Job Description

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The role

We are seeking a

Sustainability Co-ordinator

to join our technical and policy team.


This role is ideal for an individual at either early career, or a career change, stage, seeking to rapidly grow their skills and extend their network. The wide ranging, supportive position offers the opportunity to enhance skills in a range of areas, including project management, stakeholder engagement, and multi-disciplinary research. The successful candidate will support the delivery of UKGBC's technical and policy work, while developing their own broad insight and knowledge through working with a dynamic and diverse team of colleagues, and also with businesses across the entire built environment value chain.

Key responsibilities

Support the delivery of UKGBC technical and policy guidance and outputs via desktop research, analysis, and content drafting etc. Support key stakeholder management and engagement with relevant professional institutions, industry bodies, and UKGBC members and other groups via email, online, and in-person Input into and support UKGBC's Solutions and Innovations work Basic graphic / visual design to ensure clear and engaging content creation, including creating learning materials, slide decks for presentations and events, website content etc. Responding to queries and maintaining information packs / slide decks / FAQ documents and guidance Assist in running meetings, roundtables, workshops, and other UKGBC activities and events Engage in regular organisational wide meetings related to the UKGBC culture and operations and / or other projects and workstreams Take accountability for your own contribution towards your personal and professional development; including regular 1-1s, objective setting, performance and development conversations; and soliciting and providing feedback, including for those outside your core work area and upward for managers

People requirements:

Key qualities, competencies, experience, and qualifications

Mission:

A passion for tackling the climate, nature and cost of living crises, and a commitment to UKGBC's mission.

Integrity:

An inclusive approach that conveys and embeds honesty and transparency as standard

Attitude:

A positive, proactive, problem-solving approach with demonstrable agility to perform duties that may be outside core accountabilities

Teamwork

: Consistent and collaborative communication and engagement to help drive your team's and the wider organisation's success

Communication

: Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills, excellent listening skills

Project management

: Efficient planning, organisational, and time management skills

Administration

: Strong administrative and computer literacy skills (standard software packages, mainly Microsoft Office)

Critical thinking

: supported by good research skills *

Knowledge:

High level knowledge of climate and biodiversity breakdown, familiarity with the breadth of the built environment industry, and appreciation of how these interact