Sustainability Governance, Reporting & Activation Manager

Job description

Why join us

Joining the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR & S) team at Sainsbury's offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact by protecting our brand's reputation and championing ethical and sustainable practices. As the Sustainability Governance, Reporting, and Activation Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving decisions, shaping reporting strategies, and engaging stakeholders to showcase our commitment to ethical practices and environmental stewardship. With a diverse and challenging workload focused on key issues such as climate change and human rights, you will have the chance to collaborate with experts, influence change at all levels, and contribute to building a sustainable future for our communities and planet.

What you'll do

As the Governance, Reporting and Activation Manager at Sainsbury's within the CR&S team, you will play a crucial role in supporting the effective governance of Sainsbury's Sustainability Plan (Plan for Better), driving decision-making at all levels. You will oversee the overall group sustainability reporting , ensuring clear communication of our progress and compliance with reporting obligations. Additionally, you will lead the multi-stakeholder engagement plan to enhance the brand's reputation and trust. This includes responsibility for managing the sustainability section of the Corporate site, curating content to provide valuable information to stakeholders. Your role will involve collaborating with internal and external experts, influencing stakeholders, and maintaining a robust reporting verification process to uphold transparency and accountability in our sustainability communications.

Who you are

As a Governance, Reporting, and Activation Manager at Sainsbury's, you have extensive experience in sustainability reporting and governance. You have excellent communication skills and are able to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels. Coupled  with your expertise in managing projects and delivering results at a rapid pace you are able to drive impactful decisions and initiatives that uphold the company's commitment to ethical and sustainable practices. With your strong organisational skills, budget management capabilities, and focus on continuous improvement, you play a pivotal role in enhancing the corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts at Sainsbury’s.

Please note this is a 12 months Fixed Term opportunity

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
 
 Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.  
 
 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 
 
 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).