Sustainability Administrator

**Sustainability Administrator**

**Eastbourne**

**Full Time - 37.5 hours per week**

**Mondays to Fridays 8.30am to 5pm**

**Competitive Salary plus pension and benefits**

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Sustainability Administrator to join our Head Office team based in central Eastbourne. A really exciting time to join the team, this opportunity will provide a varied and stimulating workload that support our national branch network of over 250 Decorator Centres across the UK.

Working closely with our Sustainability Advisor you will provide essential administrative support on a range of environmental issues that we are tackling as part of our journey to Net Zero. We have some exciting projects ahead and have set ourselves ambitious targets - which in the world of Painting and Decorating can cover many different aspects. Some key responsibilities including collating and managing all environmental data from across our network of branches, communicating any legislation changes and best practice updates, being an advocate for and promoting the Company’s Sustainability initiatives and being a first point of contact for any Environmental queries and issues.

**What does the role of Sustainability Administrator involve?**
- Supporting the Sustainability Advisor and the Legal & Estates Director by keeping Company Policies and Processes up-to-date with changes in legislation and current best practice
- Collating and maintaining environmental data records on matters such as energy consumption, waste disposal, mileages travelled
- Being a liaison to branches and Albany House departments on environmental issues and waste streams
- Assisting with the preparation of annual compliance returns including Planet Mark registration, Packaging Recycling Notes and Plastic Packaging Tax
- Ensuring the Company’s registered waste carriers maintain their scheduled service across out network and arranging ad-hoc collections when required
- Preparing presentations on PowerPoint using data and statistics gathered

**Who we are looking for to join the team**:

- Previous experience in an administration role and a keen interest in Environmental and Sustainability topics
- Highly organised with a methodical approach and the confidence to plan and organise your workload effectively and accurately working on your own initiative and to deadlines
- Exceptional communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Confident with Microsoft Office suite to an intermediate level - particularly with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Excellent people skills with a friendly, approachable manner, enjoys working and supporting a team with the initiative to work as an individual at all times
- Exceptional attention to detail skills with the ability to work quickly and accurately to a high standard

**In return some of the benefits we offer include**:

- Competitive salary
- 31 days holiday including bank holidays increasing with service
- Free life assurance
- Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- Employee Assistance Programme - accessible to colleagues, partner/spouse and dependents
- Virtual GP service for yourself and any dependent children to be able to access unlimited medical advice when you need it
- Medicash, an optional funded scheme where you can claim money back for routine healthcare treatments
- Brewers Colleague discounts giving you huge savings on home improvements
- Discounts and rewards with selected partners - major high street brands, supermarkets etc
- Additional financial assistance such as Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loans and Helping Hand Loan Scheme for times of crisis
- Comprehensive Induction Programme and ongoing development
- After a qualifying period, you will also be eligible for additional benefits such as profit related pay, enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay and a chance to use our Holiday Homes in Cornwall or the Lake District

Please note - we have a specified timescale within which to appoint and train. This role may be removed from listings before the closing date if we are successful in finding an appointment.