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Job description
About the Role
We are looking for a bright, friendly and enthusiastic Apprentice Sustainability Practitioner to join our ESG & Sustainability team, based in London.
As an Apprentice you will be providing essential administrative and technical support to the ESG & Sustainability team whilst gaining valuable experience working with experienced members of the team.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract & Consultancy support
Social value contract commitments
- Liaising with local schools and charities to arrange volunteering
- Arranging work experience placements with partners and host teams
- Coordinate recruitment of apprenticeships
- Supporting with data management and reporting
- Coordinate fee allocations with contract teams
ESG Reporting for Funds
- Compile quarterly ESG reports for various property funds.
- Review and analyse invoices related various assets.
- Collect and assess EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) data.
- Track and report on ESG metrics and performance indicators.
Technical Report Writing
- Summarise recommendation reports for sustainability upgrades (e.g. EV charging stations, solar PV installations).
- Summarize findings from site visits and client meetings.
- Ensure reports are clear, data-driven, and tailored to client needs**.**
Client Engagement
- Participate in client meetings to discuss ESG strategies and findings.
- Take notes and follow up on action items from meetings.
Data Management & Analysis
- Maintain organised records of ESG data across multiple assets.
- Use Excel and other Microsoft tools to analyse trends and performance.
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency across reports.
Corporate
Social Impact
- Collect data and manage the data validation submission for the annual social impact report
- Manage volunteering opportunities and arrange volunteer days
- Promote and monitor the social value policy internally
- Organise and manage charity partnerships and fundraising events
- Support the running of internal and external events or workshops
Net Zero & Disclosures
- Manage and collect data for disclosures such as CDP & Ecovadis
- Manage disclosure submissions
- Corporate Submissions
- Gather utilities data for each of our offices
- Gathering commuting and travel data for our employees
- Engaging with our suppliers to help gain visibility of their corporate emissions
- Manipulating data and submitting to different platforms (eg Planet Mark, CDP etc) for disclosures.
General
- Research and provides insights on upcoming relevant changes, trends and topics for both corporate and client work
- Inform the team of any upcoming or new sustainability related risks
- Encourage the uptake of sustainability platforms and courses across the business
- Ensure business alignment with the ESG Policy and strategise to ensure each area is met
Admin support
- When ESG opportunities arise, running conflict of interest checks to ensure that we remain compliant
- Creating jobs on our finance platform EBIS
- Raising invoices and sending onto clients
- Tracking our billing in our sales tracker
- Ensure guidance documents, brochures and policies are up to date and located in accessible places
- Managing team subscriptions, costs and manage budget risks
We understand the value that a diverse and inclusive working environment brings to Lambert Smith Hampton. We celebrate the different perspectives and insights that people can bring through their cultures and backgrounds. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.
