Sustainability Manager (13 months)

Royal Bank of Scotland; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Scotland is seeking a Sustainability Manager to translate strategy into action and help deliver sustainability goals within its broader business plan. You will gather and analyse data on sustainability outcomes, partnering with internal experts and external specialists to drive progress.

Hybrid working with a minimum two days in the office, 35 hours per week, and a 13-month fixed-term assignment.

Qualifications

• Experience in sustainability and corporate responsibility within financial services.
• Ability to translate strategy into action and drive embedding of sustainability across the business.
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting/disclosure requirements and benchmarks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to embed sustainability into business strategy.
• Support annual sustainability reporting and respond to benchmarks.
• Create and implement engagement plans with key stakeholders.
• Be a primary contact for sustainability matters across the bank.
• Present ideas and developments across the sustainability agenda to stakeholders.
• Support research and external engagement on sustainability issues.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Budget management

Sustainability knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Networking with senior leaders

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

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

23/10/2026

Ways of Working:Hybrid