ESG Manager

This role will offer the successful applicant the opportunity to develop their skills to flourish and progress in a growing organisation at an extremely exciting time. The role will primarily be supporting the Head of Social Value, Head of Net Zero and Chief Financial Officer in both developing, monitoring, analysing and reporting Ridge’s ESG performance. As an important member of the team, liaising with internal business unit leads, Partners, team managers and external supplier/auditor contacts, this role will both stimulate and challenge you, and your high level of communication skills and commercial awareness will be beneficial.

• Co-ordinating with external consultants, including Normative, for auditing and calculation of scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions
• Support the continual improvement of our Environmental Management System
• Leading the annual ESG-related data submissions such as Ecovadis, Novata, UN Global Compact, CDP and more.
• Collection & co-ordination of monthly environmental reporting from UK offices (including Environmental Champion representatives) across themes including energy, travel, waste and more
• QA checks and validation of information gathered
• Managing energy data to support sustainability & decarbonisation strategies
• Providing monthly progress reports and updates
• SWOT assessment & continual review of ESG performance metrics to then drive continuous improvement initiatives across ESG related themes and Ridge’s ESG Strategy
• Preparation of quantitive and qualitative data for Ridge’s Annual Impact Report
• Assisting with the preparation of quarterly progress reviews

We have a requirement for an experienced ESG professional to lead the delivery of Ridge’s organisational ESG Strategy. This senior level role will particularly suit an individual with an interest in corporate Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) strategies but also in data collection, analysis and presentation to the leadership team across the business.

It is anticipated the role will require initial and on-going training in areas where knowledge may be limited and you will be fully supported by Ridge in gaining this expertise.

You Must Possess And Be Able To Evidence

• Information management - awareness of data/information governance, assessment & presentation
• Communication - ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical language
• Experience in corporate ESG strategies & reporting mechanisms
• Awareness of Power BI
• Experience of working in an analytical role
• Assurance & validation skills - understanding the concept and context of environmental information & data and ability to interpret information for strategic development
• Excellent written and oral skills (you will produce robust outputs for the team)
• Logical and creative thinking - identify problems within datasets and able to contribute to remedies
• Excellent Excel skills