Esg & Conscience Coordinator

Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.

We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment — helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.

Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.

This part time (22.5 hrs) ESG & Conscience Coordinator role supports Civic's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by collecting and reporting ESG data, coordinating employee engagement in these, and maintaining relationships with external organisations. This position is central to ensuring compliance with ESG requirements and promoting Civic's Conscience both internally and externally.

• Develop and maintain the organisation’s Social Value Strategy and annual action plans aligned to business plans, ESG goals (Civic’s Conscience), Net Zero commitments, and IMS requirements (ISO 9001/14001/45001)
• Collect and validate data for annual ESG (Civic’s Conscience) reporting and audits.
• Help develop policies to enhance ESG (Civic’s Conscience) reporting practices and monitor emerging trends.
• Coordinate environmental and social activities, such as biodiversity projects and diversity initiatives.
• Organise and support meetings for Conscience Lab and prepare relevant materials.
• Work with communications team on internal and external ESG (Civic’s Conscience) communications.
• Attend industry events and build professional networks.
• Manage external partnerships to deliver ESG programs.
• Quantify sustainability metrics and collaborate with relevant teams for accurate reporting.
• Translate project commitments into actionable plans and support social value statements for bids.
• Provide data to be able to evidence project commitments have been delivered.
• Appoint and work with individual studio social value champions to develop work placements programmes, coordinate group volunteering schemes, and establish partnerships with local bodies
• Maintain records, dashboards, and trackers in line with guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, and verify social value claims.
• Promote best practice and contribute to continuous improvements in social value.

• Solid understanding of ESG principles, reporting frameworks, and UK legislation.
• Strong data analysis, visualization, and organizational skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and committed to learning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, inspiring others and delivering objectives.
• Passion for corporate social and environmental responsibility.
• Experience delivering social value in the built environment and coordinating stakeholders.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.

• Experience with public sector procurement, tools, and social value measurement and reporting frameworks (e.g. Social Value Portal, National TOMS or similar)
• Knowledge of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
• Ongoing professional development encouraged

if you are interested in social value, Civic's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and making a difference both internally and externally apply today.

Civic is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills or motivations. And we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful.

Nurturing an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all.

We encourage applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives and are passionate about contributing to an equitable and respectful work environment.

A fair and competitive salary, taking into consideration market rates and your experience level

Flexibility. Our core hours are between 10:30am-4:30pm, with an early Friday finish!

• ️Hybrid working. Most of our full-time employees come into the studio 3 days a week

Generous holidays! 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees). An extra day when you reach 3 years’ service, and another at 5 years!

Holiday options. Buy or sell a week of holiday each year, or create a sabbatical pot by banking a week’s holiday for 3 years to take a month off on year 4!

Enhanced Family Leave. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care leave pay, plus 2 days paid dependency leave and 1 weeks paid carers leave

Wellbeing support. Mental health first aider support, mindfulness sessions and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Health benefits. Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, Gym discounts and free Eye tests

Sick Pay. 4 weeks enhanced sick leave, plus 2 mental wellness days

• DEI network. An established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion network with regular team activities, plus 2 days of paid volunteering leave each year to support causes close to your heart

Professional Development. Paid professional memberships, 2 days paid study leave (+ extra for exams), Chartership Preparation Courses, Chartership completion bonus, in-house ‘Civic Academy’ training, Management Development Programmes and a Mentorship programme for all employees

Financial benefits. Access to our HMRC friendly Workplace Nursery scheme, plus enrolment to our workplace pension scheme

Sustainable travel. Season Ticket Loans & National Rail Cards, plus two salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and cycling facilities at all our studios (showers, bike racks etc).