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Sustainability Strategic Lead

Posted 25 days ago

  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Sustainability Strategic Lead

Location: Huntingdon (Hybrid)
Contract Type: FTC 18 months
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £57,024 rising with service up to £62,670

About Cambridgeshire Constabulary

We are proud to be working with Cambridgeshire Constabulary who are currently recruiting for a Sustainability Strategic Lead to join their team based in Huntingdon and the surrounding areas.

The constabulary employs over 1700 officers and more than 900 staff to cover a resident population of over 700,000. Their vision is to Create a Safer Cambridgeshire. They pride themselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.

They are now hiring for a Sustainability Strategic Lead to develop, implement, manage, and monitor the Forces Sustainability Strategy and their drive towards achieving their sustainable goals and environmental aim of causing minimal adverse environmental impact.

It is important that we represent our local communities within Cambridgeshire.

Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. They are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.

By joining us as a Sustainability Strategic Lead you will receive a vast range of opportunities and benefits. Some of these include:

Starting pay of £57,024 rising with service up to £62,670
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible and/or part time working, compressed hours, flexible shifts, job sharing, term time working, annualised hours, home, or remote working arrangements can be considered
Annual leave allowance of 28 days
Local government pension scheme
Opportunities for development and further study
A great Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
Blue Light Card
Cycle 2 Work scheme
Employee Welfare Fund
Access to Unison
And more!

What does the Sustainability Strategic Lead role involve?

You will be reporting to the Director of Finances & Resources and working with Heads of Departments, as well as representatives at all levels from other police forces and major organisations. Every day is different whatever your role in policing, so heres an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:

Develop policies and plans and embed new procedures for a delivery model for sustainability that will become business as usual, measuring progress against key objectives and targets relating to the successful delivery of the strategy.
Assist the Director of Finances & Resources in the delivery of the Forces strategic direction on sustainability, ensuring it aligns with the forces wider plans and objectives.
Work with various teams on all matters relating to carbon reduction and sustainability measures including but not limited to CO2 emissions, single use plastics, resource consumption e.g., paper, energy, waste, water, biodiversity, adapting to climate change, travel and reducing environmental impacts and maintaining sustainable environments.
Provide an integrated support to all services in understanding sustainability obligations, planning and implementing initiatives, monitoring, and reporting results.
Promote staff awareness on the importance of their contribution to achieving improvements in the sustainability footprint and journey to Net Zero Carbon by 2035.

If you think this could be the role for you, we definitely encourage you to apply today.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented or minority groups.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary is a Disability Confident Employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please let us know. We also recognise the offer an interview scheme; to candidates who meet the minimum requirement, regardless of any points system or portfolio gathering; and this is throughout the interview process.

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