CSR Communications

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 role involves:

• Responsibility for developing, managing and delivering a new CR programme from scratch that is aligned with core business
• Identifying and working in partnership with external stakeholders such as NGOs and government in order to be an external thought leader on community and social issues that are impacted by the financial services industry, for example financial education / diversity / inclusion
• Working with, influencing and engaging with internal business stakeholders and business heads to gain a better understanding of the commercial benefits of the corporate responsibilities initiates
• Delivering internal and external communication materials. Collaborating with marketing and branding teams to help with the communication of the new corporate responsibility strategy and initiatives

The successful individual will have:

• A track record of working in a corporate environment within a Corporate Responsibility / Community Investment / Citizenship team with responsibility for developing and delivering new strategy aligned to core business
• Examples of influencing and engaging senior business stakeholders and senior leadership
• Ideally, a comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry and the issues that face the banking sector in relation to social issues and opportunities for improvement. Or perhaps experience in a large corporate environment and have the transferable stakeholder engagement/ influencing skills involving thought leadership on social and community issues
• Experience of identifying, fostering and building charitable partnerships
• Strong project management sills

Salary: Competitive + benefit package

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page via email helen@acre-resources.com or call 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.

This role will be responsible for overseeing their sustainability, environmental and health and safety obligations towards three major operations based in Africa and Europe, managing different phases of the mine life-cycle including new operations and mine closures.

Duties will include:

• Developing, mentoring and leading the Sustainable Development team
• Designing and implementing sustainable development policy and strategy
• Engaging and managing internal and external stakeholders
• Working collaboratively with senior management
• Being responsible for sustainable development reporting

You will be a leader bringing direct experience and a deep understanding of international best practices from the mining sector. You will have substantial experience in safety, environment, CSR, sustainable development and stakeholder engagement coming from a senior position in a large organisation within the resources sector. In addition you will have working knowledge of:

• Sustainable Development frameworks in the mining industry
• Environmental and health & safety frameworks for the corporate sustainable development model
• Corporate governance guidelines
• Mine closure plans and methods to meet compliance requirements

This is an important and influential post within a FTSE100 company. There will be some travel, our client is able to consider international applications and offers a generous salary and benefits package, supporting individuals who need to relocate.

To discuss further please contact Mary Dale, on +44 (0)20 74005583 or mary@acre-resources.com.

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.

As a Corporate Reporting Consultant and Account Director, you will lead on projects and client management, assisting some of the world’s best known brands in managing, measuring and communicating their financial and non-financial business practices.

As part of a dynamic, knowledgeable and creative team, the Corporate Reporting Consultant and Account Director will bring their expertise across corporate reporting and shareholder communications. The role will involve:

• Overseeing development of annual reports, financial statements and shareholder communications
• Securing new business opportunities and retaining and growing existing clients
• Providing strategic direction for creative pitches and brief project teams, and develop reporting strategies

Candidates will have demonstrable knowledge in financial reporting, developed either in a financial or communications focused role, with an interest in sustainability. Further to this you will:

• Be a corporate reporting professional with a focus on annual reports, financial statements and shareholder communications
• Sales focused and commercially driven, being financially astute – managing the profitability of client accounts
• Have experience and interest in financial reporting and communications (non-financial and/or or integrated reporting would be a bonus) for both internal and external audiences. Experience and knowledge of XBRL would also be beneficial

Candidates can have a background from within a consultancy or client/in-house.

This company is known in the space as a great place to be, with an energetic, innovative and creative team that enjoys working together and with their clients. The Corporate Reporting Consultant and Account Director will flourish in this environment and bring their enthusiasm, interpersonal skills and commercial drive.

This is a great opportunity to work within a well respected and vibrant consultancy. You will get exposure across a range of sectors and work with some renowned and highly regarded organisations.

Please contact Simone Awramenko at Acre Resources on +44 (0)207 400 5589 or email simone@acre-resources.com for more information or to apply.

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

Specialising in corporate responsibility communications, reporting, branding and online solutions - this agency has a reputation of delivering above and beyond client expectations.

The successful individual will:

• Be an experienced line manager with a passion for leading and coaching individuals and teams to produce excellent work
• Very knowledgeable in the production of print and online communications
• Competent at producing cost estimates, schedules and managing projects to the highest standards
• Used to managing multi-role teams including designers, artworkers, web developers, copywriters, proofreaders, photographers and illustrators
• Bring a huge amount of enthusiasm, passion, drive and an ability to turn potential business into real business

Experience will have been gained on the client or consultancy side - but ideally with a creative agency.

To apply please contact Simone Awramenko on simone@acre-resources.com or call +44 (0) 203 170 8038

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.