Sustainability Data Manager

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. We are ranked in the world’s top 350 HEIs in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and in the top ten mainstream universities in the country for the proportion of UK undergraduates in employment 15 months after graduating.  We have campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, London and Peterborough with around 2,500 staff and 35,000 students from 180 countries.  With a focussed civic mission, we are committed to working with others through education, research and knowledge exchange to enhance the economic, cultural and social wellbeing of the communities in which we work and live.

About the Role:

Our Sustainability Team is part of Estates and Facilities Services and leads the development and delivery of our sustainability strategy, focussing on our non-academic operations such as carbon reduction, waste minimisation and active travel. We are seeking to appoint a Sustainability Data Manager to join our team to develop and manage the systems and processes to support delivery of our sustainability strategy.

You will use your talents for data collection, analysis and presentation to support the achievement of our ambitious sustainability and zero carbon goals. This will include strengthening our approach to energy monitoring and targeting and overseeing our utility invoicing process, but also extending our management information systems into new areas such as scope 3 carbon emissions from travel and procurement. Your ability to communicate clear conclusions from your analysis will influence both day-to-day operations as well as our future strategy and investments.

With a degree plus demonstrable experience and relevant professional/degree level qualification appropriate for the role, you will also have membership of a relevant professional body e.g. IEMA. You will have a consummate knowledge and passion for sustainability combined with a flair for data collection systems, analysis and presentation. You will have a successful track record in a similar role at a large organisation, not necessarily in the higher education sector, possibly gained in energy or carbon management. Attention to detail, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to own and solve problems will be essential in this role.

Applicants desiring a substantive element of home working are welcomed for this role, although attendance on campus will be required periodically.

Informal enquiries can be made to environment@aru.ac.uk

Find out more about working with us.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.