Nature and Biodiversity SME Worthing, South East England, England
Job description
Posted Date: Aug 29 2023
Nature and Biodiversity SME
Closing Date for Applications – 12th September (COB)
Working with the GSC and Vx sites to implement programmes of work with the objectives of:
- Achieving GSK Nature positive ambition to 2030.
- Establishing and implementing biodiversity roadmaps at every site.
- Managing central sustainability budget to implement biodiversity plans.
- Lead workshops and events to support sites achieving biodiversity uplifts.
- Ensuring that new site development fit with the biodiversity roadmap of the site.
- Guide Capital teams on the biodiversity opportunities.
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK
In this role you will
- Reporting to the Head of Sustainability Engineering, Centre of Excellence.
- Support GSC Engineering and EHS leadership teams with the setting and delivery of challenging but achievable targets.
- Lead, coach and support sites to develop a sustainable programme of project activity and deliver this programme in line with GSK expectations.
- To work independently but is not expected to have any direct staff responsibilities,
- Manage 3rd party partnership companies.
Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- An Environmental and Development master’s degree or equivalent.
- Proven track record of implementing biodiversity plans into operations.
- Subject matter expert in land use / biodiversity / natural capital.
- An ability to define and lead a complex programme of multi-site site activity, realizing proven benefits.
- Strong written communication and interpersonal skills - able to operate at all levels in the organisation.
- A track record of working with and influencing a wide range of senior and practitioner stakeholders at site and above site levels to develop and deliver coherent improvement activity and changes in ways of working.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Experienced in biodiversity, nature restoration and sustainable use of natural resources.
- A broad knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing site operations and multiple functions.
- The ability to grasp detail, sensitivities and business context to make necessary recommendations.
Why Us?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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We’re moving towards a more sustainable future with our new headquarters. With better public transport links and proximity to world-class science and technology institutions, we’re excited for our move to the vicinity of Earnshaw Street, London WC1A (“the New HQ”) by end H1 2024.
