Your role:

As the Sustainability Officer, you will support the organisation in delivering the Sustainability Strategy and all associated projects and activities that support our organisation in being more sustainable. You will also be responsible for supporting the maintenance and development of the environmental management system that is certified to ISO 14001:2015 as well as monitoring utility budgets and other sustainability datasets. The Sustainability Officer plays a key role in ensuring the organisation continues to lead the way in reducing environmental impact and making us a more sustainable organisation.

About you:

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering environmental and sustainability initiatives and will have experience of maintaining environmental management systems. We are looking for a team player who is able to bring together colleagues to collaborate and deliver long-lasting sustainability projects. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable working using their own initiative and will be able to effectively analyse sustainability related data to support the delivery of sustainability projects. We are also looking for someone who has a keen personal interest in environmental and sustainability issues.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:

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