Job description

Senior Account Director - Sustainability Reporting

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• Fully remote, or hybrid at London office (if desired)

• Opportunity to join an innovative communications agency with a strong sustainability focus, tackling large global issues with big-name clients

• Excellent growth & advancement opportunities

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Allen & York are partnering with a leading creative communications agency with an emphasis on sustainability, as they search for a Senior Account Director to focus on sustainability reporting. Joining a friendly and supportive team of account directors, the successful candidate will help in leading sustainability reporting projects for global corporate clients.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and passionate company, enthusiastic about using their creative flair to help businesses drive change, delivering purpose and impact.

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The ideal person will:

• Have 5+ years of sustainability experience (either in-house or agency) in one or more of the following areas: reporting, communications or strategy

• Be experienced working with multinational clients and leading teams to create high quality sustainability reports and communications

• Have demonstrable knowledge and familiarity with international reporting sustainability frameworks and standards, such as the GRI, SASB, IIRC and ESG reporting indices, and sustainability materiality assessments

• Have brilliant on and offline stakeholder communication and engagement skills as well as maintaining strong relationships

• Be passionate about helping businesses improve their sustainability reporting and strategy approach

• Be creative and innovative, good at using your initiative, with the ability to multi-task, work under pressure, with a high attention to detail

• Be willing to travel to client meetings across the UK and Europe (if required)

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Desirable: experience developing 1-3 year communications plans and relevant assets.

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If you feel you are well suited to this role and would like to chat further, please contact Carla at cstreeter@allen-york.com

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About us:

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

Let's help build a better world, together.