Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sustainability Officer to join the University of Liverpool’s Sustainability Strategy and Impact Team.
Sustainability is a cross-cutting theme in Liverpool 2031, the University’s strategic framework. Our Sustainability Strategy sets out an ambitious agenda across environmental, social, and governance priorities, shaping how we deliver our research, education and student experience, and operational excellence.
We are seeking a motivated sustainability professional to help drive forward key elements of this strategy – initially this will be the research pillar, which includes our commitments to the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation, ongoing implementation of frameworks such as LEAF and GreenDisc, and responding to funder requirements for sustainability.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Sustainability, you will also deliver specialist sustainability activities, including carbon reporting and supporting relevant compliance with our ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
This post is full time and permanent.
Requirements
Essential:
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Experience working within a sustainability role or team
- Experience working with and influencing a wide range of stakeholders at all levels
- Evidence of commitment to continued professional development
- Experience designing and managing complex sustainability plans and projects
- Ability to establish good working relationships and engender confidence at all levels
- Dependability & reliability, with excellent timekeeping skills
- Ability to translate complex sustainability information and data for a variety of audiences, including senior leaders
- Experience monitoring and reporting sustainability KPIs and risks
- Experience designing and facilitating sustainability training and developing appropriate resources
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills, demonstrated by an ability to work collaboratively in a variety of team environments within the University and externally
- Experience communicating complex sustainability information to a variety of stakeholders
- Relevant analytical skills and capacity to analyse complex sustainability datasets including carbon and offsetting data, and league table methodologies and results
- Trustworthy and professional, with a mature attitude. Knows when to utilise tact and discretion in everyday work
- Ability to plan, manage and prioritise a busy and varied workload including anticipating future workloads and developing efficient approaches to delivery
- Confidence and curiosity to proactively contribute, challenge and support decision making processes
- Commitment to delivering excellent customer service
- Ability to identify and share best practice
Desirable:
- Experience of carbon reporting across scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
- Experience working in a similar role within the Higher Education sector
- ISEP membership at practitioner level or above, or evidence of working towards this
- Project management qualification or training
- Carbon accounting qualification or training
- ISO 14001:2015 qualification or training
- Experience implementing and/or managing Environmental Management Systems
- Knowledge of university governance, systems and processes
The University of Liverpool is committed to enhancing workforce diversity. We actively seek to attract, develop, and retain colleagues with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all genders/gender identities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, individuals living with a disability, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
