Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Edinburgh
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Sustainability Office
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£32,884 - £40,000

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• Temporary Environmental Sustainability Advisor, Full time for 9 months or Part time for 12 months


About The Role

Working pattern: This can be a full-time or part-time post and we are happy to talk about flexible working.

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is responsible for providing the Parliament with the property, staff and services required for the Parliament's purposes. We place a high value on excellence, and we are continually looking to improve how we can deliver the Parliament's core purpose of representing the people of Scotland by debating issues of national importance, passing legislation and holding the Scottish Government to account. We are a diverse workforce, and our embedded values shape the way we work and treat each other. We have a culture of respect and inclusion, and everyone has the ability to make a difference. For further information please see our organisation chart.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Sustainability Team as an Environmental Sustainability Advisor.

The Sustainability Team provides support to senior managers to embed sustainability into their operations and help make decisions through a sustainability lens, supporting the organisation with its vision to be a leader in sustainability within the public sector. The Sustainability Team aids the development of sustainability activities via advice and guidance to projects and other change activities across the Parliament. The Sustainability Team is made up of 2 members of staff but works closely with other offices such as Facilities Management and Allowances.

As Environmental Sustainability Advisor you will be responsible for:

Calculating the Parliament's carbon footprint and providing the data required under the reporting duties for the public sector under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act. You will also ensure that the Parliament's operations are compliant with environmental legislation for air, land, water and waste. Maintaining and evolving the Environmental Management System to ISO14001 standard to demonstrate compliance including facilitating the external audit programme required for certification to the Standard.

Calculation of the organisation's carbon footprint as required under the public sector duties, improve and expand the calculations as required in line with the value of excellence and our vision to be a leader in climate change work.

Monitoring the organization's sustainability performance metrics, such as energy consumption, waste generation, carbon emissions, water usage, and supply chain performance.

Producing reports associated with environmental sustainability. Reports include the annual Sustainable Development report, the Carbon Management Plan, Sustainable Travel Plan and Biodiversity Statement. Supporting the Net Zero programme to ensure compliance with public sector net zero requirements.

Ensuring climate change adaptation plans and risk assessments are conducted as per public sector duties and guidance.

You'll also champion collaborative working with colleagues across the parliamentary service, promoting positive and open communication, as well as our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a Minority Ethnic background and Disabled candidates. All appointments will be made on merit. We have a values-based culture of respect and inclusion embedded in our organisation, and everyone has the ability to make a difference., Please provide details from your background or career, of where and how you have demonstrated that value.

When completing and submitting the values-based statement to apply of this role:

• Please provide evidence against each of our four values, a maximum of 400 words is allowed per value



• Please use the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to address the key delivery requirements under each value in the Job Description.



• Each value should be clearly formatted, and your examples may include specific skills, experience, abilities, knowledge and strengths you have.



• We have a separate box on our system for you to input each value.



• Please do not input anything into the values boxes until you're ready to submit your application.



• Please complete your answers offline, perhaps in Word, and then copy and paste your answers into the system when you're ready to submit your application.



• We recommend that you check your answers, by reading the inputted information in the box, when you've copied and pasted the information into the system, just to ensure it's all there.
  
  The successful candidate will be experienced in environmental management and carbon accounting. You will ideally have good working knowledge of the ISO14001 Environment Management System, but this is not essential as training can be provided. You will have good numerical and analytical skills with knowledge of how to calculate carbon emissions as outlined in the Greenhouse Gas protocol. You will be methodical with an eye for detail. You will have the ability to manage competing priorities and to work to tight deadlines. You should have excellent IT skills and an interest in using technology to find solutions. Good communication skills are essential as you will need to liaise with different stakeholders both verbally and in writing. You will enjoy working as part of a busy team and supporting colleagues.


You'll demonstrate a high level of personal credibility with excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You'll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we'll offer you an employer contribution of 28.97% of your basic salary.