Sustainability Manager / Consultant

England Athletics; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established organization dedicated to promoting athletics is seeking a passionate Sustainability Manager. This role involves leading sustainability initiatives, collaborating with various stakeholders, and embedding sustainability practices across the organization. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the sustainability strategy, ensuring that the organization meets its environmental goals while inspiring clubs and events to adopt sustainable practices. Join a forward-thinking team that values inclusivity and aims to foster a love for athletics in a sustainable manner.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading sustainability initiatives within organizations.
• Strong understanding of sustainability practices and principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage updates to the sustainability strategy and collaborate with teams.
• Lead efforts to reduce the organization's carbon footprint.

Skills

Sustainability Management

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Carbon Footprint Measurement

Education

Degree in Environmental Science

Certification in Sustainability

Tools

Project Management Software

Data Analysis Tools

Job description

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Base pay range

Home Working (Travel Where Required)

1.5 days per week (Ideally spread across the week)

£10,500 per annum (£35,000 FTE)

England Athletics is the membership and development body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national-level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world-class performance levels.

England Athletics is a membership organisation with approximately 1,770 member clubs/bodies and approximately 166,000 registered athletes. It exists to provide services and support to its members, promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, ability levels, and aspirations, and support the wider sport where more than 6 million people run each month in England, including 3,500 licensed road races and 206,991 active RunTogether participants operating in over 3,287 groups.

We aim to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfill their potential and foster a lifelong love of the sport. Our vision is for athletics to be an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant—whether athlete, runner, coach, official, volunteer, or supporter—to experience our guiding principles: putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success, enhancing experiences, and working collaboratively.

The Role:

We are seeking a Sustainability Manager on a permanent basis. The role involves leading the operational delivery of our sustainability initiatives. Working closely with The Green Runners, the post holder will support sustainability practices within our network of athletics and running clubs and develop models to encourage more licensed events to adopt sustainability principles.

The postholder will work with internal champions to embed sustainability thinking across the organization and oversee updates to the sustainability strategy in collaboration with external agencies and the Head of Commercial.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the update to England Athletics’ sustainability strategy.
• Collaborate with marketing teams, athlete ambassadors, and clubs to showcase best practices.
• Manage Sport England sustainability funding requirements, focusing on measuring and reducing the organization's carbon footprint.
• Support the management of the internal sustainability working group to embed sustainability practices organization-wide.
• Lead operational efforts within the internal sustainability steering group.

For further information and to apply, please visit: England Athletics Careers.

Closing date: Thursday 15th May 2025.

Interview date: Wednesday 28th May 2025.

England Athletics is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. We are dedicated to advancing equality and inclusivity at all levels by addressing barriers and encouraging participation.

Additional Details:

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Other