Sustainability Programme Lead (full time fractional)

In a nutshell…

Working for an Advisory business, you will lead the design and delivery of a pragmatic decarbonisation roadmap for a complex marketing media end-client with multiple estates.

You will turn high-level sustainability ambition into focused, executable programmes that deliver real impact rather than noise. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role, operating fractionally, that cuts across data, operations, procurement and governance to get meaningful decarbonisation moving.

What you’ll be doing…

Rapidly getting under the skin of a complex organisation, its estates and constraints, without creating unnecessary internal workload.
Translating senior sustainability ambition into a prioritised, realistic decarbonisation roadmap with clear phases, milestones and trade-offs.
Creating a roadmap for carbon and environment hotspots, identifying where material impact is possible now, needs a roadmap for future impact, or requires significant operational change to be considered.
Defining the right mix of suppliers, tools and platforms across measurement, reduction and verification of emissions.
Leading or supporting vendor selection processes, from requirements definition through to evaluation and recommendation.
Setting up light-touch but robust implementation governance to keep decarbonisation initiatives on track and accountable.
Working cross-functionally with commercial, technology and operations teams to integrate sustainability into existing workflows.
Challenging “green theatre” and ensuring this is not treated as a PR, comms or reporting-only exercise.
Stress-testing data, assumptions and business cases, and deciding how to move forward even there is imperfect data.
Providing clear, senior-level updates on progress, risks and decisions, with a focus on outcomes.

About you…

Proven experience leading delivery of decarbonisation and/or wider sustainability programmes in complex organisations.
Strong carbon accounting knowledge, with practical experience applying it to real-world estates and operations
Comfortable operating at the intersection of operations, data, procurement and governance.
Experienced in advising on the selection, management and challenging of third-party vendors.
Able to make pragmatic, defensible trade-offs under time pressure and with incomplete or ambiguous datasets.
Skilled at simplifying complexity for senior stakeholders and time-poor teams, focusing them on the few things that matter most.
Confident working in a fractional or consulting-style capacity, quickly building trust and momentum.
Motivated by tangible decarbonisation outcomes, not PR, comms or reporting for its own sake.

About Our Client
When brands act responsibly in the media and marketing environment, their success deepens. Responsible marketing is a broad set of criteria - from a baseline of standards in brand safety, governance, and compliance through to future-proofing endeavours in sustainability, inclusion and diversity, and ethical marketing practice. Our client’s success hinges on making media and creative fit for progress.

Their team’s passion for diversity, inclusion, sustainability, equality, and ethical practice through responsible marketing is what sets them apart. They help clients realise growth through media, digital, and marketing consultancy.
They are at an exciting and critical phase of growth and, as we evolve, they want to bring together more passionate people who share these values.

We're all about our business and our client's businesses reflecting the world around us, which means we embrace diversity and inclusion and promote equity and belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Apply as you are, because we'd love to hear from you