Sustainability Projects Officer

Loughborough University seeks a Sustainability Projects Officer to support the Sustainability Manager in achieving university-wide sustainability goals. The role involves project management, data analysis, and community engagement, requiring excellent communication skills. This is a full-time, hybrid position with a minimum of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote work. The university offers various benefits, including generous leave and development opportunities.
Estates and Facilities Management

Full Time, Open ended.

Hybrid Role: minimum 3 days in the office and 2 days remote (with management agreement).

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

We're on the lookout for an individual, to support the Sustainability Manager, with a keen eye for detail and the confidence to deliver projects to meet our university wide sustainable goals. The right candidate will be a great multitasker, committed to acting in accordance with the university sustainability values, with the ability to build partnerships with students, staff and tenants to support our goals.

This individual will be a Champion for the community of sustainable practice, engaging and participating in net zero efforts across campus and wider sustainability activities and an excellent communicator with the ability to adapt style and information to present complex information to a variety of audiences.

Key Requirements:
• Excellent data handling skills, with the ability to analyse and interrogate complex data sets.
• An excellent knowledge and understanding of the holistic nature of sustainability and how this relates to large, complex institutions;
• Proven success in project management and delivery, tracking and monitoring performance and coordinating and managing budgets and resources
• An ability to relate sustainability to community and civic collaboration

Our Benefits:
• Generous annual leave allowance, 22 days plus Bank Holidays & University closure days
• Competitive pension schemes
• A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
• We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
• BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticker loan scheme
• On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
• Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available
• Fantastic CPD, Linkedin learning and inclusive resources for development

Why should you apply?

With a huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for development and continual growth.

If this role sound of interest, we’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Elliot Brown, Sustainability Manager via email to e.r.brown@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 228085.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk.