In-house & Corporate

Reporting in to the Head of Product Management, this role manages the relationships with intermediary businesses which buy, process or distribute products i.e. wholesalers, importers, contract manufacturers etc.

Within this role, you will be delivering volume growth by:

• Developing strategies to strike a balance between various internal KPIs and goals;
• Managing various stakeholder relationships across the full the supply chain.

This role will also involve an element of promoting the product for various upcoming industry events and projects.

You will be:

• Identifying opportunities to promote sales of assigned products and championing them across the organisation’s business units
• Developing and executing various sourcing plans to support the achievement of various KPIs
• Managing and influencing various internal and external stakeholders and facilitating consultations with commercial partners
• Managing supply chain development projects alongside developing best practice across Product Officers using internal policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will ideally have product / supply chain management experience within a Retail / FMCG / Food organisation, including commodity purchasing and logistics, as well as an understanding around the trading, marketing, PR and product development within the supply chain. Product and brand development experience is a bonus.

The successful individual needs to have excellent communication, relationship management and influencing skills.

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please email Lydia@acre-resources.com immediately, as this position will move through its process quickly.

Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

Supporting the Head of CR, this role will play an integral part in developing the CR infrastructure across all international offices and the various business units.

You will:

• Manage pro-bono and volunteering programmes, including co-ordinating events, volunteers and liaising with community partners
• Manage fundraising activities and liaising with external stakeholders i.e.: charity partners
• Assist with the environmental and diversity work plans
• Produce communication materials around the CR programme as well as assisting with producing the CR report
• Work with various stakeholders and clients to raise the profile of the CR activities both internally and externally

Ideally, applicants will have previously worked within a professional services environment, or perhaps looking for a move into CR from a marketing, communications or teaching background. A demonstrable interest in Corporate Responsibility is also crucial.

You will be proactive and self-motivated, with excellent organisational skills, and the ability to project manage multiple tasks at any one time. Strong attention to detail is essential, along with excellent communication skills, commercial acumen and excellent client liaison abilities.

Salary: £25k - £30k

Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The remit is responsibility for the CR programme; across community investment and charitable partnerships, employee volunteering, internal / external communication, environmental governance and the CR budget.

The successful individual will have:

• A demonstrable track record of multiple senior internal stakeholder relationship management and influencing skills and adept at building consensus
• Gravitas, particularly in relation to committee and senior stakeholder meetings
• Sole responsibility for managing a CR programme / function
• Experience of working strategically with charity partners and responsibility for aligning and implementing community investment activities
• Evidence of supporting and improving employee volunteering
• Examples of developing and implementing new initiatives around energy efficiency or waste management and a working knowledge of the current topical issues for environmental agendas
• Mentoring and developing junior team member(s)
• Excellent communication skills and a track record of successful written communication material around CR success for internal and external use
• An understanding of financial services and a demonstrable interest in issues and challenges within banking and finance

To apply please contact Helen Pradas-Page via email helen@acre-resources.com. Please attach CV as a word document. Only those short listed will be contacted.

The individual will be responsible for:

• Design and development of the electrical generators
• Designing power conditioning equipment to convert the turbines output
• Preparing component specifications and liaising with suppliers on procurement
• Developing turbine control systems
• Ownership of in-house generator test facilities

This is a challenging position for a forward thinking and entrepreneurial Electromagnetic Design Engineer who will have:

• A first degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) postgraduate qualification in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Machines (most likely)
• Extensive experience in electrical engineering in generator design
• Excellent analytical and general electrical problem solving skills
• Experience in dealing with external customers and contractors with a focus on quality

This is an active search, with the Client keen to secure the right individual at the nearest opportunity. Please forward your CV for consideration in the first instance to the email below.

To discuss further please contact Andrew Tew, in confidence, on +44 (0)207 400 5572 or andrew.tew@acre-resources.com.

Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

Acre has been engage by a high profile organisation that sits at the heart of the sustainability and resource use. With a proven track record of creating tangible change for high profile clients in a range of industry sectors, the Stakeholder Relationship and Engagement Manager is a critical to the continued success.

The aim of the position is to work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the overall strategic plan of improving resource efficiency is implemented and opportunities for cross collaboration are taken advantage of.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with stakeholders, creating new relationships, developing existing relationships, engaging on key issues and gaining commitment for specific action
• Organising and running multi stakeholder events, communicating progress on strategic plan
• Conducting and commissioning research projects and communicating findings to relevant stakeholders
• Continually looking for collaboration opportunities both internally and externally

This is a great opportunity for the right person to utilise a diverse skill set and understanding of a range of sustainability topics. The Stakeholder Relationship and Engagement Manager will have proven experience with excellent client, people and project management skills within the sustainability sector.

Essentially you will be able to demonstrate:

• An ability to build consensus and partnership relationships with key stakeholders and clients
• Proven experience meeting and engaging a wide range of stakeholders
• A strong understanding of the sustainability and resource use space ideally with an understanding of manufacturing or retail environment
• Experience in project management, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the highest possible standard

For more information contact James Irwin on +44 (0) 207 400 5579 or james.irwin@acre-resources.com Ref 3921.

The successful individual will be responsible for:

• Conducting analysis of product Energy Flows
• Competitor analysis to establish comparators for energy consumption
• Detailed management of trade offs between systems consumers and other attributes
• Maintenance of an energy management health chart

The position is integral to the Sustainability team and the competencies of the individual will:

• Be degree educated, preferably in Electrical Engineering
• Be experienced in engineering, testing and evaluation
• Have solid knowledge of energy and electrical technologies ideally in automotive or aviation
• Have an understanding of electrical architecture and systems
• Be self motivated with first class communications skills
• Hold a full UK Driving license

Additional experience that would be looked on favourably would include:

• Knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink, Dymola or AMEsim
• Data analysis and statistical technique experience
• Testing experience of electrical systems
• Six-sigma Green Belt trained
• Microsoft Excel experience

To discuss further please contact Andrew Tew, in confidence, on +44 (0)20 7400 5572 or andrew.tew@acre-resources.com

Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The successful individual will be responsible for:

• Project management of weight targets – driving sustainability through weight reduction
• Project manage a team of engineers across all areas of the business
• Status reporting and issue resolution up to the Engineering Director
• Coordinating and chairing efficiency reviews with cross-sector teams
• Environmental compliance and mass certification

This individual will couple solid technical experience with the ability to communicate, manage and encourage a cross sector team to deliver weight saving efficiencies to tight schedules.

The individual will be:

• Degree educated, preferable in Mechanical Engineering
• Knowledgeable in technologies relating to weight reduction in the automotive, aviation or defence sectors
• Highly motivated with first class communication skills
• Have demonstrative project and time management skills
• Skilled in Microsoft Excel
• A holder of a full UK Driving license

Experience with the following would be highly beneficial:

• Experience of vehicle technologies in relation to light weighting
• Experience with vehicle mass properties
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot tables, charts and VBA, report generation)

To discuss further please contact Andrew Tew, in confidence, on +44 (0)20 7400 5572 or andrew.tew@acre-resources.com

Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

Within the role, you will be working on a variety of environmental and CR projects across the organisation, from green travel to policy issues and supply chain ethics.

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the ISO14001 EMS and sustainability governance, and will have a solid understanding for the life cycle principles. You will also be the main POC for the organisations green and ethical credentials, alongside contributing to the tendering process, answering queries around the sustainability agenda from various areas of the business.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record within a CR or environmental role within an international corporate, with exposure to reporting, project management, external stakeholder liaisons, supply chain issues and sustainability marketing. Ideally you will have previously managed an EMS, and have a strong understanding of the environmental and CR challenges facing a large corporate.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV through immediately, as this role will interview and start quickly. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a non-profit, independent, international institution led by a world-class Board of influential economic and environmental policymakers and experts. Founded under Korean law, GGGI plans to convert into an international organization. GGGI currently has 50 employees of mixed nationalities, located mostly in its Seoul headquarters, with regional offices in Copenhagen and Abu Dhabi. GGGI promotes a new model of economic growth known as “green growth” that simultaneously seeks economic performance and environmental sustainability.

The Director of Research will have the unique opportunity to shape and lead GGGI’s critical research function in support of its global analysis at a time when the organisation is growing rapidly. The main objective of GGGI’s research is to define and communicate the future climate change agenda for the developing countries. The research is comprehensive and will focus on ‘low carbon growth’ enabling the organisation to embed and integrate key climate change trends into their analysis.

The Director of Research will have the opportunity to:

• Refine and oversee the implementation of GGGI’s research strategy, with a focus on “low carbon or green growth” as well as specific climate change trends
• Shape the international research agenda in the field of green growth, and provide evidence on the economic impact of green growth
• Lead and develop the economic model for green growth/low carbon development within a global network of green growth experts
• Build a global research team and a network of dedicated research staff and contributors and expand this network together with GGGI’s institutional network
• Oversee the implementation of research projects, working with internal staff and external partners
• Expand GGGI’s internal and external capacity around green growth as well as shaping the modelling process within GGGI’s country projects
• Lead, write and contribute to individual research projects, and publish in relevant high ranked journals
• Work closely to support GGGI’s internal Directors and Senior Programme Managers, translating the research agenda into innovative service offerings and initiatives
• Represent GGGI externally to develop and maintain relationships with key individuals and institutions, and advance GGGI’s research agenda

The successful candidate will have deep knowledge of and significant experience in current and emerging low carbon and climate change topics relevant to developing countries; be highly proficient in applied research and writing, and experience with futures research and/or scenario planning. The candidate will have:

• Demonstrated understanding of global perspectives on climate change, green growth/low carbon growth and economic development
• Strong writing, editing and research skills as demonstrated through publications in high ranked journals
• Knowledge and experience related to business processes such as strategic planning, organisational development, stakeholder engagement, training programs, performance management and change management
• Experience in generating significant funding from private foundations, government, and intergovernmental bodies is preferred
• Relevant PhD and teaching experience, preferable in economics
• Experience of working in developing countries or in a developing countries context
• Fluency in English both written and spoken is essential. Fluency Korean or another language is highly desirable

Despite the proven track record of excellent economic research in the field of green growth/low carbon development and/or climate change the successful candidate will demonstrate strong organisational development skills, will have excellent interpersonal skills, a proven successful track record of managing a research team and you will feel comfortable operating in a fast-paced, self-directed environment.

