Deputy Manager / Manager (Sustainability Office)

• Reporting and compliance

  • Drive annual sustainability reporting cycle, in accordance with prevailing standards and reporting requirements ensuring data accuracy and robustness

  • Establish and maintain clear sustainability data definitions, reporting protocols and quality assurance processes across the organisation

• Organizational strategy

  • Articulate processes and plans to review and achieve organisation-level sustainability objectives and targets

  • Monitor and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to electricity, water, greenhouse gas emissions and waste management.

  • Develop and implement organisation-level policies and interventions, taking into account broader organisational priorities and operational considerations to enhance sustainability performance.

  • Scan and synthesise emerging sustainability practices and solutions, to inform strategy development, policy design and stakeholder engagement

• Communications and engagement

  • Drive organisational alignment with sustainability plans, through internal (staff and students) and external communications and engagement efforts

  • Support in various internal and external training programmes, management of events, as well as other school and polytechnic level committee work

• Strong project, time management and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, work effectively under time pressure, and engage diverse stakeholders across the organisation

• Experience in sustainability reporting with familiarity with recognised sustainability reporting standards (e.g. GRI, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB)). Typically, 3-5 years of relevant experience will be an advantage, particularly in medium to large organisations

• Experience working with multi-source datasets to support reporting and analysis, including the ability to sense check data, identify inconsistencies, and work with stakeholders to resolve data quality issues

• Ability to interpret sustainability performance information to support monitoring of organisational outcomes and inform decision‑making and reporting

• Relevant qualifications or professional training will be an advantage, including but not limited to:

  • Bachelors-level qualifications in areas such as Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Economics or Geography

  • Professional certifications, e.g. ISCA Sustainability Professional, Sustainability or ESG assurance‑related certifications (e.g. sustainability assurance practitioner qualifications), BCA Green Mark Professional, GRI Certified Sustainability Professional

Successful candidate will be offered a 2-year contract in the first instance.

If you are not shortlisted for the position(s), you should hear from us within 30 days of the closing date of the advertisement.