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Sustainability business specialist (integrated degree) (level 7)

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Help organisations to manage the resources they use and the waste they generate according to environmentally friendly principles.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • The global social, environmental, economic and ethical pressures affecting business, government and society
  • The social, economic, philosophical, political, technological and regulatory environment and potential levers to drive change
  • How different cultures, customs and business practices impact on how the organisation works on a global scale
  • How life cycles analysis or whole lifestyle costings work, including foot printing
  • How to build sustainable communities for the future
  • Utilising continuous improvement techniques such as Kaizen and LEAN to drive the sustainability agenda within the organisation such as through the reduction of waste or recycling
  • How to identify probable sustainability issues at each stage of the end-to-end supply/value chain and how they can be resolved or mitigated
  • The principles of being the best "neighbour" in the local community taking into account issues such as emissions, engaging with the local community, road access
  • How to identify sustainability key stakeholders and their roles
  • The design of environmental systems to meet ISO 17021 and how to embed them within the business to drive standards in line with ISO 14001 and customer codes of practice
  • How external factors can influence consumer behaviour and how they can be overcome
  • Sustainable technologies relevant to own sector
  • The principles and practices of internal and external audits as specified in ISO 19011
  • The macro environmental factors which influence the sector such as climate change, water resource and pollution and their impact on business/organisational practice
  • Key principles which identify the "Ethical Business" and how to put it into practice
  • How the organisation design and structure can drive or hinder sustainability practices
  • How to communicate sustainability messages effectively internally at all levels of the organisation or externally to key stakeholders
  • Transformational leadership and change management in areas such as creating a vision for the future, motivating and inspiring others to engage with the vision and coaching and mentoring others and building a team to achieve the vision
  • How to research, critically evaluate and present business information; utilising statistical/analytical skills to interpret primary/complex data

  Skills

  • Conceptualise and resolve ethical, corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues within the business
  • Devise and implement achievable and viable sustainability strategies for the organisation
  • Critically evaluate sustainability issues and trends which may impact on business performance
  • Analyse sustainability performance data and develop the appropriate business response in line with ISO 14001, legislative and customer codes of practice
  • Assemble and drive resource efficiency including auditing in line with ISO 19011 and ISO 17021 and consulting on energy, water, waste, materials, packaging.
  • Contribute, collaborate and, where appropriate, show leadership on a global procurement Standards and Governance strategy, breakthrough ideas, best-in-class approaches, bringing the outside inside including innovation and sustainability, and managing the sourcing cycle and supplier relationship management system effectively by liaising with the procurement function
  • Formulate and co-ordinate a business response on sustainability issues to internal and external stakeholders
  • Collaborate on, lead and/or manage organisational sustainability projects, such as life cycle analysis or foot printing to drive change throughout the business
  • Identify, influence and manage key stakeholders across different business functions
  • Support the organisation at all stages of the internal and external audit process
  • Contribute and collaborate in the leadership, coaching and management of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with and influencing other sustainability colleagues and the wider business to achieve organisational sustainability objectives
  • Identify, assess, and prioritise sustainability risks within the organisation and utilise resources to mitigate, control and monitor the probability and/or impact of such events
  • Design, implement and evaluate the internal and external environmental audit schedule in line with ISO 19011 and ISO 17021 to drive improvements
  • Appraise the impact of current global economic issues to the viability of sustainability projects and its impact on profitability
  • Directly influence and input into the corporate social responsibility agenda for the organisation

  Behaviours

  • Problem solving: take a holistic approach to solving complex problems
  • Integrity and respect: listens to others and seeks to build understanding; embraces the diversity of colleagues and makes complex issues easy for others to understand
  • Networking: establishes internal and external networks to keep current knowledge of sustainability trends and issues up to date
  • Personal effectiveness: demonstrates a high level of self-awareness and is emotionally intelligent; adapts behaviour easily dependent upon situation and impact to achieve desired result
  • Influencing and negotiation: acts as a subject matter expert to inspire others to achieve business goals; adapts language and communication medium to seek agreement; proactively communicates clearly, concisely and on a timely basis; is inventive about win-win options to gain majority consensus
  • Ethical: demonstrates, and champions in others, a healthy respect for key moral principles that include honesty, fairness, equality, dignity, diversity and individual rights
  • Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing demands; resilient under pressure
  • Innovation: demonstrates curiosity to foster new ways of thinking and working; seeks out opportunities to drive forward change and improvements for the business
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Business and administration
• Qualification level: 7; Equal to master’s degree
• Course duration: 24 months
• Maximum funding: £11,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.

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