Policy Manager - Sustainability

Job Title: Policy Manager - Sustainability

Location: London - Hybrid

Salary: £32,000 - £44,000 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About Us

This Company is the trade association which brings together people, companies, and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve. With over 1000 members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, we create a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government, and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy, and the planet.

By providing expertise and insight, we support our members, partners, and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next in a constantly changing world.

About the Role:

This role will be sitting primarily with our Climate, Environment and Sustainability Programme, and for one day per week supporting our data centre members on their specific sustainability challenges. The role holder will convene member meetings, develop policy positions, engage policy makers and overall aim to both help create a helpful policy and regulatory environment for members while making the case for digital tech as a solution to the variety of sustainability challenges in the UK.

Away from policy, the role holder will help members understand the latest trends and industry developments on sustainability, from new standards, voluntary initiatives and new ways to help firms strategically approach sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading on key sustainability topics and working groups, namely ESG disclosures and corporate reporting, data centre sustainability, biodiversity and nature
• Informing members of new policies, regulations, voluntary standards and cross-industry sustainability initiatives
• Supporting members and the team in helping members and develop policy positions across our sustainability topics which are human rights, supply chain due diligence, e-waste, climate change and the move to a circular economy
• Deputising for the Associate Director and Head of Data Centres at events, government meetings and member workshops
• Drafting briefings for MPs, officials and Ministers on key sustainability topics
• Co-ordinating our and member responses to government consultations, summaries of government announcements/legislation, parliamentary responses
• Away from policy, the role holder will support members with regulatory compliance, and sharing best practice and knowledge of emerging issues
• Speaking at external events and conferences on issues relating to sustainability and data centres
• Managing webinars and in person events on a range of topics
• Writing content for the website and external publication to promote digital tech as a solution to the UK's sustainability challenges
• Longer term aim of becoming a subject matter expert on digital sustainability

About you:

Core Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills and good at building relationships
• An effective communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information effectively to a range of audiences
• A self-motivated / self starter who is comfortable coming up with ideas and seeing these through into deliverable projects with a complex range of organisations
• A team player who is comfortable and able to work with relevant teams across the company
• Has a can-do approach and comfortable working in a high pressure, fast paced environment with competing demands

Essential knowledge and experience:

• A good understanding of how government and politics impacts business, preferably with those sustainability
• Experience lobbying for political and regulatory change
• An understanding of data centres and the role of digital infrastructure in the UK
• Experience in public speaking, writing for external audiences and drafting high quality written work
• Experience managing events

Desired knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of trade associations and dealing with complex businesses
• Being able to broker consensus and iron out differing views
• Commercial awareness and business development experience
• Experience taking part in panels and presenting at public events
• Public affairs and political awareness

Additional Information:

This is a full-time role based out of our London offices. However, we operate a flexible working policy.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment.

Due to the volume of applications, we receive, if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of applying, please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.

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Candidates with experience of; Programme Management, Public Affairs, Public Policy Manager, Technology Programme Manager, Project Management, Technology Policy Manager, Emerging Technology, Environment and Sustainability, Environment Advisor, Sustainability Advisor, Sustainability Manager, Sustainability Advisor, Environment and Sustainability Consultant may also be considered for this role.