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Join Foodsteps to Lead the Charge in Food Sustainability and Transform the Industry Towards Net Zero
Overview
Salary
£52000 - £65000
Location
Whitechapel, London - Hybrid
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Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary:
Foodsteps is a trailblazer in the food industry, dedicated to empowering businesses with its groundbreaking sustainability platform aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions. The platform offers unparalleled data and insights, enabling food services and manufacturers to measure, reduce, and report their environmental impact effectively. By joining Foodsteps, you'll contribute to cost reduction, risk mitigation, and sales improvement for companies on the path to sustainability.
- Lead strategic sustainability projects within the food service and manufacturing sectors.
- Provide expert advice and evidence-based guidance to clients on their sustainability journey.
- Deliver high-quality, timely, and valuable services rooted in accurate sustainability data.
- 6-10 years of consulting experience in sustainability, particularly related to carbon reporting and GHG Protocol.
- In-depth knowledge of sustainability standards such as SBTi, CSRD, and life-cycle assessments.
- Proven track record of managing client-facing projects and stakeholder relationships autonomously.
- Ability to rapidly grasp new concepts and tools in a dynamic environment.
- Leadership experience with multi-disciplinary teams and junior staff mentorship.
- Strong passion for sustainability, data analysis, and the food industry.
- Exceptional communication and detail-oriented data management skills.
Benefits include 27 paid holidays, flexible working options, volunteering days, climate perks travel days, snacks, and diverse workspaces at the welcoming Whitechapel, London office. The role requires UK residency with monthly office visits for team days and occasional additional in-office engagements.
About Foodsteps Foodsteps is on a mission to empower the food industry to accelerate its journey to net zero. Our specialised food sustainability platform provides instant access to industry-leading data and insights that food services companies and food manufacturers can trust to accurately measure, reduce and report their environmental impact. With Foodsteps, businesses reduce the costs and risks of their net zero transition, and improve sales as a result.
The role We are looking for an experienced sustainability consultant to lead projects for our clients in the food service & manufacturing industry. This role will sit within the Professional Services team, reporting to the Head of Professional Services. You will be responsible for leading strategic engagements with these clients to help them deliver against their ongoing sustainability commitments, rooted in data and evidence-based research. You will be responsible for providing expert sustainability advice and guidance to companies so we can provide a quality, timely and valuable service to our clients.
Job requirements Must haves 6-10 years of experience working in a consulting environment. Experience conducting carbon reporting assessments for corporate clients to GHG Protocol standard, and delivering insights and strategic recommendations stemming from the outputs. Familiarity with wider existing and upcoming sustainability standards, such as SBTi (including FLAG), CSRD. Experience with life-cycle assessments or in sustainability research. The ability to lead client-facing projects independently, including managing relationships with and presenting to senior client stakeholders. Experience with picking up new concepts, methodologies and tools quickly in a fast-paced environment. Experience coordinating and leading multi-disciplinary delivery teams. Experience leading a team of junior staff, and contributing to their continuous professional development through mentorship or coaching. Passion for the Foodsteps’ mission, working with data, the food industry and a drive for sustainability. Highly motivated, able to take initiative and be efficient in performing tasks with an eye for detail in the data. Great communication skills.
Benefits Full range of benefits that Foodsteps offers including 27 paid holiday days, flexible working, volunteering days, and climate perks travel days. Welcoming office in Whitechapel, London with lots of snacks and a variety of working spaces. Based in the UK, in the office at least monthly for team days, with some flexibility around occasionally heading into the office for other workshops and meetings.
