Sustainability Programmes Specialist

Join Us
At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What You'll Do
At Vodafone we believe connectivity empowers progress, and we're using it to help build a more inclusive and sustainable world. We have taken great strides to integrate sustainability into our core business through our Purpose strategy and sustainability programmes. We have assessed where we can have the greatest impact on the societies we operate in, and set ambitious goals to achieve this.

This entry-level role will be support the Group Sustainability Programmes team to deliver its objectives, programmes and projects. The Sustainability Programmes team owns and develops the social and environmental sustainability strategies for Vodafone Group, in close collaboration with a wide set of stakeholders across functions and markets. The successful candidate for this role will be responsible for project coordination and project management support, knowledge management, drafting briefings for senior management and leaders, conducting research and analysis, drafting deliverables under the direction of programme managers, internal management reporting and delivery of team operational and administrative tasks.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience and skills for developing a career in corporate sustainability. It will provide exposure to senior-level experts on a range of social and environmental sustainability topics such as climate change, circular economy, nature and biodiversity, and digital inclusion.

• Research & analysis: Conduct research and analysis to support the development of Vodafone's social and environmental sustainability strategies, such as industry competitor benchmarking studies, horizon-scanning or market trend analyses, analysis of Vodafone ESG performance data, evaluation or quantification of business value or benefits of sustainability
• Drafting deliverables: Support the drafting of deliverables as part of environmental and social sustainability projects, strategy development, risk management or issue resolution, as directed by the Group environment and social sustainability managers or specialists
• Hymn sheets: Develop and maintain a library of hymn sheets on environmental and social sustainability topics, outlining Vodafone's position on sustainability topics of interest to our internal and external stakeholders
• Speaker briefings: Prepare and/or input into briefings for speaking engagements to be delivered by Vodafone's senior leaders or senior management on sustainability-related topics
• Project management support and project coordination: Support on-time delivery of sustainability projects by assisting with project coordination, project management, liaising with stakeholders, and project administration
• Programmes monitoring and reporting: Coordinate activities to establish and maintain regular quarterly monitoring of sustainability programmes, including risk and issue tracking
• Team operations support & admin: Support the sustainability programmes team's workflow, task prioritisation and backlog management; budget management and reconciliation processes; internal management reporting; administrative tasks; and organisation of sustainability programmes team meetings

Who You Are

• Strong organisation and project management skills.
• Experience working in a multi-national and cultural environment
• Passion for learning and ability to learn quickly
• Demonstrated basic knowledge of sustainability topics (social and environmental), applied in the context of projects (academic, professional or volunteering)
• Excellent verbal and written communicator with strong collaboration and interpersonal skills to engage, manage and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• A demonstrated passion for driving businesses towards a more sustainable future, demonstrated through academic study, professional or volunteering activities
• A bachelor's degree or professional qualification in a sustainability-related field
• Experience of working within in a large, matrixed organisation

Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's In It For You

• Yearly bonus: 5%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who We Are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

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Together we can.