Job Description
The University of London
The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.
We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.
We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.
Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.
The Role
The key focus of the Sustainability Communications and Engagement Officer role is to contribute to raising awareness of the University’s sustainability aspects and impacts internally and externally through promoting and implementing measurable sustainable outcomes.
The post holder will act as a champion for sustainable practice across the University. They will drive cultural and behavioural change throughout the organisation by engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and highlighting what can be done individually, collectively and structurally at the University to effect environmentally positive outcomes.
The successful candidate will lead on communication and engagement projects, promoting sustainability, assisting with the implementation of policies and management systems, promoting and coordinating sustainability activities across the University.
The University of London Sustainability Team have responsibility for implementing and promoting balanced and coordinated sustainable action (environmental, social and economic) across the institution through developing and implementing sustainability policies, projects, and management and reporting systems. There are several major projects underway including implementing our 2021-2025 sustainability strategy, the maintenance of our Environmental Management System, upgrading our district heating network, buildings retrofit projects, improving biodiversity and reducing waste across the estate, as well as a range of other projects to address our significant sustainability impacts.
The Sustainable Communications and Engagement Officer will play a central role in delivery of the University’s sustainability aspirations through delivery of multi-channel communications for a portfolio of projects and engagement opportunities with the University’s staff, students and key stakeholders. This role offers an exciting opportunity to gain experience and knowledge across a broad range of sustainability impact areas and to get involved in the practical implementation of projects.
The role would suit someone who is passionate about sustainability, has excellent interpersonal, project and time management skills, experience developing engaging content and able to work some evenings and weekends.
For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.
Further information
To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your covering letter and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 10 September 2023.
The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.
The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.
The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.
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