Sustainability Manager (13 months)

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Sustainability Manager in the United Kingdom to translate strategy into action and help deliver sustainability goals as part of the bank’s business plan. You will gather and analyse data on sustainability outcomes, partner with internal experts and external specialists, and advance progress across the organisation.

The role covers a 13-month period, with a requirement to attend the office in person a minimum of two days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining relationships at different levels.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present and articulate sustainability strategy.
• Understanding of how sustainability and corporate responsibility impact businesses, clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to embed sustainability into business strategy across the bank.
• Support annual reporting processes and respond to sustainability benchmarks.
• Create and implement engagement plans with stakeholders; monitor commitments to external initiatives.
• Present ideas and developments across the sustainability agenda to stakeholders.
• Support broader research, insights and engagement with specialist sustainability stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Project management

Budget management

Sustainability

Corporate responsibility

Job description

Join us as a Sustainability Manager

• We’ll look to you to support the implementation of key sustainability priorities, translating strategy into action and helping to deliver the business area's sustainability goals as part of its wider business plan
• You’ll be gathering, analysing and communicating information and data on the bank’s sustainability outcomes
• You’ll be partnering with internal subject matter experts and external specialists to gather insights, measure sustainability progress, embed a sustainability focus, and deliver changes
• We're offering this role for a period of 13 months, and you'll attend the office in person a minimum of two days per week

What you'll do

As a Sustainability Manager, you’ll act as a trusted advisor across the bank, using your expertise to embed sustainability into business strategy and help internal stakeholders respond to evolving sustainability and disclosure requirements.

You’ll also be:

• Supporting the annual reporting process, responding to sustainability benchmarks, managing the content of our sustainability web pages, and monitoring the bank’s commitments to external sustainability initiatives
• Creating and implementing engagement plans, working closely with all key stakeholders
• Acting as a key contact for everything sustainability-related, utilising your knowledge and expertise of internal and external developments
• Presenting and articulating ideas and developments across the sustainability agenda to stakeholders across the business area and the bank
• Supporting the broader bank's research, insight and engagement with specialist stakeholders across the sustainability agenda

The skills you'll need

To thrive in this role, you’ll need strategic thinking and analytical skills, paired with a background in project and budget management. Your knowledge of sustainability and corporate responsibility, and how they impact businesses, clients and colleagues, will be key, as will an understanding of the financial services industry.

In addition, you’ll need:

• Experience of building and maintaining relationships at different levels
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present and effectively articulate the sustainability agenda and strategy
• The ability to network with and influence senior leaders