Head of Sustainability and Social Value

HSBC Group; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Head of Sustainability and Social Value to drive the integration of sustainability into decision-making. This role will lead the strategy for social value, implement frameworks for measuring performance, and engage with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience with sustainability reporting frameworks and up-to-date knowledge of environmental legislation. This position includes benefits such as flexible working arrangements and a non-contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced family-friendly provisions

Additional annual leave options

Employee rewards platform

Non-contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with relevant sustainability reporting standards.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation and best practices.
• Ability to proactively develop solutions to challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance of sustainability initiatives across the organisation.
• Establish strategies for continuous improvement in sustainability.
• Engage with stakeholders to build relationships.
• Report and audit sustainability initiatives performance.
• Support sustainable procurement strategies.

Skills

Experience with reporting frameworks (SASB, SECR)

Knowledge of environmental legislation

Advising on environmental issues

Project management

Presentation skills

Job description

Head of Sustainability and Social Value

Location: Home-based (UK) Salary: GBP49,000 GBP52,000 + pension + flexible working

About the role: As part of the Finance, Infrastructure and Quality directorate, the Head of Sustainability and Social Value is a new and exciting role at Migrant Help. You will define, influence, champion and drive forward Migrant Help's ambition, vision and approach to sustainability, and social value. This role will lead on the design and implementation of the strategy for this area, embedding recommended ways of working and best practice so that consideration of sustainability and social value are integrated into decision‑making across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and provide leadership and governance of sustainability and social value across the organisation.
• Establish and implement strategies and action plans to achieve continuous improvement in these areas using methodologies that incorporate risk and financial impact.
• Inspire, promote and raise awareness at all levels of the organisation of the impact of sustainability and social value initiatives.
• Report, analyse and audit performance of sustainability/social value initiatives to senior leadership team, board of trustees, external partners and interested bodies.
• Engage proactively with key stakeholders, including local authorities and competent authorities, to build meaningful relationships.
• Maintain compliance with legislation and keep up to date with UK, European Union and international regulations.
• Develop and curate a narrative that positions our environmental and social value work internally and externally within the wider organisational strategy and operational context.
• Lead on achievement of ESG key milestones and objectives, reporting on progress towards 'Net Zero', energy efficiency, value creation and other needs to senior leadership team, board of trustees, external partners and interested bodies.
• Develop and implement environmental management systems to continually improve the impact of the organisation on the environment.
• Support and advise on waste management strategies, environmental impacts and aspects, conservation and renewable energy.
• Support the commercial team with sustainable procurement strategies, evaluating, monitoring and reporting on the supply chain, contractors and third‑party suppliers.
• Take a leading role in achieving and maintaining ISO accreditation in standards relevant to the scope of the role.
• Lead on the organisation's social value objectives and strategies, implementing best practice in areas of corporate, ethical and social responsibility, and addressing any issues arising.
• Achieve measurable outcomes in social value, including community engagement, workforce inequality and supporting economic growth locally.
• Drive forward TOMs, our social value platform, to enhance how we measure, track and demonstrate our social value.
• Advance social value offers to meet evaluation criteria for bids and tenders, drafting the response narrative to showcase our credentials.
• Create, monitor and evaluate social value obligations within contracts for services and coordinate with colleagues to collate information to report internally and externally.

Experience and Skills

• Experience of having worked on relevant reporting frameworks and standards such as Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting framework (SECR), Social Value TOM System.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of all relevant environmental legislation, regulations and best practice in areas of sustainability and social value.
• Experience of accurately and successfully advising managers on a wide range of environmental and social value related matters.
• Ability to use initiative, recognise emerging problems and proactively develop solutions to resolve challenges and meet objectives.
• Ability to manage projects, as well as produce and deliver presentations.

Background and Safeguarding

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to. Applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures which includes DBS checks. Applicants must be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK and provide full employment history for the previous 3 years, or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment.

Benefits

• 35‑hour working week, offering flexibility and work/life balance.
• Enhanced family‑friendly provisions.
• Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro‑rated).
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave.
• Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.
• Non‑contributory pension scheme: Migrant Help pays 8% of employee salary into the pension scheme.