Join our team: ESG Impact Manager

 Your Role: ESG Impact Manager

Join the Enovation Consulting team!

Introducing Enovation Consultancy:

Founded in 2018, Enovation Consulting is a purpose-driven sustainability and strategic management agency, established to drive sustainability in sport. Working with a number of the world’s leading sports rights holders. in a variety of sports, we deliver bespoke, data-driven solutions that empower our clients to integrate sustainability into their business strategy and deliver on their ESG goals.

Job description:

This is an exciting, senior opportunity to join a rapidly expanding sustainability and strategic management agency, driving the sustainability movement forward in the motorsport and sport industries.

Enovation Consulting works with motorsport federations, ASNs, teams, championships, OEMs, circuits and high-tech engineering companies to support and shape their sustainability strategies and net-zero plans.

Creativity, innovation, research and data-driven solutions are the driving forces behind the company’s approach to working with their high-profile clients, with the aim to empower organisations with the knowledge they need to integrate sustainability into their business strategy, delivering on their short-medium, and long-term Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals.

The Role:

This role will contribute to the development of the management team, adding value to customers’ services by delivering operationalESG targets and objectives. Although the role will also involve acting as an ambassador for the consultancy and dealing with prospective customers, the primary focus will be on supporting implementation of clients’ strategies over the short, medium and longer term.

You will support a small number of clients, both on-site in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire and be based in the company offices, when not at client sites. Please note this is not a hybrid or remote role so proximity is paramount.

You will have proven experience in building and implementing sustainability strategies in engineering companies, specifically assisting with the move to Net Zero.

You need to be highly organised, a team player, a fantastic communicator at all levels and be a great problem solver.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring projects are executed to clients’ expectations, on time, on budget and to high quality standard.

• Represent Enovation Consulting best practice, managing and communicating effectively with clients

• Develop and execute impact driven sustainability initiatives that are aligned with the client ESG and business goals and objectives.

• Lead the development and implementation of initiatives that will positively impact our clients’ local community and staff, our planet and our business activities.

• Setting, monitor and report on sustainability performance, using key performance indicators (KPIs) and objective key results (OKR) to measure progress and identify areas for improvement

• Engage with clients’ suppliers, and partners to promote and integrate sustainable practices in all events and operations.

• Build strong relationships with clients’ key stakeholders, including employees, visitors, local communities, charities and regulatory bodies, to drive engagement and collaboration on sustainability initiatives.

• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans to raise awareness and foster a culture of sustainability and collaboration.

• Organise and lead workshops, training sessions, and events to educate and engage stakeholders on sustainability issues and best practices.

• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations, industry standards, and best practices.

• Develop and manage budgets related to sustainability projects and initiatives.

• Keep abreast of changes to ESG legislation and practices to ensure business procedures and policies remain current.

• Ensuring projects are well coordinated, on time, on budget and to high quality standards

• Effectively manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

• Investigate on key sustainability initiatives/practices within the industry, channelling the latest ESG trends  

• Ensure accurate and consistent measurement of ESG performance data; produce internal and external reporting on progress towards ESG objectives and targets 

• Proactively seek to identify real customer needs and support further business development through customer insight

• Provide expert advice to all clients’ departments on key sustainability initiatives, channelling the latest ESG thought leadership and regulatory developments into the business  

• Ensure accurate and consistent measurement of ESG performance data; produce internal and external reporting on progress towards ESG objectives and targets

• Evaluate relevant sustainability technology proposals and have the ability to take concepts and ideas and convert them into practical steps and plans

• Strong stakeholder management skills, and ability to represent clients in internal and external Sustainability Working Groups

Performance Responsibilities:

Performance will be monitored against the following:

• Objectives set through the Personal Development Review (PDR) process

• Ownership and completion of agreed business priorities in a timely manner externally for the client allocated, and internally as team member of Enovation Consulting

• Teamwork

• Clients and people management

 What we are looking for:

• A strong interest in sport and motorsport

• Minimum 5 years of experience in design and delivering ESG strategy and operational changes and/or developing strategic sustainability solutions

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in managing people and customers

• Strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to generate communication contents.

• An ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment, with an agile and pragmatic working style

• A track record of shaping strategic ESG plans and business cases

• Strong advisory/execution skills

• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and respond to changing priority

• Knowledge of ISO14001, ISO20121 and relevant environmental certifications

• Knowledge of GHG calculation, UK and EU innovation fund, CDP and SERC reporting

• Understanding of Life Cycle Assessment, carbon reduction and sustainability resource planning

• A clear communicator who can articulate complex concepts to a wide variety of audiences

• A collaborative team player, with excellent stakeholder management skills

• The ability to lead with purpose, while motivating and developing a team of direct reports

• Outstanding direct report to the internal team and with external clients

• Ability to interact at level of management, consultants and clients

• Fluency in English (corporate language)

Desirable:

• Engineering/sustainability background preferable and/or MSc in a business or sustainability linked subjects

• Second language beneficial (Italian preferable)

• Knowledge of ECOVADIS and/or similar sustainable supply chain management systems

What you will get in return:

• A great opportunity to work with a number of sport properties across a variety of sports;

• The opportunity to shape the future of an ever-growing business at Enovation consulting as we scale up;

• 25 days of holidays with the possibility of buying 2 additional days per year;

• Birthday day off (upon successful completion of probation);

• 4 volunteering days for social or environmental purpose fully paid;

• Private health and travel insurance (upon successful completion of probation);

• Pension contribution NEST 3% employer, 5% employees;

• Employees days at Football, Sailing, F1 and MotoGP to name some (min 3X year);

• Octopus Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme.

Please note that during the first interview the candidate will be asked to show a portfolio of successfully implemented projects.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter to jobs@e-novationconsulting.com