Sustainability jobs in United Kingdom

Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.**About the role:**We are looking to hire an experienced Corporate Relations Senior Advisor to join our global centre of excellence in Communications and Corporate Affairs.You will provide both strategic and hands-on support, helping to deliver best-in-class media relations, robust crisis communications, and transparent, high-impact corporate reporting. This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a highly collaborative, diverse and people-focused environment.**Your main responsibilities will include:*** Advise office and practice groups on proactive media relations, media enquiries and sensitive reputational issues.* Design and deliver global and high-profile media campaigns, ensuring Linklaters is consistently represented across jurisdictions.* Serve as a hands-on coordinator and first responder in crisis or reputational risk incidents.* Oversee and coordinate stages of major corporate reporting (such as annual and sustainability reports) with accuracy, compliance and brand alignment.* Draft and edit press releases, external statements and key communications for public and regulatory review.* Monitor global media coverage and reputational risks, providing analytics and briefings to senior leadership.* Contribute to global policies, frameworks and best-practice resources in media and crisis communications.* Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, agencies and sector bodies.* Identify improvements and opportunities for greater impact across the corporate relations centre of excellence.**What we are looking for:*** Extensive experience in media relations, crisis management or corporate reporting, gained within an international and complex setting – ideally professional services or a regulated sector.* Demonstrated responsibility handling sensitive media issues and delivering high-quality reporting content.* Experience working in or advising cross-functional, multinational teams and senior leaders.* Skilled in managing press enquiries and tactical crisis response under deadlines.* Exceptional written and verbal communication, able to distil complex topics clearly.* Strategic thinker with strong attention to operational detail and data analysis.* Confident using analytics and digital monitoring tools.* Culturally aware, proactive, organised and resilient.* Commitment to collaboration, mentoring and continuous improvement.**This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.****Our benefits:**Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:**Health & Wellbeing*** Private Medical Insurance* Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships* Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments**Finance*** Pension and flexible savings options* Income protection and life assurance* Mortgage advice and will-writing services**Family & Lifestyle*** Electric car and cycle to work schemes* Emergency family care* Additional holiday/birthday leave* Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave* Travel insurance and season ticket loan* Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)**If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!** **Technical Skills**This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.**Application Policy**Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are **only** accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and **not** the partners, practices or stakeholders (lateralrecruitment@linklaters.com for **legal roles**orukbtrecruitment@linklaters.com for **business team roles**).**This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose.**At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients.Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team.With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future.**This is Linklaters.**In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.