Your new company
Hays plc is a British multinational company providing recruitment and human resources services across 33 countries globally.

Your new role
A new role within Group Sustainability, responsible for supporting ESG / Sustainability reporting activities required by a UK PLC and facilitating the GHG data collection process including the management of external assurance and verification.
The role will support the Group Head of Sustainability in discovering improvement opportunities as highlighted by reporting and benchmark performance and increasing legislative requirements, such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

Enabling Timely & Evidenced Sustainability Reporting
Facilitate the annual GHG Reporting Process ensuring adherence to the timeline, the keeping of records, the clarity of roles, expectations and requirements for Data Collectors and Data Approvers and the timely close out of data queries
Manage assurance and verification activities. Facilitate the flow of information, liaising between group-wide contacts, external consultants and assurance and verification service providers
Manage the collation of information to support relevant disclosures and benchmark performance. This will include Investor ESG ratings, client questionnaires and assessment such as EcoVadis
Participation in the annual CDP submission and improvement planning
Sourcing of group-wide information to support the communication of Group ESG commitments and performance
Refreshing and updating the sustainability related information published online
Being a point of contact with external advisors and membership groups, including ClimatePartner, Auditors, UN Global Compact, CDP, IEMA, Slave-Free Alliance and EcoVadis

Ongoing Awareness and Performance Improvement
Deliver communications that help engage employees with the environmental agenda and provide bid teams for information relevant to winning business
Keep pace with the evolving environmental and climate agenda in practices as informed by CDP, SBTi and IEMA
Help engage landlords and suppliers with our environmental agenda to enhance data quality and progress working practices aligned to our Group Environmental Policy
Work with the Group Head of Sustainability on key workstreams to enhance performance as reflected in stakeholder feedback, client bids, ESG ratings and relevant benchmarks such as EcoVadis
Prepare for forums such as the Net Zero Working Group, Climate Committee, Green Labs, Modern Slavery Working Group and regional ESG contact updates
Work with internal stakeholders and subject-matter experts across Comms, People & Culture, COSEC, Sustainability and the Green Labs network

What you'll need to succeed
Sustainability related qualifications desirable or 3+ years’ experience
Experience of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks (EcoVadis, CDP) preferred
Awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact
An understanding of GHG Reporting including assurance and verification
Working with and influencing stakeholders
Convening and presenting at meetings
Producing comms / support materials
Diligent, organised and logical approach
Ability to build relationships and reach out to elicit required information
Good communication skills, both orally and written
Balancing multiple demands and priorities
Work cross-functionally with multiple geographies, functions, and employees of diverse backgrounds
Proactive, working both independently and collaboratively within a team
Confident with data analysis

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options are available.
Bonus
Car allowance
23 days leave

What you need to do now
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