Environmental Research Officer

Team(s): Industry Sustainability

Location: Edinburgh or London. The SWA operates a hybrid working model with the expectation of two days per week in the office, flexible working requests will be considered. 

Working hours: 35 hours per week (flexible requests considered)

Salary: £30-34,000 per annum 

Start Date: Early 2025

Application close date: 17th January 2025

The role

We are delighted to be recruiting a Research Officer to join our Industry Sustainability team following an internal promotion. The successful candidate will be working with colleagues who are focusing on the delivery the SWA sustainability strategy and helping provide members with information to help build understanding of complex environmental policy topics relevant to their business operations. This role reports to the Head of Environment.

The research officer will be involved in supporting the team’s varied objectives, which sit under the SWA’s workplan, working with different topics and supporting different areas of our sustainability strategy.  

• Producing written or verbal briefings to support understanding within the SWA on environmental policy, research and industry activities  
• Collating and writing articles for the Sustainability Newsletter and the SWA’s member extranet, the HUB.  
• Support the development and delivery of the Association’s sustainability commitments, including on water stewardship, natural capital and climate change adaptation  
• Maintain and update CRM with contacts arising from your work  
• Maintain the SWA’s Bar code labelling system  

The full job specification can be downloaded on our dedicated careers website, Spirited Careers here. 

Applications and Equal Opportunities: 

We strive to foster a workplace which has equal opportunities for all employees. We want to ensure that each person is included, feels valued and is respected. Every SWA employee contributes to our shared success, and we welcome you no matter your background, how you look or how you identify.  

In order to apply please download the application form (including job description) from our dedicated careers website, Spirited Careers here. Your completed form should be sent to hr@swa.org.uk before the closing date of 17.1.2025 

To help us meet the aims and commitments in our equality, inclusion and diversity policy we ask you to download and complete a monitoring form although this is voluntary. Please send your completed form to hr@swa.org.uk, separately from your application. The form is used to help us build a picture of how diverse our applicants are. It will be separated from the rest of your application and will not be seen by members of the shortlisting or interview panels.   

We want to prepare candidates for our recruitment process so you know what will happen next. Our provisional timeframes will see our applications window close on the 17th January 2025 with a first round of interviews to be held on the week commencing 27th January 2025. 

If you have any questions about the role or the SWA please contact us at hr@swa.org.uk.