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Our communications and external affairs team are at the very heart of Reckitt's brand, purpose and products, bringing them to life around the globe for our employees, consumers, investors, governments and our suppliers. It's a rewarding task, growing and protecting Reckitt's image and brand. Every day, we design public relations and communication strategies that build awareness, trust and relationships, while steering us away from reputational risk. We do this by gathering and maintaining knowledge of our policies, principles, and business strategies, while keeping up-to-date with relevant developments right across our business units and trusted brands. From digital, media and events to employee experience, strategic relationships, and community partners, we identify opportunities to deliver on our business and sustainability agenda, while proactively identifying storylines and opportunities to advance our narrative.
The role oversees the systems-development, data-analysis, and reporting of global, regional & site-based energy, waste, water metrics and other environmental key performance indicators (KPI’s) that measure our progress toward publicly declared targets. This includes:
- Planning and project management - Above all the role requires strong data analytics, project and time-management leadership. It involves responding to dynamic data enquiries from Reckitt’s senior leadership tier, overseeing the delivery of monthly & quarterly reports, as well as supporting our annual report published in Q2 each year, and its associated data assurance by leading external accreditors. In addition to this, the Env reporting team supports and polices sites’ data entries into our systems, aids their training on the same, and fields sites’ data enquiries.
- Data systems management and analysis – The Global Environment Data Manager will support the Global Head of Environment as the team-lead on the interpretation and summarising of site, BU and regional environmental performance reporting, forecasting and insights, in conjunction with the regional environmental managers. Leading all Reckitt’s environmental data, the role requires robust environmental data collection, reporting and analytical skills, together with proficiency in Sustainability data management software. Preference will be given to Enablon specialists.
- Sustainability & EHS Network development – Effective and timely communication is key within Reckitt together with developing robust networks, building relationships, (often virtually), to provide on-going site support to enhance understand and drive performance opportunities.
- Presentation skills – Data enquiries are part of the daily routine and come our leadership teams across our Global Business Units. A key role is therefore presenting environmental performance of our sites to a range of stakeholders across the business, often at senior vice-president level and upwards. This will involve utilizing and developing data communications software such as Power BI.
- Training – From time to time, both the role and their subordinates may also be required to provide training to engineers and EHS professionals across our sites in Enablon, Glidepath Tool either in person, or via e-learning and webinar.
- (Reporting) Stakeholder liaison – This role will require leading the analyst on supporting liaison with key regional stakeholders, in the financial, SRI, NGO and reporting best practice communities, to bring reporting intelligence back into the environment leadership team.
- General sustainability support – this role will largely concentrate on the elements above, but another responsibility within this position in support to the wider Global Environment Team. This offers the opportunity of exposure to other aspects of corporate responsibility – everything from regulatory tracking and preparedness, audit support and strategy-setting, to specific events and awareness initiatives.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES (Major end results the role will achieve)
Planning & Project Management
- Good organisational and planning skills are essential. Support the collection of all Reckitt’s environmental data via various internal management systems.
- Plan and schedule monthly and quarterly reporting to the senior leadership
- Support the provision of regular monthly/quarterly updates to regional and global management on sites’ environmental performance status related to all long-term performance targets detailed in our reports
- Support the Global Head of Environment in devising & implementing new environmental targets and programmes to drive continual improvement in Reckitt operational environmental performance.
Reporting, Presentation & Communication skills
- Lead and conduct internal data assurance and manage the external assurance process for environmental data included in the Reckitt annual report including clarification/ review of the findings (in line with external reporting requirements including GRI, GHG Protocol, SASB, CDP & DJSI)
- Under the oversight of the Global Head of Environment, lead in the provision of regular monthly and quarterly reports and updates to the sustainability network and Senior Leadership teams on environmental compliance and performance status
- Developing clear, professional presentation-ware for information provision across Reckitt. Strong familiarity with PowerPoint and equivalent
- Delivering presentations to everyone from site-colleagues to executive level. Provide insights and performance to Reckitt senior leadership to help drive improvements
- Support new starters and newly acquired sites aligning with Reckitt’s environmental information systems and reporting framework.
- Support to comm’s colleagues on sustainability performance, (e.g. via articles and social media messaging).
Data Systems and Analysis Skills
- You will be the Reckitt lead across our key data management & comm’s tools. These include our licensed Enablon system. Our bespoke Glidepath Tool tracking future projections, and Power BI, Rubi and other reporting platforms. Leadership includes coordination with our regional environmental leads and direct site interactions, provide environmental insights and performance to Reckitt senior leadership to help drive improvements, and collaboration with the Global Head of Environment on direction of the above.
- You’ll have a proven track-record on data management and interpretation over a 5+ year period, including, conducting data analysis and forecasting, and work with key people to drive change, and overseeing a wider data management team. Ideally in an area of sustainability, but this is NOT essential. Experienced data analytics leadership is.
- Develop techniques to allow retrospective comparisons of historically diverging performance data sets base on previous denominators (e.g. consumer units v’s tonnages)
- Familiar with databases & data management software(s) – Enablon, Power BI, Excel, SAP, etc.
Support to Other Teams
- A maximum of 5% of the time will be spent supporting colleagues in the Human Rights, Environment and H&S team on Enablon support, including systems change control, campaign launches, dashboard development etc, Enablon 3rd party support and ad hoc training.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE (Knowledge and experience needed for satisfactory performance of the job)
- Relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in the accounting/data analytics arena.
- Strong project leadership experience with proven analytical abilities and attention to detail
- Knowledge of data-reporting software solutions (Enablon, SAP, Ariba, Intertek, Excel etc).
- Environmental experience on the following is an advantage, but not essential: GRI, SASB & CDP reporting, GHG Protocol Scope 1 and Scope 2 accounting. Plus, familiarity with the wider external reporting landscape (e.g. FTSE, DJSI, integrated reporting, TCFD implementation, SGDs etc).
- Understanding of the FMCG or Healthcare sector is preferred, although again not essential.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
We are not your average nine-to-five. Environment at Reckitt is as demanding as it is rewarding. We’re on a journey to leadership. So, we’re really looking for a self-starter – someone who likes to roll their sleeves up & take ownership, who’s persuasive to colleagues, and who can motivate and inspire her/his team from the outset. Your natural organisational skills are essential, as are thriving under pressure without losing sight of the big picture, and who’s attentive to detail. A people person, you should be someone who’s passionate about the power of corporate good to see a more sustainable society. The winning candidate will possess the ability to collaborate, motivate and work effectively with employees across all levels of Reckitt, a ‘data storyteller’ who can inspire a positive culture of business social purpose.
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- Be persistent and undeterred on encountering obstacles and tracking work through to completion.
- Have clear and concise communications skills, both written and verbal, requiring a good level of English language, with the ability to adapt communications to various audiences.
- Ability to build and maintain knowledge across Reckitt.
- Be willing to travel
Strategic Thinking, Environmental Knowledge, Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory Compliance, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Reporting and Communication, Environmental Management Systems, Auditing, Risk Management, Sustainable Sourcing, Training and Education, Life Cycle Assessment, Regulatory Knowledge, Human Rights, Due Diligence, International Standards, Stakeholder Collaboration, Training and Capacity Building, Incident Response, Policy Development, Legal Understanding.
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.
