Climate Partnership Manager

☞ London Borough of Sutton

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Sutton West Midlands

Category: Sales Part-time

Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management Government Administration Hospital & Health Care

Position: Associate

Job type: Part-time

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In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ. Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment. All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We’ve set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family. Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There’s also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M
  • About the Role This role is all about building relationships and working with a range of small and large organisations to support them to identify their environmental impact and commit to taking action to reduce it. The roleholder will develop a detailed business case for the council’s long-term climate ambitions, with a real focus on the benefits for our residents, as well as support our funding and financing plans. For the successful candidate this role can be offered on a part-time or full-time basis. About Us Sutton has a long-standing commitment to reducing our impact on the environment. We launched our ambitious Environment Strategy in April 2019 which sets out our ambition to be London’s most sustainable borough by 20
  • We declared a climate emergency in July 2019 and published our updated Environment Strategy and Climate Emergency Response Plan in October 20
  • We are committed to embedding environmental sustainability across our work and organisation, and working with the community, business and partners to reduce their environmental impact as well. We’re recruiting a 6-month fixed term Climate Emergency Partnerships Manager to kickstart our work with partners, businesses and voluntary organisations in the borough. About You A dynamic self starter, building relationships comes naturally to you. You’ll be highly experienced at working in partnerships with a diverse range of organisations from different sectors. You’ll rapidly build trust and be able to understand shared priorities and translate that into commitment and action. You’ll be skilled at research, understand the concept of co-benefits relating to climate action, and have experience of building business cases that relate to intangible benefits. Preferably you’ll be a sustainability expert with experience of practical application in a local authority or public sector organisation. Our Offer To You As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team. In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include: Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only) Comprehensive learning and development programme Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities Interest free season ticket loans Local Government Pension Scheme Car parking scheme Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme Zip car scheme Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses Confidential wellbeing and counselling support Subsidised gym membership Application Process Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application. To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile. The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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    Deadline: 26-07-2024

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