Corporate Responsibility Advisor - London

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Corporate Responsibility Advisor on a Full Time, Permanent basis to join our Corporate Responsibility team within our Transversal Functions segment.  This role is based at our office in London (Holborn).

The successful individual will support the relationship between the Corporate Responsibility function in the UK & Ireland and the Better Tomorrow Plan global reporting team.   They will support the delivery of Sodexo’s Corporate Responsibility strategy - the Better Tomorrow Plan - in partnership with a network of internal subject matter experts, and be responsible for raising Sodexo’s profile as a leader in sustainability.

Role Responsibility

• Oversee Corporate Responsibility communications and reporting resources
• Manage report back to Sodexo Group on Better Tomorrow Plan metrics
• Ensure content for benchmarking, reporting and bids is collated in a systematic and timely way  to contribute towards our business development and accreditations
• Oversee content and input to Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation website, design, draft and distribute Stop Hunger collateral including annual brochure, film, posters, infographics
• Support Stop Hunger charity champion network: support fundraisers from across the business, compile Stop Hunger stories from and for charity champion network,  organise periodic meetings and updates for this group
• Support relationship management with beneficiary charities, organise visits and presentations from charities at quarterly Stop Hunger trustee meetings and for colleagues across the business
• Stop Hunger Trustee meetings: manage content for trustee meetings including financial updates and presentations from external subject matter experts
• Manage report back to Sodexo Group on Stop Hunger related activities
• Increase engagement in Stop Hunger by Sodexo colleagues

The Ideal Candidate

 Essential

• Data gathering, analysis and reporting skills
• Experience of working in Corporate Responsibility function in private sector organisation
• Experience of developing Corporate Responsibility communication materials
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Ability to consult and communicate confidently and fluently across teams to collate insight from different functions e.g. supply chain, nutrition and wellness, health and safety, diversity and inclusion, environment
• Sound business judgement and decision-making skills
• Strong verbal and written communicator

Desirable

• A person who is comfortable engaging and influencing internal and external stakeholders of all backgrounds and levels of seniority
• Strong presentation skills

Package Description

Competitive Salary - Band B - 23 days holiday + discretionary 15% bonus + £1,300 contribution to the Sodexo Flexible Benefits Scheme + Pension + Childcare Vouchers

About the Company

Sodexo UK & Ireland employs around 36,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defense sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions.  With an annual turnover of over £1bn, Sodexo delivers a diverse range of services from catering, cleaning, reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to further engage ex-forces personnel and reservists.  Those applying for roles with us who meet the essential criteria advertised under the ‘ideal candidate’ on the vacancy advertised, are guaranteed to progress within the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Sodexo is a Ban the Box employer and we welcome applications from candidates with unspent criminal convictions.