Senior Event Sustainability Consultant

Job Description

Worlds Better launched in July 2022 and our core objective is centred around helping the events
industry accelerate behaviour change to reduce the negative impact that live events can have,
and to support our clients (like UK Sport, HP and Identity Global), to deliver more considered
and responsible projects.

About you

You are passionate about driving positive change through purpose-driven initiatives and embrace
a deep belief in the power of business to be a force for good. You are a people person, able to
manage and motivative a team, influence behaviour change and build relationships with various
stakeholders. You are organised, calm, collected and knowledgeable.

Role Requirements

The successful applicant will:

• Be driven by the ability to take ownership of projects and client liaison managing up to
  the board and across the team. As the business grows Worlds Better requires a senior
  sustainability consultant who has the experience, confidence and desire to manage and deliver
  whole projects.
• Have broad knowledge of sustainability/ESG including implementing sustainability strategies
  within a business, carbon accounting and reporting, developing and delivering sustainability
  communications (including training) and experience obtaining sustainability certifications for
  business (minimum 5 years’ experience).
• Demonstrate experience leading, managing and developing a team (minimum 3 staff) and
  translating stakeholder/client requirements into resource planning and hiring the necessary
  skills & experience to fulfil (minimum 5 years’ experience).

Role Tasks

Consultancy & project management

• Lead and manage projects from start to finish, ensuring client deliverables are met.
• Initiate and lead projects independently with confidence and leadership.
• Effectively manage your own priorities and workload.
• Stay informed about the evolving events and sustainability landscape including industry
  best practices and emerging trends.
• Develop and implement comprehensive sustainability strategies & initiatives aligned
  with client business objectives, and ensure strategies drive measurable and impactful results.
• Identify, document, and mitigate project-related and sustainability risks.
• Guide clients to achieve sustainability objectives while managing expectations.
• Create and maintain sustainability processes, procedures, and documentation such as
  management plans and policies.
• Perform supply chain engagement, data management and collection, data entry, and data
  analysis to calculate carbon and waste impact for businesses, and events.
• Develop carbon emissions reports using data from carbon calculations for company emissions
  and event projects and understand/comply with sustainability reporting initiatives (including
  SBTi, SECR, CSRD and PPN).
• Possess experience with sustainability certifications (e.g. B Corp, ISO 14001, ISO 20121).
• Develop and deliver sustainability-related training content.
• Present to diverse audiences, including senior leaders, industry peers and potential
  clients.
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for documentation
  development.

People management

• Manage, develop and mentor a team of 3 staff
• Translate client requirements into resource planning and hire the necessary skills &
  experience to fulfil requirements.
• Build a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and accountability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all
  levels.
• Collaborate effectively with global cross-functional teams.
• Achievement of the company’s overall sustainability commitments especially our
  environmental and social sustainability performance. The details of our targets and goals can
  be found on our website.

Applicants must be UK based – ideally in South England. We have an office in Brighton with an
expectancy to travel here at least once a week to work with the team. International travel and
time away from home for potentially weeks at a time may sometimes be required. You are fluent
in English.

This is a 6-month fixed term contract with the possibility to extend. Applicants should submit
their CV along with a letter introducing themselves to the role and why they would like to be
considered.

Salary is £60,000k pa. Benefits include 33 days of annual leave per year, plus bank holidays as
well as private health care, training budget, and pension contribution minimum match 3% but
will go up to 5%.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is
fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are
free of discrimination.