Job Description

Overview of techUK\'s Climate, Environment & Sustainability Programme:
Digital technology is at the forefront of sustainability challenges, both as a major consumer of energy and resources, and in innovating and developing new tech to solve global challenges solving challenges. The overall aim of the programme is to help members understand the increasingly complex sustainability landscape, help them with their own sustainability journey, showcase how tech can deliver more sustainable outcomes, and represent the sector in political and regulatory discussions.

The programme has numerous working groups and broadly looks at:

• Climate change and the move to net zero
• ESG disclosures and company reporting
• Business and human rights and ethical business
• Circular economy issues and product policy
• Biodiversity

About the Role:
This role is to support the delivery of techUK\xe2\x80\x99s Climate, Environment and Sustainability Programme by managing various working groups, leading on policy work and representing the sector to senior policy makers and stakeholders. Approximately 20% of this role (1 day per week) will also be spent acting as the environment and sustainability lead for our data centre programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Associate Director in the delivery of techUK\xe2\x80\x99s Climate, Environment and Sustainability Programme
• Take ownership and responsibility of different techUK member working groups and committees
• Act as a subject matter expert for members on different sustainability topics
• Writing high impact briefings and reports on sustainability topics related to the tech sector
• Influence the shape of UK sustainability policy via leveraging existing and developing new relationships with government departments, regulators and civil society stakeholders, writing consultation responses, parliamentary inquiries and representing the sector to policy makers
• Draft the monthly newsletter as well as regular insights and policy/regulatory developments
• Successfully lead, manage, and deliver the programme of webinars, events and meetings, including identifying stakeholders, chairing briefing events, and running roundtables
• Assist in the finding and recruiting of new members through research and articulating, explaining and selling the benefits of membership

Closing Date: 15 September 2023

Interview/Start Dates

If shortlisted you will be contacted for an interview. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of applying, please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.

Application Details

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