LSE - Head of Sustainability

Person Specification This form lists the essential and desirable requirements needed in order to do the job. Applicants will be shortlisted solely on the extent to which they meet these requirements. Department/Division: Estates Division

Competency Evidence

E/D

Competency Evidence

E/D

Knowledge and Experience

Planning and Organising

Experience of working in an environmental management role, ideally in a Facilities Management setting.

E

Experience of managing projects, monitoring progress and performance, and delivering outcomes according to agreed targets, timescales and budgets. Ability to plan and organise own workload in line with personal, team and organisational objectives, managing competing priorities effectively.

E

Knowledge of UK environmental and waste management legislation.

E

E

Experience of delivering projects to agreed budgets, reporting and monitoring mechanisms and timeframes. Experience of leading implementation of an Environmental and Energy Management System (ISO 14001 and ISO 50001). Experience of proactively maintaining and auditing organisational compliance with new and existing legislation, and internal policies and procedures.

E

Excellent keyboard, clerical and IT skills.

E

E

Attention to detail and experience providing high quality administrative support.

E

Ability to act on initiative to develop new approaches to complex challenges.

E

E

Teamwork and motivation

Experience of working collegiately as a member of a team and contributing actively and effectively to it, as well as the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

E

D

Experience or understanding of higher education sector.

Able to be flexible and willing to be involved in a variety of ad hoc projects.

E

Membership of relevant professional body (eg IEMA, CIWM).

D

Liaison and Networking

Ability to work effectively and collegiately with LSE staff and students, building buy-in and developing internal networks to deliver collaborative projects.

E

Service Delivery Experience of successfully creating and delivering innovative new projects or initiatives that improve sustainability outcomes.

E

Ability to liaise with external partners to share best practice and deliver collaborative projects.

E

Experience of creating and delivering sustainability engagement or training programmes, leading to improved environmental outcomes.

E

Analysis and research

Experience gathering and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to produce management information, and presenting this accurately and in appropriate format. Experience of producing management reports, to report on performance and to build the case for initiating new projects.

E

Experience of identifying and sourcing funding to deliver initiatives.

E

E

Communication Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with excellent command of English (written and verbal).

E

Ability to effectively communicate complex information to non-specialists and to a wide range of stakeholders, acting as an ambassador for sustainability at LSE to internal and external stakeholders.

E

E – Essential: Requirements without which the job could not be done. D – Desirable: Requirements that would enable the candidate to perform the job well.

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