Sustainability Apprentice

Summary

Are you passionate about social and environmental change? This is a two year, fixed term contract with a starting salary of £12,800, progressing to £22,400 with satisfactory performance and successful completion of the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability apprenticeship. This role is based in Aylesbury with some agile working.

Annual wage

£12,800 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Progressing to £22,400 with satisfactory performance and successful completion of the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Apprenticeship qualification.

Training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Thursday - 08:45-17:15 Friday - 08:45 - 16:45.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

On the job:

Assist with sustainability projects and programmes.
Help gather data for environmental reporting.
Support colleague and resident engagement.
Assist with reviewing sustainability data.
Develop the skills to provide professional advice on sustainability best practice.

Tutorials:

Researching the sustainability landscape.
Identifying sustainable opportunities and threats.
Strategic development and project planning.
Stakeholder engagement.
Implementing change.

Where you’ll work

Fairfax House

69 Buckingham Street

Aylesbury

HP20 2NJ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CAMBRIDGE MARKETING COLLEGE LIMITED

Your training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

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.

Your training plan

Blended learning with online study materials, a monthly one-to-one online tutorial and topic specific webinars.
One study day per week.
You will achieve a nationally recognised level 4 qualification.
Be eligible to become an Associate of the Institute for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS).

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4-9)
Maths (grade 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Please note that this role is only open to those that do not already have a qualification in sustainability at level 4 or above.

About this company

Fairhive is a non-profit affordable housing provider with ambition. We already provide affordable housing to more than 20,000 people in our community and are striving to do more. We are a dynamic organisation seeking to provide over 1000 new homes by 2025 while also increasing flexibility with the way we work and reducing our environmental impact and improving our sustainability.

https://www.fairhive.co.uk/home (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

-28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) -Discretionary performance related payment -Contributory pension scheme -Flexible working -Health cash plan -Workplace Options Employee Assistance Programme -Employee discount scheme

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Corporate Responsibility Administrator
Sustainability Coordinator

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