Overview
The Environmental and Sustainability Manager will lead and deliver the Federation's environmental sustainability strategy across all academies. You will champion climate action, support academy-level implementation, drive behaviour change, monitor resource use, and report progress against sustainability targets.
Responsibilities
* Leading development, delivery and monitoring the Federation Sustainability Strategy
* Provide high quality reporting to Federation senior leaders on environmental and sustainability performance
* Champion sustainability and environmental consideration as a key element of all property decision making including the development of our estate strategy
* In academies embed behaviour change, improving biodiversity of the estate, delivering on Net Zero (driving the reduction in creating carbon and heat emissions)
* Reducing waste (whether it be utilities, paper, or landfill)
We are looking for a confident and experienced sustainability professional to join our central team as Environmental and Sustainability Manager. You will play a key part in delivering our ambitious sustainability goals through operational excellence, collaboration, and innovation. If you are passionate about implementing environmental management systems and achieving real-world progress toward sustainable development in the education sector, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To succeed in this role, you will need a deep understanding of environmental compliance, ISO14001, sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement and operational change leadership. We would like to hear from you if you:
Qualifications
* Qualifications to degree level, or equivalent experience
* Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), ISEP or NEBOSH Environmental Certificate
* Experience in environmental management, sustainability, estates or a related field
* Strong knowledge of sustainability legislation, policy, and best practice in the education sector
* Demonstrated experience of managing projects and delivering measurable sustainability outcomes
* Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
* Analytical skills and the ability to use data for reporting and decision-making
* The ability to work across multiple sites and manage competing priorities
* Knowledge of DfE environmental strategy and school climate commitments
* Demonstrable experience delivering environmental or sustainability projects or strategy, preferably in education, public sector or multi-site organisations
About Harris Federation
The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.
We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff. Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.
Our vision, from the start, has been to provide the structure and services needed for our schools to amount to more than the sum of their parts, and to free-up our teachers and leaders to focus on one thing and one thing only: the outstanding education of all their pupils. Our young people and communities are at the heart of everything we do. Our core mission has always been to close the educational gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Our ambition is one where every child in London, no matter their background, has equal access to high quality education, giving them the same opportunities and potential to succeed. We know there are many challenges facing our young people and the communities we serve, and that's why we need determined people like you to help us tackle those inequalities. While each of our academies has their own unique cultures and values; as a whole Federation, we have four core values which are central to successfully achieving our vision: Excellence, Collaboration, Support, and Innovation.
Harris has a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
Benefits
* Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and career progression
* Annual performance and loyalty bonus
* Pension scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contribution
* 26 days' annual leave (inclusive of our Christmas Eve closure day) plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 2 years' service, or equivalent for staff on term time contracts
* Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan including cover for routine and specialist healthcare
* Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
* Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
* Wide range of shopping, leisure, and travel discounts
* 20% off at Tapi Carpets, exclusive to Harris employees
* Interest-free ICT and season ticket loans
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