Sustainability Reporting Manager

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Sustainability Reporting Manager

The role is offered on a hybrid basis, ideally with two days a week at our Central Support Office in York (UK) though we may consider other arrangements for the right candidate.

Right to work in the UK without sponsorship will be required.

About VetPartners

VetPartners is made up of some of Europe's most respected and trusted small animal, equine, mixed and farm veterinary practices and animal healthcare companies. Led by vets, VetPartners has over 13,000 employees working in more than 750 sites across western Europe. It has grown rapidly since its formation in 2015, predominantly through the acquisition of veterinary practices and related businesses. The group operates in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

After being established as a safe home for veterinary practices, VetPartners has diversified and now includes pet cremation services, an online retailer, a small animal veterinary nursing school, an equine veterinary nursing school, and laboratories.

VetPartners aims to be a great place to work, focusing on the development and wellbeing of its people. In 2022 we were named #1 company for senior leadership by Glassdoor. We develop individuals, practices and teams by investing in our people with high quality training and CPD and investing in our clinics by providing the latest technology, equipment and facilities.

We work hard to foster a culture of warmth and belonging and to ensure every member of our team is fully supported and rewarded for the fantastic work they do. While we have a clear line management structure, everyone makes the tea at VetPartners.

About the role

This is a new role within VetPartners, responding to our increasing need to understand and report on sustainability metrics in the context of new European reporting requirements and company growth.

You'll be based within the Sustainability team reporting to the Head of ESG, but will also work closely with other business functions: in particular the Finance, Procurement and People teams. You'll help us understand our social and environmental impacts: leading on CSRD disclosures and supporting a broad range of sustainability projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Work across our business functions in the UK and Europe to collate ESG data.
• Provide management information to the Sustainability team and other areas of the business to support environmental and social sustainability improvements.
• Establish processes and controls for data collection, measurement and reporting of our sustainability position, practices and initiatives.
• Where we have incomplete information (e.g. waste volumes, travel information), implement data-gathering strategies or use robust estimation methods or government-approved conversion factors as appropriate.
• Continually review ESG data and policy gaps and develop improvement plans to close them, working with relevant stakeholders.
• Project manage CSRD compliance: mapping risks and opportunities against the reporting criteria and developing a detailed project plan to ensure implementation by Q3 2026, with a 'trial run' report in 2025.
• Manage the delivery of an annual sustainability report that aligns with our financial reporting year and is CSRD-compliant (supported by our Design and Marketing teams).
• Oversee our energy consultants' work on VetPartners' annual SECR and ESOS phase 3 (updates) and phase 4 compliance.
• Work closely with the data/finance team to provide information on financial risks and opportunities relating to ESG, and produce the annual climate-related financial disclosures ([T]CFD) report.
• Support our teams to provide responses to supplier/client/investor ESG questionnaires.

About you

• Experience in a sustainability/ ESG reporting or data management role.
• IT literate with competence in data management and use of associated software.
• Confident and effective communicator who can form good working relationships across countries, functions and business areas within the complexities of a matrix structure, and tailor reports and presentations to different audiences.
• Strong project manager with experience of managing projects with multiple stakeholders, influencing others to drive delivery.
• Ability to research and understand ESG legislation and advise actions for relevant stakeholders.
• Knowledge of sustainability/climate-related financial frameworks e.g. TCFD, SASB, ISSB, Natural Capital accounting.
• Qualification in a related field e.g. environmental science, data science, finance, or equivalent professional experience.

Please include a breif cover letter outlining how your previous experience relates to the role, and your motivations for applying.

Fluency in an additional European language (Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Italian or Spanish) would be advantageous but is not a requirement.