Senior Sustainability Strategy Manager

Overview

As a Senior Sustainability Strategy Manager you will drive work to continuously develop Heathrow''s strategic approach to sustainability, with a focus on understanding and delivering impact on priority issues, as defined by a robust materiality process.You will also ensure that Heathrow''s overarching sustainability strategy aligns with Heathrow''s business strategy, and with topic-specific sustainability strategies and plans, and work with teams across the business to ensure it is clearly interpreted for key stakeholder groups.Responsibilities

Regularly review, update and strengthen Heathrow’s sustainability strategy, helping to set the strategic direction for the company and driving a rigorous and structured approach to identifying sustainability prioritiesMonitor and understand emerging external trends in sustainable business to ensure Heathrow understands its strategic context and maintains a leadership approachCreate strategic alignment between the sustainability strategy and the corporate strategy through the development of strong working relationships with key strategic peopleDevelop tools, approaches and guidance to help embed and align sustainability strategy with key business processes, for example supply chain management, governance and business planningManage a cross-functional programme of engagement to ensure that the sustainability strategy is translated into a suite of roadmaps, annual targets and activity, with ownership clearly defined and aligned across HeathrowClearly interpret of Heathrow’s sustainability strategy for use across the business and with external stakeholders, ensuring there is clarity on where collaboration would be beneficialQualifications

Demonstrable interest in Heathrow’s strategic agenda and the sustainability issues facing the aviation sectorStrong analytical and quantitative skills coupled with a creative and innovative approach to identifying solutionsExcellent written and oral communication, to interact and influence credibly and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders including senior management and external partnersComfortable with corporate governance and processes, with the ability to prepare high quality reports, papers and materialsExperience of working with teams of internal and external stakeholders with an open, straightforward and collaborative styleAdaptable and comfortable navigating ambiguity and changeStrong leadership capability to motivate and develop junior members of the team and influence colleagues in other teamsExceptional attention to detail, with strong organisational ..... full job details .....