ESG Compliance Officer

Job Purpose Summary

Reporting to the People Operations Compliance Manager, the ESG Compliance Officer will provide support with administration, research and presentations to Senior Directors and the wider business, new process roll outs and coordination support, alongside ESG and Compliance Project Management from start through to completion. There will be a particular focus on the Carbon Foot printing Project and social best practices and compliance initiatives across the business.

Role Responsibilities

• Drive the collection, organisation, and analysis of ESG data to meet global ESG reporting and communication needs.
• Monitor and track progress against ESG goals and metrics.

Carbon Foot printing

• Supporting the Carbon Foot printing exercise at CMS at every stage, from sourcing energy bills, and business activity to the communication of results.
• Coordinating meetings with key members from the finance and warehouse team to gather this data- with a focus across our subsidiaries.

Social Best Practices and Compliance

• Support the research of best practices covering the social aspects of ESG, working closely with our People Operations Compliance Manager to drive the needed changes.

Compliance costs to the business

• Taking ownership of the data collection on the various costs and reporting requirements to compliance schemes.
• Identify any gaps in these across our subsidiaries for WEEE, waste/packaging and plastic management.
• Check the validity and accuracy of the data submitted..

ESG Education Support

• Supporting People Development with learning/ awareness initiatives that are happening company-wide – i.e. raising awareness of our modern slavery new policy launches on MyLearning, and any other learning initiatives and campaigns that need support around internal comms.
• Calendar management for scheduling training sessions with team and sustainability workshops etc.

Skills & Personal Attributes

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Communications, Environmental Science, sustainability or related field.
• Excellent communication skills both in written and verbal format.
• Minimum of 2 years’ office administrator experience from an ESG background.
• Ability to demonstrate
• Ability to learn and grasp the changing nature of legislation in the ESG space.

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively
• Time Management
• Strong Research skills
• A strong understanding of each component of ESG

Key Traits

CMS believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce enriches and is integral to the success of our company. We value diverse opinions and perspectives, and therefore welcome candidates from all backgrounds including but not limited to, ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and neuro-diversity