ESG Manager

Royal Voluntary Service; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Voluntary Service is seeking an ESG Manager to lead the Charity’s ESG initiatives from a home-based position. This strategic role involves managing sustainability practices, achieving ISO certifications, and driving organizational change in alignment with the Charity's goals, all while offering a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Benefits

26 days’ holiday plus paid statutory Bank Holidays

Ten weeks’ company sick pay

Great pension scheme

Employee benefits package with discounts

24-hour doctor line and financial support

Free employee assistance programme

Opportunities for flexible working

Opportunities to develop new skills

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ESG frameworks and sustainability principles with recommended frameworks for the organization.
• Experience in leading multiple complex projects in an ESG management role.
• Proven experience in ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for operational delivery and performance of the Charity’s ESG function.
• Lead and support ESG strategies and policies in alignment with Corporate Plan.
• Manage multiple and complex ESG projects while ensuring compliance and innovation.

Skills

Strong knowledge of ESG frameworks

Knowledge of national environmental laws

Ability to conduct ESG assessments

Excellent communication skills

Demonstrable problem-solving skills

Ability to influence organizational change

Job description

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for anESG Managerto join our team.You will join us on a full-time, permanent basisand in return, you will receive a competitive salary from£42,810 per annum,dependent on experience. This role is home based with occasional national travel.

About the ESG Managerrole:

The ESG Manager will be responsible for the operational delivery and performance of the Charity’s ESG function. This is a strategic role responsible for developing and managing ESG initiatives to align business practices with sustainable principles to ensure transparency, compliance and positive social impact.

This is the first time RVS has had a dedicated ESG role.Core to the purpose of this role is to define what an ESG programme at RVS might look like; what certifications or standards are most appropriate for RVS to aim for; and lead the ongoing management and delivery of organisational change.

Supporting RVS’s ambitions to achieve ISO certifications – including 14001 – you will have experience of achieving ISO certification within other organisations, offeringadvice to teams across RVS on ISO frameworks and process.

Managing multiple and complex projects, the post holder will act as a subject matter expert to lead best practice, regulatory developments and drive continuous improvement and innovation.

The post holder will lead and support ESG strategies, policies and frameworks to align with the Charity’s Corporate Plan and business initiatives.

Hours: 35 hours perweek.

Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
• Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

What you'll bring as ourESG Manager:

Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of ESG frameworks, regulations and sustainability principles – you will recommend an appropriate framework for RVS to use, and build the programme around it
• Comprehensive understanding of national environmental laws and standards.
• Understanding of risk management principles, particularly those related to environmental and social impacts, and how these integrate into broader organisational risk frameworks.

Skills:

• Ability to conduct ESG assessments, synthesise and report data to support informed decision making.
• Ability to create and develop ESG policy, procedure and frameworks as well as develop and implement long-term ESG strategies that align with the Charity’s goals and requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and motivate stakeholders, influence change and communicate ESG initiatives
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills to identify risk, develop objectives and measure impact.
• Ability to influence organisational change towards more sustainable practices

Experience

• Experience in leading and support multiple and complex projects
• Experience of creating, analysing, collating and presenting reports
• Experience of delivering ESG management role or similar with evidence of high performance and positive impact
• Proven experience in ensuring compliance with environmental and social regulations and standards.

Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become ourESG Managerplease click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is Friday 4th July 2025.However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

Other organisations may call this role Sustainability Manager, ESG Product Manager.

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