Overview

The Sustainability Advisor is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of Tottenham Hotspur’s environmental sustainability agenda, turning strategic commitments into practical, measurable and credible action.

Reporting directly to the Head of Impact, the Sustainability Advisor will act as the Club’s principal day-to-day sustainability specialist, providing advice, insight and coordination across football, stadium and venue operations, property, procurement, commercial activities and corporate functions.

The role operates through an Advisor-led model: specialist sustainability expertise sits within the Impact function, while ownership and delivery of sustainability outcomes are embedded within the relevant operational areas of the Club.

Sustainability & Impact Framework Responsibilities

  • Support delivery and measurement of the Climate, Nature and Circularity strategic focus areas, including the Club’s Net Zero 2040 commitment.
  • Coordinate relevant commitments and activity associated with UN Sports for Climate Action and the Sports for Nature framework.
  • Drive practical circular economy initiatives across Club operations and support the development of sustainable stadium operations, including ISO 20121 alignment and continuous improvement.
  • Maintain visibility of existing environmental activity and map it against agreed strategic outcomes, identifying gaps, dependencies, duplication and opportunities for greater impact.
  • Work with operational owners to ensure environmental commitments translate into practical actions, measurable outcomes and credible evidence for the Club’s Impact scorecard and reporting.

Measures of Success

  • Clear sustainability priorities and annual delivery plan established.
  • Robust environmental baselines, KPIs and reporting in place.
  • Demonstrable progress against agreed carbon, energy, waste, water and other environmental targets.
  • Improved quality and consistency of sustainability data.
  • Sustainability increasingly embedded within procurement, operations and investment decisions.
  • Clear ownership of sustainability actions across relevant Club functions.
  • Credible and timely reporting through the Club’s Impact governance framework.
  • Evidence of operational efficiencies arising from sustainability initiatives where appropriate.
  • External sustainability claims supported by robust evidence.

Requirements

  • Demonstrable professional experience within sustainability, environmental management, ESG or a related discipline, with experience independently coordinating sustainability projects or programmes.
  • Practical understanding of carbon measurement, environmental performance, reporting and target setting.
  • Experience working with operational stakeholders to implement sustainability initiatives.
  • Strong data analysis and reporting capability.
  • Understanding of sustainable procurement and supply-chain principles.
  • Credible and knowledgeable sustainability specialist.
  • Pragmatic, commercially aware and comfortable influencing without direct authority.
  • Confident constructively challenging established practices.
  • Strong analytical capability and attention to detail.
  • Awareness of relevant UK environmental legislation and emerging regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to translate technical sustainability matters into practical business recommendations.
  • Clear communicator able to work across varied stakeholder groups.
  • Organised, collaborative and focused on measurable outcomes rather than activity alone.
  • Operates with integrity and ensures environmental claims are supported by evidence.
  • Experience within sport, major venues, hospitality, entertainment, property or another operationally complex organisation would be advantageous.

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. The Club follows a Safer Recruitment process for all roles. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to proportionate background, DBS and reference checks as required.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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