Manager, Sustainability

Responsibilities

• Develop corporate strategies to ensure that SUTD sustainability plan objectives are met

• Ensure SUTD practices environmentally friendly behaviors, processes and meets SG Green Plan goals

• Collaborate with SUTD leaders and community to drive sustainability strategies to reduce the university’s carbon footprint

• Promote and explain the university’s philosophy to internal and external audiences through strong presentation and communication skills

• Organize workshops to drive home sustainability understanding and behavior

He/She must be skilled in:

• Driving technical sustainability programs to impact and achieve SUTD’s net zero goals

• Assess and interpret social, ecological, and business-related information relating to sustainability reporting

• Solving complex business problems by practicing systems thinking, or design thinking which involves analyzing whole systems by understanding how component parts interact and impact one another

• Diplomatic communication and leadership skills as he/she is required to lead the team, propose initiatives, building awareness, organizing events, and generating buy-in and enthusiasm within the organization

Requirements

• At least Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Science, Engineering, or Ecology Related degrees

• 5 to 10 years of relevant working experience in similar capacity

• Proficiency in Mandarin to communicate with mandarin-speaking audiences

• Critical and creative problem solving skills, ideally in design thinking skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills

• Strong data management skills

• Strong presentation skills with ability to convert data into compelling presentations

• Note: This is a contract role