Group Sustainability Reporting Manager

Grosvenor is an international organisation whose activities span urban property, food & agtech, rural estate management and support for philanthropic initiatives.

Grosvenor recognises that that we have an important role to play in significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reversing biodiversity loss and supporting community success. We have committed to reducing our carbon emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5°C across the Group, following best practice guidance from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Science-Based Targets Initiative. Individual businesses within the group have set, or are in the process of setting, their own ambitious environmental and social strategies.

To deliver against this commitment Grosvenor has formed a Group Sustainability team to ensure every operating business is aligned to Grosvenor’s ambitious shared vision, and to enable Grosvenor as a whole to have a greater impact and become a more resilient business.

Position Overview

The Group Sustainability Reporting Manager role in the Group Sustainability team is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial part in the delivery of this shared vision, and supporting our aim to be open and transparent about our progress by sharing learnings along the way. We’re proud to be recognised for our work and have been awarded Sustainability Team of the Year 2022 at the edie Sustainability Leaders awards, and the Property Week Climate Crisis Initiative award for 2023.

The role is responsible for supporting the creation of a new, efficient reporting platform, coordinating data collection and producing high quality reporting and analysis, on the business’ performance towards achieving our sustainability goals.  The role will support individual businesses on their own data collection, analysis and reporting needs, as well as ensuring a best practice standards and consistency across the Group.  This will also support all internal and external sustainability reporting and publications, ensuring our compliance with global external benchmarks/policy.

The successful candidate will have a full overview of sustainability data and reporting in the business, as well as exposure to all business areas.  This is an excellent opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a large, multi-sector business.

The role is a fixed term contract for 14 months and can work flexibly. There is an expectation to work from the office at least 60% of the time.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the creation of and maintain a data and reporting platform and reporting process/framework across the group covering key sustainability themes and metrics
• Create and use Excel-based models and data visualisation tools to report on sustainability data
• Review and improve reporting processes, including reviewing resource requirements (internal and external), automating data flows where possible
• Conduct the analysis and reporting of sustainability data to support internal business KPIs and external reporting and publications.
• Support Grosvenor’s sustainability consultants and BU sustainability teams to produce internal and external reporting requirements and initiatives
• Share and provide insights and analysis in a transparent and engaging way that will help drive forward progress against our goals
• Collaborate and communicate to multiple business teams

To achieve this it will be necessary to:

• Be comfortable working with large, complex data sets; organising and analysing it and presenting it simply
• Work closely with the Group Sustainability team and individual business sustainability teams and representatives to support sustainability reporting requirements
• Work effectively with our sustainability consultants, and escalate issues when required

Key Requirements

• At least two years’ relevant experience of data management and/or modelling
• Strong data management and analytical skills with the ability to efficiently manipulate and make sense of large datasets
• High level of attention to detail but ability to step back and observe the bigger picture
• Genuine interest in and passion for environmental and social sustainability, and specifically Grosvenor’s sustainability commitments
• Ability to understand and analyse technical concepts but explain them simply in a relevant way
• Advanced skills in Excel and data visualisation tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)

More About Grosvenor

We develop, manage and invest to improve property and places across many of the world’s leading cities. In the food & agtech sector our growing investment portfolio includes some of the industry’s most innovative businesses working towards a better food system. We manage rural estates and their environmentally sensitive habitats, while supporting charitable initiatives targeted at vulnerable young people. 

We are a values-led organisation which represents the Grosvenor family and share a common purpose – to deliver lasting commercial, social and environmental benefit – addressing today’s needs while taking responsibility for those of future generations. 

At Grosvenor, we seek to recruit and develop people who share our values of integrity, respect and trust, and have the skills and ambition to help us successfully deliver our strategy. We live up to our promises, build lasting relationships with our partners and work closely and responsibly with local communities.

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