Why this job matters
BT Group has been a leader on climate action for over 30 years. We have a net zero by 2031 target for our operations and 2041 for supply chain and customer emissions. As climate change mitigation is rising as an issue on society’s agenda, we are seeing increasing demands including the need to quantify and act upon our most significant climate risks and opportunities, monitor and report on our performance, and engage with our external and internal stakeholders on our climate change initiatives.
- This is a nine month fixed term role aimed to grow our understanding of – and action in response to – climate related risks and opportunities, working with teams across the business and value chain.
- The role will lead on the development and production of BT Group’s FY24 TCFD disclosure and other growing demands of regulatory reporting.
- Specific activities may include climate risk and opportunities identification, data collection, analysis, production, and preparation for the audit of BT Group’s FY24 TCFD disclosure.
- The TCFD Manager will also support the broader team on other related sustainability reporting, including but not limited to Climate Transition Plans, TNFD, and CDP.
- This role will be part of the Group Sustainability team under Corporate Affairs.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading the next phase of work to advance our understanding of – and action in response to – climate related risks and opportunities.
- Engage and work with teams across the business and the value chain to drive action and reduce risk and maximise opportunities.
- Managing and delivering BT Group’s FY24 TCFD disclosure from end-to-end; this involves carrying out the TCFD gap analysis and physical/transition climate risks assessments with external suppliers and internal subject matter experts, preparing the disclosure, securing approval from senior management, and obtaining external assurance from auditors.
- Work with business stakeholders to integrate climate risk management and adaptation planning into their projects and operations.
- Support review and development of BT Group’s climate change targets, KPIs and other metrics.
- Advance work to implement actions to mitigate climate-related risks and capitalise on opportunities.
- Support development of other related sustainability reporting such as Climate Transition Plans, TNFD, CDP and input to customer bids.
- Act as a subject matter knowledge on climate change, supporting strategic projects, capacity building, and business development opportunities
The skills you’ll need
- Experience in undertaking / leading climate TCFD assessments for large / listed organisations
- A demonstrable understanding of the TCFD recommendations and mandatory requirements, including the governance, strategy, risk management and metrics & targets pillars.
- Effective use of controls and management of business risk
- Strong written/oral communication skills to explain climate risks, impacts, solutions and make recommendations to senior stakeholders and colleagues.
- Ability to work effectively in a complex, matrixed organisation and with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to interface with technical specialists and synthesize their knowledge and understanding into management reports and public disclosures.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, and additional days for length of service
- 10% on target bonus
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%
- 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
- Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
- BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
- 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans
- Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks
- 3 volunteering days per year
- Competitive employee discount on BT/EE products
- Competitive friends and family discount on EE Mobile
- Access to our brand new, innovative office spaces, including our new office in London which opened this year
- Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Carers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network
About us
BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.
Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’
We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.
This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.
A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
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