Head Of Sustainability & Social Value

Assured Safety Recruitment Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity is seeking a visionary Head of Sustainability & Social Value to shape its environmental and social impact strategies. This pivotal role involves defining the sustainability vision, leading initiatives across teams, and ensuring these priorities influence decision-making. The ideal candidate will inspire positive change, develop actionable plans, and report progress to stakeholders. This position offers a competitive salary, pension, and the benefit of flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Pension

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sustainability leadership and strategy development.
• Ability to inspire and engage diverse teams.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and governance across sustainability activities.
• Develop and deliver strategies for continuous improvement.
• Analyse and report performance to senior leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

Head of Sustainability & Social Value

Location: Home-based (UK)

Salary: £49,000 – £52,000 + pension + flexible working

About the Role

Assured Safety Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity in the recruitment of a visionary Head of Sustainability & Social Value. This is a newly created and influential position, offering the opportunity to shape and drive the charity’s environmental and social value agenda at a strategic level.

You will define, influence and champion the organisation’s overall sustainability and social value vision, embedding best practice across all functions and ensuring these priorities play a central role in decision‑making. Working closely with leaders across the charity, you’ll guide the development, implementation and monitoring of key ESG strategies to drive measurable impact.

If you are an experienced sustainability professional who can lead, inspire and deliver positive change, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and governance across sustainability and social value activity.
• Develop and deliver strategies and action plans to drive continuous improvement.
• Inspire and engage colleagues at all levels, promoting awareness and ownership of sustainability initiatives.
• Analyse, audit and report performance to senior leaders and external partners.
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders...