Deputy Head of Sustainability

Are you a communications specialist, committed to delivering social and environmental impact on a global scale?

Are you keen to support clients, pioneers, innovators, campaigners – people dedicated to making a positive impact on the planet – by creating campaigns that make a lasting impact?

Our client – a leading international communications consultancy – is looking to hire a Deputy Head of Sustainability to their 250-strong HQ in London. The agency operates across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, acting for over 700 clients across the globe, from large quoted multi-national corporations to SMEs just starting out on their journey.

As Deputy Head of Sustainability, you will work in a practice-agnostic comms team, reporting to the Head of Sustainability. The successful candidate will specialise in driving change through effective engagement, collaboration, and communication. They will provide counsel and support to high value clients and their account teams, while also helping retain external thought-leadership in the fast-moving space of sustainability communications.

The successful candidate will have a passion for sustainability and will be pragmatic and practical about finding solutions to the very real ESG challenges firms are facing globally. They will have worked across a range of sectors and have proficient experience in advising sustainability clients in at least two of the disciplines of corporate affairs, public policy, capital markets or ESG reporting or will have held a relevant senior in-house position.

Key Requirements:

• The candidate will have a track record of advising clients on how to maximise opportunities and minimise threats through their sustainability communications.
• Experience in advising sustainability clients in at least two of the disciplines of corporate affairs, public policy, capital markets or ESG reporting or will have held a relevant senior in-house position.
• They will have worked across a range of sectors however experience in clean tech / helping clients pivot to meet the demands of the energy transition
• Previous senior role held in agency

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver sustainability strategic consultancy for a portfolio of clients, and on an advisory basis as required
• Work with selected Practice Heads, to develop and execute a plan to grow business through existing and new clients against agreed KPIs
• Help build an external advisory panel with a mix of senior sustainability & ESG stakeholders including private sector, NGO partners, civil societies, start-ups & entrepreneurs, academics and thought leaders
• Internal capability building & sustainability reporting
• Brings external business leads and growth opportunity through personal network
• Create opportunities to strategically build personal profile, POV and IP reputation at relevant industry forums & events

If you have the relevant experience and this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please get in touch with a copy of your CV as soon as possible via the form below.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.