Overview

At the RSPCA, we recognise that animal welfare is closely linked to the health of our environment. As we embed environmental sustainability across the organisation, we are seeking an Environment & Sustainability Advisor to support delivery of our Environmental Plan and help drive meaningful change.

Working closely with the Head of Environment & Sustainability, you will collaborate across departments to turn our environmental commitments into measurable action. You’ll build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, helping to integrate sustainability into everyday decision-making and operations.

This is a home-based role with travel 2–3 times per month to animal centres and offices across England and Wales. If you would like to work from an office, we have bases available at our  SE Hub in Horsham or London.

What a day might look like for you
  • Support the development and delivery of sustainability programmes (climate and nature).
  • Coordinate organisation-wide initiatives, tracking progress against KPIs and targets.
  • Lead on environmental data collection, and calculation and interpretation of carbon footprinting in line with the GHG Protocol. Contribute to the development of our Scope 3 Climate Transition Action Plan.
  • Monitor energy, water and waste data against set targets.
  • Contribute to climate risk assessments using frameworks such as  TCFD/IFRS S2, supporting resilience and mitigation planning.
  • Develop communications and engagement activities to embed sustainability across teams.
  • Support environmental annual reporting and ensure alignment with legal requirements and voluntary frameworks.
What will help you succeed in this role:
  • Relevant work experience with a university degree or higher level qualification in a relevant field.
  • Experience with environmental sustainability strategy roll out, as well as successful programme/project management.
  • Knowledge of carbon accounting and net zero transition plans.
  • Data analysis, experience analysing and reporting on data – with the ability to tell the story around the data.
  • Excellent engagement and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to make complex topics easy to understand.
  • Comfortable speaking to colleagues at all levels of the organisation  and presenting to larger stakeholder groups.
  • Experience developing training programmes.
  • Experience developing climate risk assessments and developing resilience and mitigation plans.
  • Understanding of current reporting frameworks, both mandatory and voluntary (e.g. GRI, GHG Protocol, TCFD/IFRS, TNFD, SBTi, SBTN, CDP).
  • Full driving licence as you will need to regularly travel, either in your own vehicle or rental car, to anywhere in England and Wales.

We’re here to support you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please feel free to contact us at resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk or 0300 123 0685 so we can ensure the process works for you.

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