Group Environmental Sustainability Senior Lead

Hours:Full time (35 hours). Flexible and hybrid working available. Minimum two days per week in the office.Salary:£64,800 Per AnnumClosing Date:Tue, 5 Mar 2024An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Climate and Environmental Sustainability professional to join part of our growing Group Sustainability team as we lead the wider Skipton Group to deliver on our sustainability ambitions.Reporting to the Group Head of Sustainability, you’ll lead on delivering the Society’s net zero roadmap and carbon accounting across the Society in our mission to tackle climate change. You’ll be the go-to Environmental Sustainability specialist sharing knowledge and driving change across Society and in the broader Skipton Group for consistency and strategic alignment.Who Are We?Not just another building society. Not just another job.We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.Headed by the UK’s 4th largest building society, the Skipton Group internationally employs over 18,000 colleagues, across over almost 1500 offices, from the UK, to the Channel Islands and Oceania. The Group comprises of our Home Financing and Money businesses through Skipton Building Society, mortgage lending and deposit taking by Skipton International Limited and the buying and selling of homes through our Connells Group estate agency business. The Skipton Group also comprises of Skipton Business Finance (asset-based lending) and Jade Software Corporation.You’ll be joining the Group Sustainability Team, part of our 20-strong Legal, Secretariat and Sustainability function, working closely with stakeholders right across the business and Skipton Group to drive strategic delivery of our net zero ambitions and environmental goals and formalising our Group Transition Plan. No two days are the same and you’ll be confident in managing competing priorities, working to deadlines and under pressure and communicating environmental and climate priorities in an engaging and impactful way to stakeholders.What’s In It For You?Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.We have a range of other benefits available to you including;Annual discretionary bonus scheme25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 daysHoliday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave daysMatching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric carA commitme
nt to training and developmentPrivate medical insurance for all our colleagues3 paid volunteering days per annumDiverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groupsWe care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membershipWhat Will You Be Doing?This is a unique opportunity to take on a senior role in leading the Society’s strategic deployment of a Group Net Zero Transition Plan and Environmental Sustainability activities, overseeing and influencing engagement with this across the Group. You will:  Lead delivery against the Group Net Zero roadmap and climate targets, interfacing with applicable external disclosures (Skipton Group’s Net Zero Transition Plan, TCFD/IFRS S1/S2 reporting and disclosures, and UN Principles for Responsible Banking).Track carbon reduction and environmental performance against KPIs including science-aligned reduction targets, underpinned by quality, auditable data to support tracking and reporting.Lead colleague engagement over carbon reduction and Environmental Sustainability activity at the Society and supporting the wider Group with this.Identify returns on investment (financial and carbon savings) from the introduction of carbon reduction measures at the Society and make recommendations for delivery against the plan.Work with the Society’s Premises team to optimise energy contracts that will supply green energy to the Society’s, and where required, the wider Group.What Do We Need From You?Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence and gain buy-in for capital expenditure on carbon reduction initiatives.Carbon accounting knowledge to consolidate carbon accounting and measurement of greenhouse gas emissions across the Group, suitable
for reporting and external assurance purposes.Ability to communicate clearly and compellingly and influence senior stakeholders across a large and varied Group entity.Knowledge of contract management for procurement of new products and services to deliver carbon reduction.You will demonstrate the values of the Society and its behaviours: Be Accountable, Be Curious, Be Collaborative, Be Brave.