Sustainability Project Officer

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom The Riverside Group Full time

**Sustainability Project Officer**
**Permanent**
**Full Time 35 hours per week**
**Monday to Friday (open to flexible working arrangements)**
**Salary £33,505-£37,031**
**Hybrid - Based in London, Liverpool, Carlisle (or another Riverside office)
Want to make a real difference to the lives of people? For over 90 years, The Riverside Group has been providing affordable housing across the UK to people as well as care for the elderly and support for those who face homelessness.

**The difference you’ll make**

The role holder will deliver projects across a range of sustainability areas that support the Sustainability Manager in the delivery of the Climate Responsibility Strategy, ensuring that teams across the business are fully engaged in Strategy actions by providing area specific guidance and monitoring progress.

You will **l **iaise with internal and external stakeholders effectively and contribute to the development, review and effective use of sustainability policies and procedures, identifying areas where amendments are required as a result of legislative changes, policy updates or customer and stakeholder needs.

**So, who are you?**

You will have experience of working within the sustainability or built environment sectors, ideally within social housing.

As well as working knowledge of at least two of the below:

- Electric vehicles charging and fleet decarbonization
- Sustainability reporting - SECR, ESOS, ESG, TCFD
- Sustainability metrics
- Retrofit - energy efficiency measures
- Retrofit - funding

Although not essential it is desirable to have relevant environmental, sustainability or built environment degree or qualification.

**Enjoy the rewards**

Working with us, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, 28 days holidays plus bank holidays, a wide range of benefits, flexible working, and the chance to learn valuable new skills. We empower our people to do great work by investing in learning, personal development, and technology.

If you’re the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to our customers, we think you’ll love it here. Sound like a challenge you’d like to take on? Then get in touch and let’s talk about how you can help us transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

We encourage applicants from all sections of the community so that we can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work.

**Role requires you to:
- Support the Sustainability Manager in delivering the Group’s Climate Responsibility Strategy.
- Take ownership of the development, delivery and monitoring of specific sustainability projects with support from the Sustainability Manager. These may be:

- Electric vehicles charging and fleet decarbonization
- Sustainability reporting - SECR, ESOS, ESG, TCFD
- Sustainability metrics
- Retrofit - energy efficiency measures
- Retrofit - funding
- Energy efficiency and sustainable living advice
- Biodiversity and access to nature
- Community resilience
- Sustainable procurement
- Carbon zero new and existing homes
- Renewables
- Transition to lower impact working practices
- Active travel
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders effectively including third-party suppliers and residents, providing advice and support and building constructive working relationships to effectively deliver the Group’s Climate Responsibility Strategy.
- Contribute to the development, review and effective use of sustainability policies and procedures, identifying areas where amendments are required as a result of legislative changes, policy updates or customer and stakeholder needs.
- Contribute to the production of a suite of accurate and timely reports to key stakeholders,
- Ensure internal business processes are followed in line with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
- Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
- Ensure that all data protection requirements are met in accordance with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements.
- Ensure that health and safety requirements are met in accordance with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements.

**Person specification**

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience
**Essential**
- Experience of working within the sustainability or built environment sectors, ideally within social housing.
- Working knowledge of at least two of the below:

- Electric vehicles charging and fleet decarbonization
- Sustainability reporting - SECR, ESOS, ESG, TCFD
- Sustainability metrics
- Retrofit - energy efficiency measures
- Retrofit - funding
- Energy efficiency and sustainable living advice
- Biodiversity and access to nature
- Community resilience
- Sustainable procurement
- Carbon zero new and existing homes
- Renewables
- Transition to lower impact working practices
- Active travel
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