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    4. Sustainability Industrial Placement 2023
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    Northampton Saints are delighted to be offering the opportunity for an individual with a passion for sustainability to join our team for a one-year industrial placement. The individual will support the shaping of Northampton Saints’ Sustainability Strategy through the collation of high-quality research into opportunities to reduce our environmental impact, and work closely with stakeholders across the business to bring it to life.

    Responsibilities

    • Conduct, analyse and present research into areas of opportunity with regards to sustainability at Northampton Saints
    • Work with multiple internal stakeholders to develop an aspirational, compelling and achievable Sustainability Strategy for Northampton Saints
    • Assist with the creation of roadmaps to achieve our sustainability vision and support its implementation
    • Support the delivery of dedicated projects in connection with Sustainability & Environment requirements and regulations
    • Research project opportunities, prepare and present documentation detailing costs, timelines, risks and opportunities
    • Communicate our Sustainability & Environment ambitions and achievements internally, and provide accurate information to relevant stakeholders for external communications
    • Work to create greater awareness and engagement with our internal teams around Sustainability & Environment to drive increased focus across the business
    • Assist with the development of a KPI reporting framework to track our progress towards our sustainability goals, and put in place a process for capturing and reporting relevant data

    The successful candidate will be

    • A student undertaking an undergraduate degree that focuses on environment/sustainability with a placement year in industry
    • Highly motivated with a keen interest in environmental and sustainability strategies in a sporting context
    • Excellent verbal and written skills
    • Some knowledge of commercial business
    • Good communicator with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
    • IT literate with ability to utilise Excel to collate, organise and present data

    Application

    To apply, please submit your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@northamptonsaints.co.uk. Please put “Sustainability Industrial Placement” as the subject of the email.

    Closing date: Friday 24 February 2023 – please note, the role may close sooner if there is a high volume of applications.