Senior Sustainability Engagement Manager

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Sustainability Engagement Manager to drive its sustainability initiatives. The role entails cultivating relationships with stakeholders, preparing strategic briefings, and representing the organization at significant forums. Candidates should possess a solid understanding of sustainability practices and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working environment, allowing flexibility while contributing positively to societal goals.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday

Range of wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proficient understanding of environmental and community sustainability.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high-impact briefings for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead external engagement strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Cultivate connections with clients, investors, and NGOs.
• Prepare high-quality briefings for Senior Executives.

Skills

Environmental sustainability understanding

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach

Relationship management

Critical thinking

Job description

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Agile Working Options

Job Share; Hybrid Working

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Sustainability Engagement Manager

SALARY: £90,440 - £106,400

LOCATION(S): London, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this opportunity

This is your chance to use your social and environmental sustainability knowledge, alongside your communication and relationship management skills as a Senior External Engagement Manager in our Group Sustainable Business External Engagement team.

The External Engagement team is the bridge between Lloyds Banking Group and the wider social and environmental sustainability community. We build trusted relationships with leading NGOs and global membership bodies and convene and contribute at international forums such as Climate Week NYC and the UN Conferences of the Parties - making it easy for partners to see what we’re doing, to collaborate and to gain practical insights that inform Group decisions and help us to focus activity where it delivers the most impact.

As a Senior Sustainability Engagement Manager you’ll play a leading role in advancing the Group’s strategic programme of external environmental and social sustainability engagement. You'll shape and deliver a compelling, purpose-led narrative that builds reputation, helps to mitigate risk, and unlocks commercial value. Representing the Group, you'll engage with diverse audiences, including clients, investors, NGOs, and industry organisations to champion our sustainability and purpose work.

Day to day, you will:

• Lead and refine external engagement strategies that are outcome-focused, aligned with business objectives, and informed by impact measurement.
• Elevate the Group’s visibility at prominent sustainability gatherings in the UK and worldwide, such as COP and London Climate Action Week, to ensure impactful representation and influence.
• Cultivate connections with clients, investors, NGOs, and other crucial partners to promote the Group’s sustainability objectives.
• Represent the Group in high-level forums and meetings, bringing external perspectives into the organisation to inform strategy and action.
• Prepare high-quality briefings and speaker notes for Senior Executives ahead of key engagements, in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Manage external organisational memberships and consultation responses, identifying opportunities to maximise value and influence policy, regulation and frameworks.
• Respond to executive-level correspondence on environmental and social sustainability, ensuring clarity, consistency and strategic alignment.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to enhance the Group’s reputation, including industry awards and thought leadership platforms.
• Champion efficiency and innovation in team deliverables, leveraging technology such as AI to improve productivity and impact.
• As a member of our leadership team, you will be a role model to others, coaching and developing colleagues to perform at their best.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.

What you’ll need:

• Proficient understanding of environmental and community sustainability.
• Proactive approach, anticipating challenges, finding opportunities and taking initiative to drive progress without waiting for direction.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with the ability to convey complex subjects simply, adapting your style and approach based on the audience.
• Demonstrated track record in encouraging connections with high-level decision-makers, such as C-suite executives, board members, and external collaborators.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver high-impact briefings for executive leadership, including at Board and investor level.
• Track record of owning the planning and execution of major global events, with responsibility for outcomes and post-event impact measurement.
• Proven ability to deliver outstanding outcomes efficiently, balancing multiple tasks and meeting demanding deadlines, often for senior leaders and important external collaborators.
• Ability to build and develop strong and positive relationships internally and externally and to deliver through others.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of people to deliver initiatives for mutual benefit.
• A curious mindset, applying innovative and forward thinking to challenge the status quo and develop new approaches.
• Critical thinking, where you use information, logic and creative thinking to support the identification of solutions and decision making.
• High attention to detail.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.