University of Roehampton
Welcome
Dear Candidate, Thank you for your interest in taking on this challenging role as Head of Environmental Sustainability and Energy Management (ESEM) for the
Introduction from The Vice-Chancellor
University of Roehampton, (UoR). This is an exciting new role for the successful candidate to lead on shaping our environmental sustainability performance and driving and delivering awareness campaigns to staff and students, develop projects and initiatives and provide an improved operational performance. Roehampton is committed to making significant environmental and energy management investment to achieve ongoing performance improvements and savings. This is an opportunity for a skilled professional to provide leadership, strategy, stakeholder engagement in a new area for the University as well as build a new team to successfully provide an excellent operational service delivery to a diverse campus. You will be a key member of the Estates and Campus Services team, and we pride ourselves on our collegiate and supportive work culture and ethos, and we work in genuine partnership with stakeholders and external providers to deliver a tailored service approach.
The role and work of the individual and the new unit will be challenging, but hopefully hugely rewarding in terms of personal development, being able to make a significant and positive impact on our environmental performance by successfully delivering improvement initiatives and projects. We are currently updating a number of our environmental and energy policies and procedures and developing green/clean energy options and carbon reduction plans, which you will have a major role in shaping the direction of travel you determine. You will be fully supported by both the Director of Estates and the Environmental Sustainability Committee as well as the wider Estates team, at all times to help enable you to succeed in the role.
We have a proud heritage of providing educational opportunities for people from all walks of life, from the first women to enrol in Whitelands College in 1842, to the generations of people taught since. The educational missions of our four colleges are inspired by the values of social progress. These values inform the academic life of Roehampton today, including our teaching, our research and our engagement with communities and organisations locally, nationally and internationally.
We have a strong partnership with our diverse community of students, and we provide an inclusive environment in which we encourage all our students to succeed. We already deliver excellent educational outcomes, and our graduates have among the best employment rates of any modern university in London. We also have a global community of alumni, who have a strong affinity with Roehampton and our colleges and who share their expertise and knowledge with our students. Through our professional services, colleges and students’ union, we deliver an excellent wider student experience and a supportive culture, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing and personal growth.
We already make a positive impact on environmental sustainability in many ways, from the internationally recognised work of our researchers, to our student-led ‘Growhampton’ sustainable food project. However, the growing impact of climate change compels all individuals and organisations to adjust and adapt. We will therefore respond with a greater vigour and urgency, and ensure we consider environmental and ethical sustainability in everything we do. The enabling strategies establish an ambitious path for us. As we take the next steps, our enduring values, which derive from the heritage of our colleges and their providing bodies, will continue to drive what we do. It is because of these foundations, our commitment to social progress, and the energy and creativity of our staff and students, that we can look forward to the future with confidence.
We look forward to your application,
Richard Director of Estates and Campus Services
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