This position presents a unique opportunity to spearhead the research function in an organisation at the cutting edge of sustainability.

For more information contact Acre on + 44 (0) 20 7 400 5586, apply here or send your CV to olivia@acre-resources.com.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The role involves:

• Directing and coordinating strategy, governance and engagement across Community Investment for the Retail and SME Business sectors
• Leading, championing and developing the strategic, planning and operational approach to Community Investment; ensuring the teams within Community Investment function are working seamlessly together
• Working as a team player with other ‘Heads of’ to achieve and innovate shared goals
• Leading on strategy areas for different programmes such as education, employability and financial skills
• Analysing the programme portfolio in relation to market needs to develop innovative solutions to align, scale and grow the impact of the programmes
• Working in collaborative partnership with senior management across the business to create and embed the advancement of the programmes
• Directing and developing opportunities for the bank to be increasingly positioned as a thought leader through influencing key external stakeholders and engaging, challenging and influencing internal business leaders to deliver breakthrough activities and thought leadership events
• Leading as a key contact for external stakeholders regarding the delivery of strategic Community Investment programmes and delivering presentations
• Actively engaging with key external stakeholders to develop clear understanding of material issues in relation to the challenges and opportunities for the bank
• Managing a £6 million budget and larger employee engagement / volunteering budget, in accordance with policies, procedures and governance, to identify and implement opportunities for efficiency
• Pre-empting the issues and challenges of the various stakeholders within the bank to ensure successful proposal acceptance at a senior level, thereby working to best practice and within the budgetary risk/control governance framework
• Monitoring key indicators of performance within Community Investment against plans, highlighting gaps and recommending actions to address them
• Ensuring team action plans within Community Investment are delivered within agreed timelines and to the highest standards
• Working with Communication/PR Teams to develop the external engagement strategy
• Overseeing the production of engagement materials through working in collaboration with internal Communications/Branding teams

The successful individual will have:

• An excellent track record of influencing skills, building strong relationships with diverse senior stakeholders with varying interests and needs. Excellent diplomacy skills with the ability to get results within a matrix environment
• Evidence of strategic Community Investment thinking and implementation that is aligned with business strategy in order to create and embed change
• Excellent public speaking and presentation delivery skills and written communication skills
• A fully comprehensive understanding of the media and how to exploit it including social media
• Extensive knowledge of the external environment in which a bank operates, including the media, public policy, consumer and community affairs issues.
• A sound knowledge of UK government, party politics, social issues and current affairs
• An understanding of the financial services industry and the issues that face the banking sector
• Applicants do not necessarily need to have experience in the banking and finance sector. The key is to have a track record at programme level, and have the depth of skills required for the role, therefore experience could be transferable from another industry sector

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page at helen@acre-resources.com and 0207 400 5578. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The role involves:

• Leading on the financial inclusion / financial education / financial diversity / financial skills community programme to fully align all activity to deliver against the bank’s Citizenship strategy
• Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across all UK business units to further their input, buy-in and support for this Community Investment programme
• Conducting detailed analysis and insight to inform and develop recommendations for this programme through to implementation
• External and internal presence as the bank’s subject matter expert on financial inclusion / financial skills, for example influencing through to MP level. Delivering presentations to external audiences at conferences and thought leadership events
• Innovating as a thought leader within the financial inclusions / education / skills space
• Establishing and managing strong and innovative partnerships with external organisations and NGOs to increase the bank’s voice and influence in the market place. Management of partner relationships at a senior level
• Benchmarking the bank against other organisations to provide innovative solutions that influence change within the bank’s business for competitive advantage
• Leading the strategic development of the framework and tools used to engage colleagues in volunteering within the programme
• Deploying and identifying the skills and capabilities of employee volunteers to benefit communities in support of the Citizenship strategy
• Project managing the delivery of the programme to time, against plans and KPIs, within budget and meeting the governance requirements to the highest standards
• Providing strong leadership to a team of two direct reports in order to deliver key objectives
• Working in partnership with other teams and other ‘Heads of’ within Community Investment to further understand current and emerging issues for the group
• Working collaboratively with internal PR/Communications teams to help with the support materials for this Community Investment programme

The successful individual will have:

• A demonstrable track record of strategic thinking aligned with business strategy to successfully embed change within Community Investment
• Experience of programme management within Community Investment at a large enterprise
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, impact and relationship management skills
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills at all levels of an organisation with demonstrable previous experience of gaining credibility with internal and external senior leaders
• Strong ability to understand complex business issues and align with community investment / corporate responsibility strategy
• First class project management and problem solving skills
• Strong qualitative and quantitative measurement and evaluation capability
• High quality writing and internal reporting skills
• It is advantageous, but not essential, to have experience in financial services industry. The key is to have a track record at the level and depth of skills required for the role, therefore working at this level, skills can be transferable from another industry sector

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page at helen@acre-resources.com and 0207 400 5578. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.