability risks and opportunities.
• Knowledge of evolving regulatory context in terms of Sustainability.
• Fluent in French and English.

At UCB, our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) underpins our core values. We relish the richness that comes with diversity: we are strengthened by the diverse perspectives, thoughts, talents, backgrounds and experiences of all our colleagues in our journey to create value for patients, now and into the future.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.