Strategic Sustainability Project Associate

JOB TITLE: Strategic Sustainability Project Associate
Pay rate: £216 per day + Holiday pay
Start: Immediate
Expected duration 9 Months (May extend)
Location: Central London – Hybrid working

Our client is a global technology leader, the worldwide sustainability, global impact-Integrated Marketing, Partnerships, Action, Communications, and climate pledge team leads external initiatives, as well as internal communications and employee engagement programs. The climate pledge represents a bold goal of net zero carbon by 2040. With its vision to be a premier ecosystem for private sector collaboration, presents a leadership opportunity for companies around the world to work together to take urgent action on the climate crisis. Today, TCP has grown into one of the biggest global cross-sector corporate climate communities.

The Climate Pledge’s Strategic Projects and Programs team is responsible for developing projects that help signatories on projects that align with the three pillars of the Pledge that companies commit to – measuring and reporting carbon emissions, decarbonising operations across scopes 1, 2 and 3, and neutralising any remaining emissions with permanent, real, quantifiable carbon off-sets in their net-zero goals. The team exists to help support customers to make progress towards their ambition net zero goals. The team is looking for a Sustainability Associate to support the team’s operations, as well as project and program support for global projects and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage weekly team meetings, including notetaking and follow up actions on deadlines
• Lead and co-draft the team’s monthly internal report to key stakeholders
• Draft project summaries on behalf of managers for various internal stakeholders (e.g., marketing and PR)
• Act as the liaison for internal teams utilising a new online signatory resource, Passport
• Provide project specific support for managers – attend meetings, take notes, and follow up on next steps with all stakeholders
• Carry out specific desk top research tasks, as assigned by managers, on potential collaboration joint action projects across priority areas (renewable, transport decarbonisation, built environment, circular economy, supply chain decarbonisation, and nature-based solutions).
• Provides administrative support for team led events
• Support the development of briefing documents about signatories engaged in joint action projects for leadership
• Collaborate with the IMPACT Project Manager Operations lead to ensure that communication mechanisms are working effectively
• Learn about the Pledge’s recruiting process and provide support to joint action managers who recruit new companies to joint projects and the Pledge
• Provide general ad-hoc operational support

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in a role that demonstrates sustainability, corporate environmental / responsibility, and/or climate experience (including internships)
• Ability to communicate professionally, both verbal and in written communication.
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent and demonstrable team engagement, fast learner, collaboration, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience in supporting the development and implementation of projects and/or programs Excellent computer skills; strong familiarity with Microsoft Office tools

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5+ years of work experience (including internships)
• Educational degree in sustainability/environmental management or related fields.
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
• Ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously, take initiative, and multi-task in an agile environment.
• Highly proficient writing skills
• Team oriented – looks for ways to support the team through existing and/or new mechanisms