Social Impact and Sustainability Lead
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Social Impact and Sustainability Lead
The Social Impact & Sustainability Lead is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and purpose-driven individual to join [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Company in a strategic, corporate role. This position plays a key role in shaping and delivering our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy.
General Responsibilities include:
- Lead the development and delivery of the company’s ESG strategy and annual action plan
- Act as the central coordinator for sustainability and social impact activity across all departments
- Establish and manage ESG governance, including working groups, reporting and senior stakeholder updates
- Develop and track ESG metrics and KPIs and produce annual reports
- Drive delivery of environmental initiatives, including carbon reduction, waste management and responsible procurement
- Work with operational teams to embed sustainable practices across venues
- Lead and plan community and charity initiatives
- Coordinate volunteering programmes and employee engagement opportunities
- Coordinate charity and partner activity across race days and events
- Develop future initiatives such as a company foundation or funding model
- Collaborate with partners and sponsors to deliver shared initiatives
- Support ESG integration into sponsorships, activations, events, campaigns and PR
- Develop content, case studies and impact stories to support brand storytelling
- Act as an internal advisor on ESG and represent the company with external stakeholders and community organisations
Essential requirements:
- Experience leading or coordinating ESG, CSR, sustainability or social impact programmes
- Experience working with external partners, sponsors or charities
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational and project management ability
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
Desirable requirements:
- Experience in sport, events, hospitality or visitor economy sectors
- Experience producing sustainability or impact reports
- Familiarity with measuring social or environmental outcomes
- Working knowledge of ESG frameworks
- Understanding of the horseracing industry and its community links
This role offers a salary of £35,000 for a 4-day working week. The full-time equivalent (FTE) salary would be approximately £43,750.
We recognise that flexibility is a key priority for many people, so we’re open to shaping a working pattern that suits the right candidate — whether that’s term time hours, compressed hours, or a schedule that fits around other commitments.
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