Sustainability Project Officer in Leeds

Location: Leeds

Salary: £30,487 per year

Recruiter: University of Leeds

Job Hours: Full-time

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Sustainability Project Officer

Interview expected to be held 11 July 2024

Salary: Grade 6 (£30,487 - £36,024 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Can you work confidently with a range of stakeholders to take forward impactful sustainability projects? Do you want to join a dynamic and committed team to help drive forward sustainability at the University?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 75 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

Sustainability sits at the heart of the , and . This is an exciting opportunity to join the who support the University to deliver on our sustainability commitments. Through our strategic approach to sustainability, we draw on collaboration internally and externally, to facilitate behaviour and process change.

We are looking for a sustainability professional who has passion and energy to drive and manage key sustainability project activity. As an effective team player, with strong influencing skills, you will work with others to drive forward actions to achieve successful project outcomes whilst balancing priorities. You will be an effective communicator and experienced in collaborating and co-designing initiatives with a diverse range of stakeholders. Project management capabilities critical to success in the role include: the ability to plan, organise, evaluate, and implement continuous improvements.

What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!

Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.

Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.

Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

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Leeds is among the top ten universities for research power in the UK. Our academic breadth, commitment to quality and determination to make a genuine impact on the world around us enables us to achieve extraordinary results in:

• Creating knowledge through research and innovation.
• Disseminating it through excellent student education.
• Applying it to make a difference to society, culture and the economy.

We have over 34,000 students, over 7,000 members of staff and a global network of more than 240,000 alumni.

Integrating research and learning and teaching is at the heart of our strategy. Our courses are taught by staff who are engaged in world-class research and cutting-edge professional practice.

We have strong ties with industry, and work with organisations of all sizes. Our outstanding entrepreneurial record of commercialising our research has seen us launch more spin-out companies on the AIM stock market than any other UK university.