Sustainability Consultant

Think Beyond

Location: The position will be in Switzerland, or London (we encourage those from either location to apply)

Duration: Full Time, Permanent.

Start date: To be confirmed

Compensation: £41,000 - £50,000 (CHF45,800-CHF55,800) per annum + Benefits Package

To Apply: Applications without a CV and Cover Letter will not be considered. Please take note of the salary band offered and only apply if this is in line with your expectations

Deadline for Application: 24th January 2025

Who Are We?

Think Beyond is a social impact and sustainability consultancy that builds a better future through sport and entertainment. We support brands, teams, leagues, and athletes to have a real impact on the world and their business. Our clients include Unilever, Subway, ESPN, Liverpool FC and Sail GP - to name just few.

Working globally from hubs in London, New York and Switzerland, our fast-growing team sits at the intersection of social change and business growth and are experts in finding effective solutions to complex problems.  We believe that the foundation of business and industry should be community-driven and about building respectful relationships within your ecosystem and the world around you. As a B-Corp Certified organisation, we will continue to drive positive impact in what we do and elevate communities globally.

Change the World. Think Beyond.

The Role

We’re looking for an energetic, organised, and ambitious person to join our growing consultancy. This is an ideal next step for those who are wishing to advance their career in sustainability, social impact and sport. Our consultants get involved in all aspects of the business, from research and project management to workshops and events, and much more in between.

You will bring your growing sustainability and sport expertise directly to our clients, advising them across projects and supporting the operational delivery of programmes. As part of the wider Think Beyond team you will support, and be supported by, the other experts in our team.

You will have space to grow into managing and being responsible for your own projects and interacting directly with clients. As with all our team, you will be expected to recognise new client opportunities and open new networks. You should have strong project management skills, be able to display excellent inter-personal skills and possess a healthy curiosity to continually learn and build your skillset and knowledge base. Our culture is one of “high performance, high support”. We empower people to take ownership and make their mark on the company, while being given the support required to excel. Our work is fast paced and exciting and always dedicated to positive social impact.

You’ll need to share our belief in positive societal change in and through sport. This doesn’t mean you need to have background experience within the sport sector, as we’re more interested in how you can use your mind and experience to deliver groundbreaking work.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project management and delivery

• Creating key project documents including proposals, pitch presentations, delivery plans, progress updates and outcome reports.
• Supporting the Senior Partner Europe to deliver positive social impact and sustainability for our clients throughout Europe, particularly in Switzerland.
• Engaging with the Think Beyond team in London and New York, ensuring your contribution to the timely delivery of projects.
• Ensuring budgets are effectively managed.
• Supporting the delivery of exciting and varied client projects, including some of the world’s leading sports organisations and brands. This may include involvement in all or some of the following: discovery, analysis, carbon footprinting and reduction planning, strategy development, operational delivery planning, commercial-sustainability alignment, activation and fan engagement programmes.
• Project managing end-to-end delivery of client work to ensure a client’s brief, budget and timescales are met. This will involve developing and delivering project plans and managing client communications.
• Proactively identifying and solving problems.
• Providing administrative and thought leadership support to the Think Beyond team including content production, event organisation, workshop management and other client specific needs.

2. Creation of outstanding client experiences by:

• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with clients, often being a key contact within the business.
• Displaying proactive communication and collaboration throughout all stages of delivery.
• Consistently challenging thinking and processes throughout delivery to make improvements and ensure the best client experience.
• Designing and facilitating sessions that build trust and confidence in how we think and support our clients.

Specific tasks may include:

• Business development and engagement, particularly with European based clients.
• Development and implementation of sustainability and impact strategies for clients – coordinating and facilitating client meetings and workshops to achieve this.
• Development of carbon inventories (scope 1, 2 and 3), and management and reduction plans for clients.
• Development of wider climate action plans including the assessment of climate risks and opportunities relevant to clients and across sport.
• Development and support of operational delivery plans across a range of social and environmental issues to deliver against strategies.
• Development of impact measurement frameworks and dashboards to monitor progress against targets.
• Supporting operational delivery frameworks and management systems to international certified standards e.g., ISO20121 and ISO14001.
• Creation of written project reports e.g., strategies, plans, annual sustainability reports, best practice guides that address specific audiences, alongside the coordinating the design and publication of these.

Requirements

• Extensive working experience in roles that have given you the transferable skills to make a valuable contribution at Think Beyond.
• Broad knowledge of sustainability issues relating to businesses, organisations, local community, national and international contexts – both social and environmental, growing a specialist area is of interest e.g., sustainability strategy development, environmental management, carbon management, climate transition planning, human rights, safeguarding, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), sustainable procurement, commercial alignment, etc.
• Ability to support the development and implementation of sustainability operational platforms to international standards, specifically ISO 20121 or similar, such as B-Corp.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Languages: English and French (oral and written). German and other European languages a benefit.
• A can-do attitude and the desire to make a difference for our clients.
• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to work independently, calmly and without micro-management - our team is growing and an expectation to work independently and problem-solve on your own is essential.
• A creative mind and a “think-outside-the-box” attitude.
• An understanding of impact measurement and how to assess the business, social and environmental benefits of projects.
• The ability to think strategically and develop implementation plans to deliver key objectives.
• The ability to multi-task and prioritise – you’ll be working across multiple projects at the same time, across different time zones.
• A commitment and belief in the ability of sport to create social change.
• The right to work in Switzerland or the United Kingdom.

Benefits

• Flexible/hybrid working
• 22 days holiday and flexible working arrangements, plus minimum 3 days off at Christmas
• Private health insurance plus cash plan
• Health and Wellness Programme
• 2 Reconnect days per year
• Summer flexi-hours & locations
• Birthday donation
• Pension Contributions

To apply:

Please upload a copy of your CV, a tailored cover letter, a copy of your academic qualifications and a minimum of 2 references, setting out your skills and experience that relate directly to this job description and make you the right fit for this role.

Applications without a CV and Cover Letter will not be considered. Please take note of the salary band offered and only apply if this is in line with your expectations