Job Description
Sustainability is central to Heathrow's strategic success. We have published our comprehensive sustainability strategy - Connecting People and Planet - to define our priorities across this agenda, addressing the most material issues for our business. The Sustainability Reporting Lead will develop, and programme manage Heathrow's strategic approach to sustainability reporting and disclosure. Outputs will include sustainability content in Heathrow's Annual Report and Accounts, Heathrow's standalone sustainability report and priority ESG disclosures. They will also oversee and guide production of a suite of internal reports for Heathrow's Executive and Board Committees, including providing secretariat support to the sustainability-focused Executive Sub-Committee.
Responsibilities
* Leading the production of Heathrow's annual sustainability report, managing design, copywriting, data collection, and assurance with colleagues and suppliers. Oversee sustainability data collection processes, both annually and monthly.
* Collating information for the company's annual report and accounts.
* Managing internal stakeholder engagement and governance for year-end reporting. Advise on implementing external disclosure frameworks like ISSB S1/S2 and TNFD with Financial Reporting colleagues.
* Identifying and overseeing Heathrow's submissions to ESG ratings, indices, and benchmarks.
* Curating sustainability content for quarterly financial reports to showcase Heathrow's progress engagingly and transparently.
* Producing high-quality internal sustainability reports for Heathrow's Executive Committee and Board.
* Establishing a bank of ESG data with internal controls for reporting and disclosure. Monitor trends and policy developments in sustainability and ESG disclosure, advising the business on strategic responses.
* Providing secretariat support to Heathrow's sustainability-focused Executive Sub-Committee and lead an annual review to ensure effective sustainability governance.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience of sustainability reporting, disclosure and governance within a business setting.
* Skilled in producing engaging internal and external sustainability reports.
* Up-to-date view of the ESG disclosure landscape (ideally including knowledge of ISSB and TNFD).
* Demonstrable skills in producing Exec and Board papers.
* High level of data literacy and experienced in working with sustainability data within a large and complex organisation.
* Strong understanding of Heathrow's strategic agenda and the sustainability issues facing the aviation sector.
* Strong interpersonal and communication, presentation and influencing skills and able to deliver activities by working with colleagues across Heathrow and its partners.
* Exceptional attention to detail, with strong organisational skills.
About Us
There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.
Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.
It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.
Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.
Our rewards
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.
Working Location
Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.
Sustainable Travel to work
Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.
About the Team
There's no place like Heathrow when it comes to the scale of our ambitions. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability. Our Communications, Communities and Carbon function brings together engagement, communications and sustainability leadership. This is about more than protecting and enhancing our reputation. Focusing on the experiences of our passengers, colleagues and partners, we ensure that as Heathrow thrives, so too will our people, our communities, our country and our world.
Our sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0, is central to everything we do. We are committed to sustainable aviation, as Heathrow works to deliver net zero and build a better place to live and work. We work with industry leading experts to deliver on our ambitions, meeting the growing international demand for flight in a way that creates a positive impact far beyond our airport.
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