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The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is a charity and membership organisation which campaigns for a sustainable built environment. UK-GBC has a diverse membership of more than 400 organisations spanning the entire built environment. The majority are from the private sector, but we also have public and third sector members.
We work to inspire best practice and leadership, influence government and policy, and impact our members' sustainability performance. Our vision is a built environment that enables a high quality of life for people, within the limits our planet can support.
UK-GBC is committed to increasing understanding and sharing best practice in pursuit of a shared vision of a sustainable built environment. Our Learning and Development programme is designed to be multi-disciplinary, flexible and highly accessible, combining both virtual learning, such as online courses and webinars, and face-to-face education through classroom courses, residentials and masterclasses.
Purpose of the role
The Sustainability Advisor role offers the opportunity to play an active part in influencing and delivering UK-GBC’s learning and development programme, and ultimately drive sustainable performance across the sector.
Reporting directly to the Head of Learning and Development, the Sustainability Advisor will:
1) Understand member needs, specifically in relation to knowledge, skills and behaviours
2) Based on the identified needs, work in a technical capacity to inform content and delivery mechanisms of formal and informal learning
3) Support the Head of Learning and Development in ensuring the UK-GBC is delivering to member needs in terms of training, executive education programmes, and learning resources.
Responsibilities
The Sustainability Advisor will take on the following responsibilities, which will evolve over time in line with the UK-GBC programme:
- Work with UK-GBC members and the wider sector to identify knowledge and skills gaps around a sustainable built environment
- Support the Head of Learning & Development and other UK-GBC colleagues in developing content and programmes for formal learning initiatives (courses, tours and executive programmes), and informal learning initiatives (case studies, blogs, news articles, UK-GBC publications, social media)
- Liaise with key industry stakeholders and experts to ensure UK-GBC is abreast of key policy and technical developments, and identify opportunities for engagement with key stakeholders where possible.
Person Specification
Essential
- Proven technical background in sustainability and environmental management
- Experience of working in the built environment, either industry, government or other stakeholder group
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong project management capabilities with ability to juggle multiple projects/activities and maintain tight deadlines
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Confident and highly self-motivated, with good use of initiative
- Ability to work as part of a small and dynamic team
- Committed team player with a flexible approach
- Ability to produce documents to a professional standard
- Ability to build consensus from potentially competing viewpoints
- Basic experience in production of promotional materials and website content management
- High level of competence in using standard software packages (MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat etc)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent level of knowledge in related subject
- Minimum of 5 years experience in the building/property sector
- Understanding of social economic dimensions of a sustainable built environment
- Full member of IEMA or Chartered Environmentalist
- Some travel within the UK and overseas will be required
Terms & Conditions
Place of Work: Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT
Hours of work: 37.5 hours; normally 9am – 5.30pm; some evening and weekend work may be required occasionally for which time off in lieu may be taken
Holidays: 28 days per annum pro rata, plus public holidays
Salary & benefits: Competitive package, dependent on candidate experience. UKGBC offers generous benefits package which includes pension contributions.
Length of contract: Permanent with 6 months probation
Start date: 1st August 2015 (date could be flexible)
How to apply
To apply for this position, please send your latest CV together with a covering letter
outlining why you would like to apply and how you meet the Person Specification to
Cat Hirst, at jobs@ukgbc.org. Closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th June 2015.
