Principal Sustainability Officer

Job Introduction

Principal Sustainability Officer

Grade: PO5

Employment Term: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

We are looking for someone who will manage a team developing policies and projects to promote the Council’s corporate approach to sustainability. The successful candidate will also plan and manage report on the councils delivery programme as well as the councils Carbon Neutral Plan.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent with relevant work experience. In addition you will need to demonstrate:

· Proven experience of the formulation, development and delivery of overarching/holistic sustainability strategies and programmes

· Experience of partnership working with public agencies, private and community sectors.

· Experience of managing operational & project based budgets.

· Ability to lead and manage staff teams.

For an informal discussion please contact Ryan Nibbs at ryan.nibbs@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.