Sustainability Apprentice - UK

This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sustainability while developing core business and office skills within a global organisation. If you are passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to impactful projects in a dynamic, global environment, join our Team.

Requirements

• Degree in: Related (grade Not specified)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the division in turning sustainability data, insights, and initiatives into clear actions and compelling communications
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help respond to customer sustainability expectations and promote the value of Ecolab solutions for a more sustainable impact
• Support the collection, management, analysis and reporting of ESG data to meet internal and external requests
• Coordinate responses to customer requests related to ESG data, performance, and company strategy
• Conduct and document research on the competitive landscape, industry trends, sustainability methodologies, and emerging innovations
• Assist in developing engaging and accessible content for internal and external communications
• Contribute to the organisation of sustainability-related events and support cross-functional initiatives
• Maintain, improve, and structure sustainability processes, and information to increase efficiency and consistency
• Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle
• Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results
• Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators
• Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations
• Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests)
• Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit
• Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances
• Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks
• Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements
• Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy
• Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved
• Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered
• Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance
• Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements
• Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
• Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements
• Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
• Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
• Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
• Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
• Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
• Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.