Sustainability and Governance Officer - Grade 6

** Sustainability and Governance Officer - internal applicants only Professional Services Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Salary: £31,236 to £33,951per annum

Full time, Hybrid

Post Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Thursday 06 August 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: HR0201057

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years.

Faculty/Directorate

At the University of Bradford, we recognise the necessity to adapt our approach to reflect the changing international, national, and local challenges of climate change.

We are making progress in establishing ourselves as a sustainable university. To assist in achieving this strategic goal, we embed consideration of our contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into our research, learning, teaching and operations.

What you will be doing:

• To provide coordination to Sustainability activity to support the University to implement the Sustainability Policy and Strategy.
• Support engagement activities that promote sustainable behaviours across the University community, including events, communications and awareness‑raising initiatives.
• To support the delivery of multiple Sustainability projects, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms relating to progress and outcomes against Sustainability plans, aims and objectives.
• To provide continual gap analysis and recommendations to senior management in relation to Sustainability performance metrics.
• To coordinate and deliver a robust Sustainability calendar of events and campaigns in collaboration with the Sustainability Society to raise awareness, such as Sustainability Week and biodiversity activities, including delivering standard briefings and awareness sessions for staff and students to ensure understanding and engagement with Sustainability initiatives.
• Provide high‑quality administrative and operational support across the Governance and Compliance function, ensuring efficient and compliant processes.

Qualifications/ experience:

• Level 3 Qualification e.g. A
  - Level, or equivalent level of experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of Sustainability principles and practices
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise appropriately to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Experience communicating and initiating behaviour change schemes to different audiences.
• Knowledge of Sustainability issues within complex organisations such as Higher Education.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with staff from a broad range of disciplines both academic and professional services.
• Experience of gathering, analysing and summarising information from a variety of sources to inform decision-making.

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Confronting Inequality :
Celebrating Diversity

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.