Sustainability Legal & Regulatory Lead

Aviva Employment Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm based in London is seeking a Sustainability Legal & Regulatory Lead. This role is critical for supporting the sustainability strategy and managing legal and risk matters in Sustainable Investing. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of sustainability regulation within the UK and EU, and will contribute to regulatory reporting and policy management. A generous benefits package and flexible working conditions are offered for this full-time position.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance bonus eligibility

Family friendly parental and carers leave

Generous holiday entitlement

Discounts on Aviva products

Private Medical Benefit

Flexible benefits including electric cars

Volunteering hours per year

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK and EU sustainability regulation.
• Ability to interpret regulation or analyze legal documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of sustainability strategy.
• Provide insights into sustainability regulation.
• Oversee regulatory reporting and manage policies.

Skills

Understanding of sustainability regulation

Familiar with legal documentation in asset management

Self-starter

Leadership Experience

Project Management

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Tools

Data Collection

Environmental Services

Job description

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate other locations cannot be considered.

Sustainability Legal & Regulatory Lead

This is a great job for someone with a strong understanding of sustainability regulation particularly in the UK and EU who is ready to take a step up into a role that blends strategic insight with legal and risk expertise.

A bit about the job :

We are seeking a Sustainability Regulation Legal and Risk Manager to support the successful delivery of our sustainability strategy, essential differentiator for Aviva Investors. This role is pivotal in ensuring a robust and coordinated approach to regulatory legal and risk matters within the Sustainable Investing function, helping the business maintain risk within tolerance. Responsibilities will include providing detailed insights into sustainability regulation, overseeing institutional regulatory reporting, managing sustainability policies (including our baseline exclusions policy), contributing to legal documentation such as prospectuses, and supporting key aspects of our risk management framework. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UK and EU sustainability regulation and the ability to deepen their knowledge of our internal policies. This role requires a responsible, proportionate and risk‑aware approach to compliance, clear articulation of sustainability activity through legal documentation and the integration of sustainability considerations into the broader business risk framework.

Skills and experience were looking for :

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent
• Understanding of sustainability regulation
• Familiar with legal documentation in asset management
• Self‑starter who is comfortable working on their own for part of the time on interpreting regulation or analysing legal documentation

What you’ll get for this role :

• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14% depending on what you put in
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Family friendly parental and carers leave
• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy / sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
• Aviva‑funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• 21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone :

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone; we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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Key Skills

• Program Management
• Data Collection
• Environmental Services
• Industrial Cleaning
• Root cause Analysis
• OSHA
• Project Management
• Team Management
• EPA
• Leadership Experience
• EHS
• Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1