The Role
Budget and the Oxford Carbon Management Fund. Ensure reports on funding and spend are structured to help decision making. • Develop bids for funding from eg Capital Plan based on well scoped Business Plan demonstrating evidence of alignment with the Sustainability Strategy and value for money. • Lead on review of opportunities for commercial partnerships to deliver sustainability infrastructure on key sites. • Develop and shape the strategic approach to decarbonisation and energy saving, ensuring that key stakeholders are engaged and support the approach. Provide evidence of progress. • Lead the Environmental Sustainability team, ensuring that the team are effectively meeting objectives, including energy efficiency, carbon reduction, biodiversity, travel, waste reduction and support for the development of sustainability curriculum proposals. • Develop and lead Biodiversity objectives, working with the stewards of the ‘Oxford Green Estate’ to champion biodiversity across the Estates and other land owners across the city. • Manage the development of data and dashboards to demonstrate progress against Sustainability objectives for the University and its supply chain. Provide effective reporting and communication to committees and the wider University. • Promote the Sustainability Design Guide develop effective communication and training on the guide, ensuring Capital Projects understand how to use the guide to deliver cost effective sustainable projects. • Work collaboratively across the University and wider community to promote and communicate Oxford University’s sustainability ambitions.
good understanding of best practice for delivering sustainability objectives across a diverse portfolio of University buildings.
Job title Division
Associate Director Sustainability
UAS
Department
Estates Services : Operations team The Malthouse, Tidmarsh Lane, Oxford, OX1 1NQ
Location
This post requires a highly motivated and enthusiastic person with considerable experience and a firm commitment to maintaining high standards for service delivery. He/she will collaborate and support the wider Estates Strategic leadership team in the development and delivery of the Estates Services vision and strategy. This is a key role reporting to the Director of Operations. They will work closely with the Head of Engineering and Maintenance and with the Capital Projects teams to embed sustainable practice and implement sustainability and biodiversity projects. Flexible working Flexible hybrid working Is offered for this role. The successful candidate will be expected to spend time in Oxford on a weekly basis to support their team and build stakeholder relationships. Responsibilities Strategic Leadership and Contribution: • Lead the delivery of the objectives of Oxford University’s Sustainability Strategy, provide expertise and guidance to the senior members of the University. • Manage and support the Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee (ESSC) providing relevant and timely information to allow the committee to make decisions in support of the Sustainability Strategy. • Manage budgets, including the Sustainability
Grade/salary
Grade 10: Competitive
Hours
Full Time - Hybrid working offered 3 days a week on site
Contract type Permanent Reporting to
Director of Operations
The Associate Director of Sustainability is an important leadership role responsible for driving forward the University’s net zero and environmental ambitions. The postholder will provide expert advice to the University’s senior leaders, providing strategic direction on sustainable development and environmental policy, developing implementing and managing a programme of environmental improvement. The postholder will be expected to keep up to date with current and new technologies and work with the academic and research community to understand emerging opportunities. The Associate Director of Sustainability will provide strategic direction to the teams under their control, leading a team of professional staff responsible for delivering; energy efficiency, biodiversity, guidance on sustainable construction and retrofit, travel policy and waste reduction This is a role that involves long-term planning and foresight, ability to develop relationships across the University and beyond and a
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