The Role - Head of Sustainability
Ethics Code Posts (and post holders) are assumed to have a responsibility to act in
Internal communications
• Liaise with students,
Team and function management • Lead and prioritise the delivery of the School’s sustainability programme, leveraging the team’s capacity and wider resources, to drive sustainability performance and achievements. • Plan, coordinate, and organise the work of the Sustainability team. • Manage the Sustainability budget, ensuring sustainability initiatives are costed and funded, and that any services procured provide the best value for money following LSE financial procedures. • Identify external sources of funding available and submit the appropriate funding applications. • •Plan and coordinate key sustainability committee meetings including the Sustainability Leadership Board and Sustainability Operations Group. Monitoring and reporting Energy and Environmental Managements Systems and associated, associated legal and other compliance obligations. manage overall standards for service across the area of responsibility, creating a professional service, monitoring service delivery against set performance targets. • Accountable for the development and maintenance of the • Independently set and
• Manage the School’s sustainability and environmental related monitoring and audit
• Ensure effective
• Develop a range of
staff, alumni and external partners to communicate the work of the sustainability team, identify and deliver collaborative projects. communication links with students and staff to foster collaborative working. practice with the HE sector and external stakeholders (eg local government, professional bodies, local community groups) on all areas of environment and sustainability.
prioritisation of work, knowing when to refer to other members of the team. • Be an active member of the wider School community being an advocate for sustainability. Flexibility To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility may be required in the duties performed in order to meet the exigencies of service. Job roles may also naturally develop over time and ongoing substantial changes to a role will be discussed between line managers and their staff, with job descriptions updated as and when appropriate. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university. All posts (and post holders) will seek to ensure diversity and inclusion, while opposing all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, or social and economic background.
materials to communicate key information clearly to students and staff across the School, ensuring that information and developments are conveyed and received effectively. prompt advice, information and assistance, in person, via email and phone to a wide range of stakeholders, with the ability to deal with colleagues at senior levels. • Produce high quality written • Provide appropriate and reports and dashboards for LSE’s senior management and senior committees, tracking sustainability performance and progress. External communications • Work closely with the Communications team to raise LSE’s external profile and credibility on all sustainability matters. Actively monitor and address sustainability reputational risks. • Communicate regularly with a variety of external stakeholders on behalf of the School. • Represent the School at external sustainability stakeholder groups. Liaison and Networking • Liaise and engage with Director leads and their delegates for the six
records, and lead reporting to external benchmarking frameworks and awards, as well as internally. • •Identify and evaluate risks and opportunities, strengths and weaknesses to contribute to the formulation of policy objectives and problem-solving options. identifying ways to improve sustainability within the service, working closely with Estates staff to develop and introduce new systems. • •Responsible for Teamwork • Provide leadership to the Sustainability team, setting goals and objectives and prioritising work. • Responsible for allocating work to team, monitoring performance and providing feedback. • Identify the training and development needs of the members of the team, by analysing achievement of team objectives and identifying learning needs arising from shortfalls appraisals and performance reviews. • Be an active member of the LSE Estates Division; motivate other members • Conduct regular staff
accordance with the School’s Ethics Code and to promote the principles and values that the Code enshrines. The Ethics Code clearly states that the whole LSE community, including all staff, students, and governors of LSE, are expected to act in accordance with the principles which are set out in the Code. As such you are required to read and familiarise yourself with it. The School’s Effective Behaviours Framework is designed to support this Code. It sets out examples for the six behaviours that all staff are expected to demonstrate, these can be found on the following link: click here Environmental Sustainability The post holder is required to minimise environmental impact in the performance of the role, and actively contribute to the delivery of the LSE Environmental Policy.
• Maintain good
• Liaise and share best
Service Delivery
Project delivery • Identify, develop, and lead the delivery of sustainability improvement projects and initiatives. ensure feasibility and cost effectiveness, and present clear recommendations to enable senior management to make appropriate decisions. • Evaluate options to • Maintain and develop environmental sustainability policies, procedures, and guidance. • Engage and support the Eden Centre for Education Enhancement advancing LSE’s Education for Sustainability agenda to embed sustainability in LSE’s teaching and learning experiences.
of the team to provide a quality information and advice service to all stakeholders.
themes of the Sustainability Strategic Plan (Education, Research, Investment, …) to support and coordinate delivery.
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