Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is now seeking a Manager Corporate Responsibility EMEA to join our team in London, United Kingdom.
Job Summary
This role is responsible for leading and delivering the following activities across both corporate and hotel/ franchisee level at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts (WHR) EMEA:
All Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities for EMEA, as set out by the regional ESG strategy document including but not limited to:
:Ownership and growth of the Wyndham Green programme for EMEA including programme updates in line with changes to environmental sustainability requirements in the hospitality sector
:Design and roll out of a target based and data driven Social and Governance strategy for EMEA, using existing structures where appropriate but designing new process and policy where needed
:Act as the ESG expert for the region ensuring that PR messaging is consistent and optimised so that WHR is seen as a proactive ESG industry leader
The role holder has responsibility for developing and delivering the ESG Strategy, Policy, Metrics for WHR EMEA having first obtained the necessary approvals for ESG objectives. They will not only need to provide thought leadership but also have the resilience and independence to present and argue the case for divisional strategic objectives to both the EMEA and Global Committees.
They are required to work with several key internal and external stakeholders across across the EMEA Division, International Divisions and the WHR US Corporate office to assist in goal setting and achieving progress against key WHR objectives.
They will be based in London reporting directly to the Chief People and Operations Officer EMEA and will develop ESG and Sustainability programmes that add value to WHR franchisees, assist WHR with achieving brand objectives and drive revenue for the organisation.
Successful candidates will need to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.
Responsibilities
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
The role holder is required to support diverse teams of people driving the inclusion of EMEA ESG Strategy objectives into all departmental objectives. This includes:
1. Develop, deploy and manage the WHR EMEA Division ESG Strategy, Policy and Reporting across 3 main areas and in partnership with key SME / functional leaders e.g. HR, L and D, AD and C, Sourcing, Operations and Legal:
Environmental
:Energy and CO2 management
:Waste and water management
:Biodiversity awareness
:Single:use plastic elimination
:Data, metrics and reporting
Social
:Community engagement
:DE and I initiatives
:Human rights awareness
:WeCom activities
:Data, metrics and reporting
Governance
:EMEA policy awareness
:Supplier code of conduct
:Ethical standards compliance
:Enterprise risk management
:Data metrics and reporting
2. Produce a convincing and regularly reviewed business case for the programme across EMEA and deliver regular reporting that measures progress against objectives.
3. Provide data and analytics, collecting and reviewing ESG data within EMEA, with responsibility for ensuring this is reported into the WHR US Corporate office as required.
4. Develop, report on and drive improvement in an agreed set of key performance indicators relating to ESG and build stakeholder engagement.
5. Partner with business leaders across the EMEA business to drive programmes to improve ESG performance.
6. Participate in any ESG Steering Committee meetings as the EMEA Subject Matter Expert.
7. Develop and manage all educational resources to support ESG programmes as needed (budget, external support, internal teams, etc.).
Sustainability
1. Develop, report on and drive improvement in an agreed set of key performance indicators relating to Sustainability and build internal/ external stakeholder engagement.
2. Act as subject matter expert : creating reports, provid