Sustainability Manager

Company Description

Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver.  We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally.  We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers.

The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities.  This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale.  We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person.

Work with us because you:

• Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
• Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture
• Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
• Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
• Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
• Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

Job Description

Purpose and scope of role 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Chief of Staff team at Shawbrook, supporting the Group's Senior Sustainability Manager with the continued evolution and delivery of our sustainability strategy. This is a cross-functional role which will play a critical role in implementing, measuring, and reporting on the Group's sustainability strategy, including collaborating closely with key internal and external stakeholders.

Key role responsibilities

Embedding sustainability: work with Senior Sustainability Manager to support the continued embedding and execution of the strategy to deliver against agreed strategic priorities (Planet, Society and Impact) by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Market insights: keep abreast of emerging sustainability development, standards and regulations, and share insights to help ensure we stay ahead as an organisation.

Sustainability governance: prepare and input into committees and working groups papers, follow up on agreed actions, and drive continued momentum. 

Internal and external sustainability reports: Manage the end-to-end processes for delivering internal and external disclosures (in line with external frameworks), including data collection and verification. 

Emissions measurement: Manage the end-to-end process for operational and financed emissions measurement, encompassing data manipulation and stakeholder collaboration, to ensure accurate results. 

Community and charitable giving activities: Own and manage all charitable and volunteering-related activities and processes, including working with our strategic charity partners.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working on sustainability matters within the financial services industry, ideally specialist banking.   
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Good communications skills- high standard of written communications and presentation production.
• Self-sufficient and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to create compelling presentations with attention to detail.
• Able to demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills.

Additional Information

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

•  Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

Banding

This role is a SB4 within the internal Shawbrook banding structure