Sustainability Manager
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Main Duties / Responsibilities Strategy and policy • Implement the University’s Sustainability Policy, Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan and obtain the commitment of others. • Periodically review the Strategy, Policy and Action Plan. You need to ensure that the timescale is medium / long-term, gaps are identified and recommendations made for amending and updating after consulting staff, students and stakeholders. You will be expected to use your expertise and experience to make significant contributions to the direction of travel and the content of policy, strategy and action plans. • Promote the embedding of sustainability considerations into the day-to-day business of the University, proactively identifying (both own and others’ ideas) and exploiting opportunities to do so. • Ensure a robust approach is taken to sustainability in capital projects maximising the benefits for the allocated resource and ensuring the engagement of a multitude of stakeholders. • Keep abreast of current thinking and developments in sustainability and HE to ensure the relevancy of the approach taken. Educate, advise and increase the capabilities of members of the University, including the Sustainability Task Group. Monitoring and Reporting • Develop appropriate metrics by which sustainability performance, including fiscal, and our alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals and can be benchmarked and measured. • Report on progress towards achieving the metrics and Sustainability Devel- opment Goals to Sustainable Task Group, as well as internal and external audiences. Reporting will be at many levels including to University Executive Board and Council. • Prepare annual reports and periodic updates, including publications intended for an external audience. • Collate, analyse and interpret a wide range of data to inform priorities, performance, national league tables, local authorities and sustainability industry forums. Report the findings of the analysis (e.g. to STG), highlighting conflicts, gaps and contradictions and use to drive performance improvement. • Have the credibility to develop a University wide sustainability engagement strategy and review approaches periodically. • Co-ordinate and lead University wide engagement activities related to sustainability, obtaining support from senior managers, organising events as necessary. • Raise the profile of sustainability at the University and the progress it is making in contributing to SDGs. • Be secretary to the Sustainability Task Group, producing agendas, minutes and papers, and on behalf of the group papers for University committees or wider circulation. • Increase the resources available for sustainability, both supporting other members of the University to do so and for one’s own projects. This includes external and internal resources, writing business cases, and making application for funding. • Represent the University at meetings, events and share our approach. • Undertake projects to support the implementation of the policy / strategy. • Support existing sustainability focused groups around the campus and promote the establishment of new ones where they meet a real need. Liaison, Engagement and developing / supporting sustainability
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