Vacancy Specification
Want to join Aldi’s National Sustainability Team? We’re looking for a National Sustainability Assistant to work on helping us achieve net zero emissions! The role is a permanent opportunity and reports into a National Sustainability Manager who you’ll be working with to deliver our ambitious Global Sustainability Strategy.
We’re looking for someone who has fantastic organisation, communication and numerical skills to positively influence sustainable change across a broad range of stakeholders. If that sounds like you and you’re ready to kick-start your career with an award-winning employer, apply to join #TeamAldi today!
Your New Role
- Supporting to deliver Aldi’s national and international reporting requirements (Corporate Carbon Footprint, SECR, CFD, ESOS and CSRD).
- Analysing the energy and carbon impact of projects across the business and monitoring Aldi’s progress towards net zero.
- Bringing to life our net zero pathway by working with Aldi’s key operational departments to implement energy and emissions reduction projects.
- Supporting Aldi to remain compliant with our Climate Change Agreement scheme.
- Supporting the National Sustainability Manager with the delivery of projects to reduce Aldi’s operational environmental impact including looking at energy, carbon, and water reduction across the business.
- Manage the relationship with external consultants who support Aldi with energy management and ESG (Environmental & Social Governance).
- Working with external consultants to complete progress reports for energy consumption and carbon emissions.
- Researching and proactively developing own knowledge of carbon reduction, energy & water efficiency technologies to provide the business with a commercial advantage, achieve cost saving targets and reduce its environmental impact.
- Maximizing internal engagement with colleagues across the business to gain buy-in for carbon, energy, and water reduction initiatives.
- Positively influence multiple levels of the business to continue to consider sustainability in their decision making.
- Monitor competitor activity in the relevant areas of Sustainability.
- Prepare paperwork (Memos, One-Page Business Cases, Approval Documentation) to communicate the team’s work and projects.
- Maximise external communication opportunities by working with our Customer Interaction Teams
About You
- Proven relevant experience in a sustainability related role.
- Experience delivering impactful Sustainability related projects or reports, preferably in the topic areas of energy or carbon.
- Experience with energy or carbon data analysis.
- Comfortable with processing large data sets.
- Experience in energy and carbon reporting, legislation and disclosure such as CFD, SECR, ESOS, CSRD.
- Knowledge of energy or environmental management systems (i.e. ISO 50001 or ISO 140001).
- Experience with colleague engagement or behaviour change programmes with the ability to positively influence stakeholders to gain buy-in for Sustainability initiatives.
- Experience developing business cases.
- Autonomous and able to deliver efficient project management with the ability to plan ahead and prioritise workload accordingly.
- Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to present to internal and external audiences in a simple and meaningful way.
- Well-developed written communication skills with the ability to deliver concise and clear briefing papers.
- Exceptional analytical skills and comfortable processing large volumes of data to track emissions and consumption.
- A team player and able to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
- A champion of Sustainability who will support us to take the topic even further within Aldi.
What you’ll get in return
- Salary starting £36,625 rising to £42,270
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with the opportunity of 2 day a week remote working
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- In office flexi-time
- Full training provided
- Pension scheme
- Private employee medical insurance after 4 years
- Company sick pay scheme
- Company maternity, paternity and adoption pay after 1 year
- Long service rewards
- Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs
- Access to a free,24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)
* You’ll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location
Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.
If you’re looking for a career that gives you more, apply today!
*Please be aware that this role does not fulfil the requirements for visa sponsorship
