Sustainability Officer

**SOUTH WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE**
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**1. Job Summary**:To work with the Head of Finance, Procurement & Property,

the Property Service Manager and other colleagues, partner organisations
and community groups on the development, delivery and promotion of the
Authority’s Strategic Plan, strategies and associated work concerning carbon
reduction, biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as
other sustainability projects.

**2. Main Activities**:
1) To develop, implement and promote the Service’s internal and external

responses to carbon reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation,
biodiversity, as well as other aspects of sustainability.

2) Provide professional and technical advice on environmental management
and best practice to the Service, colleagues, partners and the community on
a wide range of issues relating to contemporary approaches to climate
change, sustainability and the environment.

3) Be responsible for planning and initiating sustainability projects from start to
finish using recognised project management tools and keeping track of all
work carried out so it can be included in updates to the Senior Management
Team and the Fire Authority.

4) Assist the Facilities Manager where necessary in managing the energy
portfolio of the organisation. To include metering improvements, bill
validation, and energy efficiency improvements.

5) Advise members and colleagues, and in particular the Fire and Rescue
Authority Members and the Senior Management Team on developing and
implementing its approach to sustainability and related matters.

6) Devise and implement awareness and engagement campaigns, working
with communications colleagues to publicise the Service’s aims, initiatives
and achievements through a wide range of communications media and
channels.

7) Design and deliver a range of relevant presentations, training sessions and
seminars to educate and promote actions across the Service and in the

**Post
Sustainability Officer

**Post No
503924

**Grade
13

**Location
South Wales Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters,

Llantrisant.

**Responsible to
Property Strategy Manager

wider community to address the climate change emergency and other
related issues.

8) Plan and undertake research (including data gathering and analysis),
reports and literature to assist the Service to understand the issues of
climate change and sustainability and to encourage them to take action to
strengthen performance.

9) Plan and undertake projects to deliver the Authority’s strategic themes to
address climate change and related environmental and sustainability
issues, working with internal and external colleagues and organisations as
appropriate.

10) Represent the Service as required at internal and external meetings and
partnerships to promote the Service’s work on sustainability and sound
environmental management.

11) Work closely with the Head of Finance, Procurement and Property to
identify relevant funding programmes and lead on or contribute to bids with
analysis and data where appropriate.

12) Work with colleagues to develop an appropriate monitoring and reporting
framework for climate change and sustainability related activity.

13) Work with a range of external partners, to increase the effectiveness of their
climate change related activities, considering options to share resources
and optimise the return on investment where possible.

14) To abide by the Service’s Equal Opportunities Policy Statement and Welsh
language schemes while carrying out the above duties.

15) To act in accordance with the Service’s health and safety policy to take
reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may
be affected by your work activity.

16) To undertake such other activities as may be decided by the Service, the
Head of Service or line management commensurate with the level of the
post.