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Be part of our journey.
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high-performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing market place.
We have an exciting opportunity for a student to join our Sustainable sourcing team for 12 months. Based at our Global Headquarters and starting in Summer 2024, will work closely with other members of the sustainability team and with stakeholders across the business on a variety of tasks that support Croda’s overall sustainability commitment.
You will also
- Gain an understanding of sustainability strategy within a FTSE100 organisation
- Collaborate with different global business functions to support our sustainability initiatives
- Gain an understanding of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) and how these relate to a business’s sustainability strategy
- Research sustainability topics providing the team and/or stakeholders in the wider business with best practice recommendations
- Help develop, organise, and manage sustainability materials on our intranet site for internal audiences
- Support data collection and analysis for our sustainability reporting
Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.
Essentials
- A passion for sustainability
- Ability to research topics and trends in sustainability
- High standard of verbal and written communication
- Good inter-personal skills, with an ability to develop relationships across a large organisation
- Ability to work well independently and collaboratively, and be keen to share information, knowledge, and skills
- Self-motivated individual with the ability to manage and plan your workload.
- A proactive and enthusiastic approach to work, with a high level of initiative
- Working toward a 2:1 in a Chemistry / Geography/ Environmental Science related degree
Benefits package
The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:
- Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
- 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- Free lunch in on-site restaurant
- Access to share plans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car leasing scheme
- Retail platform benefits
- Free car parking on Croda sites
Application information
To apply for this position please log in to the MyCroda system and view our current vacancies. Please email jobs@croda.com if you require any help with the online system.
