• Global Leader Company in digital infraestructure
• Sustainability product and circular economy

A Global Leader company in digital infraestructure is looking a Sustainability Specialist in Barcelona to support the business in delivering the ESG strategy and vision (in particular concerning environmental sustainability, circularity, sustainable procurement activity and sustainability governance for product development). IT IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT OF 18 MONTHS.

• Lead and further develop additional ESG workstreams to drive forward the organisational strategy regarding sustainable product development, circularity, conflict minerals, supply chain decarbonisation, etc.


• Align with Product, Commercial, Operations, Procurement and other internal teams to strengthen ESG understanding and embed Sustainability-by-Design.


• Stay abreast of industry changes and best practice, conducting research on sustainable product design, circular economy, sustainable supply chains and translate into meaningful business action.


• Partnering and liaising with relevant external bodies to strengthen our approach and share best practice (i.e. UNGC, TechUK, Consultants).


• Work with business leads, carbon accounting lead and external consultants to develop metrics and dashboards which provide meaningful insights for all levels and functions.


• Assist in the development of policies, processes, guidelines and schedules aimed at promoting ethical business practices, circular economy, sustainable product design, decarbonisation - ensuring compliance with industry standards and recommending actions for improvement


• Links with the ESG Executive and the Commercial team to define and drive internal and external ESG communications requirements, promoting the sustainability value proposition.


• Communicate with internal colleagues of all levels on alignment with sustainability standards as well as CSRD and EU taxonomy requirements.


• Give advice and support to colleagues on all sustainability matters (but in particular product, circularity and procurement-related), recommend and develop policies that drive a greater understanding of sustainability to embed across the business.


• Work alongside procurement colleagues to support supplier sustainability engagement ensuring alignment with ESG strategy, goals as well as CSRD EU Taxonomy alignment.


• Act as the link between the ESG team and Sales colleagues to drive the ESG value proposition for customers as well as assisting with ad hoc bid support requests.

• Fixed term opportunity for 18 months.


• Benefits:
  
  
  
  • Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
  
  
  • Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
  
  
  • Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
  
  
  • Global Family Leave Policy.
  
  
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  
  
  • Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.
  
  
  
  

• Prior working experience and leadership in the Sustainability field with emphasis on environmental sustainability, circularity, sustainable product design - IT, Telco, Engineering background a clear advantage.


• Excellent communication skills and English business level, we want to bring the sustainability narrative to life


• Collaborative approach to sometimes complex sustainability solutions.


• Strong understanding of the sustainability landscape with the ability to explain in a meaningful way to various stakeholder levels.


• Prior experience researching and writing reports and briefing notes accessible to a wide and varied audience


• Leadership of workstreams across a global organisation.


• Excellent organisational skills.


• Sustainability qualification is desirable, experience is key.


• Understanding of EU Taxonomy, CSRD requirements is a plus.


• Previous experience in global function and business would be advantageous - matrixed environment.