Sustainability Coordinator

Reconomy; Telford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sustainability Coordinator, where your passion for sustainability can thrive. In this role, you'll coordinate and manage sustainability data, ensuring effective reporting and implementation of the sustainability framework. You'll collaborate with various teams to drive social value and environmental initiatives, making a significant impact on sustainability efforts. With a culture that emphasizes family, friendship, and fun, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a greener future while developing your career in a supportive environment. If you're ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Volunteering day

MyPerks benefits platform

Corporate discounts on gyms

Competitive pension contribution

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Company events

Employee referral programme

Qualifications

• Familiarity with sustainability topics and circular economy is advantageous.
• Knowledge of carbon management within business is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage sustainability data for effective reporting.
• Support the Sustainability Director with strategy implementation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or Sustainability

Tools

Ecovadis

ESG reporting frameworks

Job description

Reconomy, an international circular economy specialist. Using a tech-enabled, people powered approach we have been able to support thousands businesses across the globe to achieve their sustainability goals.

The culture that we have created at Reconomy has a strong and lasting emphasis on family, friendship and fun. We believe this culture to be highly infectious, making it far easier for new recruits and quieter team members to build their confidence, find their voice and flourish.

Our core values drive everything we do. We believe in fostering a supportive environment for our colleagues, delivering exceptional service to our customers, contributing to the community, and working towards a more sustainable environment. If you share these values and are passionate about making a positive impact, we'd love to have you on our team.

Vacancy Type: Permanent/Full Time

Location: Telford

Salary: Competitive

Job Summary

As the Sustainability Coordinator for the Recycle loop, it will be your job to coordinate, manage and use sustainability data to ensure the effective reporting and implementation of the Reconomy sustainability framework, whilst supporting the Sustainability Director with the implementation of the sustainability strategy across the Recycle loop.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversight and responsibility for ESG (Environmental, social, and governance)/sustainability data collection, aggregation, management, review, and interpretation.
• Use data to support performance tracking, reporting and disclosure requirements at Function, Brand and Recycle loop level.
• Carbon data reporting, support with audit/preparation and other submissions.
• Support engagement throughout the organisation through the Net Zero Hero group.
• Working with other functions and colleagues support the implementation of our social value and environmental net positive programmes.
• Work with Marketing and Comms teams to engage on sustainability with key stakeholders including internal and external reporting. Input to quarterly and annual ESG Board reports.
• Obtain and coordinate evidence or develop as needed for Ecovadis (assessment tool) submission, customer tenders and other assessments such as Sedex.
• Analysis and communication of areas of improvement within the organisation.
• Support Sustainability Director with the wider delivery of the sustainability strategy, objectives, targets, KPIs and programmes - working with Recycle brands to develop plans, targets and objectives.

What We Need From You:

• Familiarity with Sustainability topics, the circular economy and reporting frameworks, and standards would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of carbon management and reduction within the business environment would be an advantage.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong process driven approach and the ability to work on several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to actively identify potential issues relating to data in the delivery of business targets and work with stakeholders to review, remediate or manage a solution.
• An Environmental or Sustainability degree, some relevant experience and member of IEMA or similar are an advantage.
• A passion to make a difference, with good interpersonal and project management skills and manage the ability to prioritise effectively whilst working to deadlines.
• Good presentation, written and verbal communication skills would be desirable.

Our Benefits:

• 23 days holiday, increasing to 25 days at 2 years’ service (plus bank holidays). Once you have 1 years’ service, you will be able to join the holiday buy/sell scheme, providing more flexibility in how you manage your annual leave.
• Have your birthday off (once you have 1 years’ service).
• 1 volunteering day per year, to enable you to support local community projects.
• MyPerks – a benefits platform that offers a variety of discounts, cash back options, cycle to work scheme, mortgage advice and wellbeing support.
• Corporate discounts on selected local gyms.
• Competitive pension contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Company events.
• Employee referral programme.
• Long service awards.

Additional Information:

• Full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday.
• Live within a reasonable commuting distance from our Telford office (TF3 3BD).

Please note: The closing date for applications is indicative and may be brought forward due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Vacancy Type: Internal and External

Entity: Reconomy