{"id":35435,"date":"2020-11-12T12:56:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=35435"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:56:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:56:47","slug":"job-sustainability-program-manager-rei-kent-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-sustainability-program-manager-rei-kent-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Sustainability Program Manager, REI (Kent, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>This role will be instrumental in creating and managing core components of the Sustainability Team\u2019s lead in the Fight for Life Outdoors at REI. As the Co-op recently committed to a new generation of sustainability goals, this role will create the processes that allow REI to operationalize and communicate its execution against these goals. Specifically, this role will create a scalable approach and program for carbon accounting and reporting for the entire Co-op. This role will also embed climate and sustainability goals throughout all product and business divisions at REI. The role requires knowledge of a variety of sustainability topics, the ability to partner across all business divisions, and an inquisitive mindset. The success of this role will be dependent on strategic and collaborative engagement with a broad group of internal and external stakeholders.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Designs and manages a scalable carbon reporting program that allows for enterprise-level tracking of current state and progress on carbon reduction goals and targets for all of REI.<\/li>\n<li>Works with internal and external partners to build or identify carbon accounting tools that allow for carbon accounting budgeting and reporting within and across divisions at REI.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborates on design and ongoing implementation of REI\u2019s carbon credit procurement strategy and investments in support of enterprise-wide carbon reductions.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborates and supports on select operational sustainability goals and objectives, such as REI\u2019s renewable energy and zero waste initiatives, as well as broader green building and human health goals.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborates on design and management of an enterprise-level reporting program that allows for annual and ongoing reporting of sustainability and broader impact goals and targets for all of REI.<\/li>\n<li>Partners with key stakeholders to ensure the impacts of product design, materiality, and supply chain decisions are understood and managed in pursuit of REI\u2019s carbon reduction goals.<\/li>\n<li>Partners with divisions across the Co-op to analyze the business case and governance structure for impact and sustainability goals.<\/li>\n<li>Partners with divisions across the Co-op to embed and scale climate and sustainability goals within divisional business plans and budgets.<\/li>\n<li>Leverages a design thinking and strategic mindset to work collaboratively across REI to define division-level sustainability priorities, problem definition and solutions in support of enterprise-level climate, resource and human health goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"jobSectionHeader\"><b>Bring your passion and expertise<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Education in Environmental Management, Sustainability or related field<\/li>\n<li>Advanced degree in Environment, Business or Strategy<\/li>\n<li>5+ years of professional experience in ESG &#8211; environmental, social, governance -\u2013 including specific experience within sustainability and carbon carbon accounting and reporting standards such as the GHG protocol, GRI or CDP.<\/li>\n<li>Experience creating and operationalizing cross-divisional initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Experience crafting the business case and plan for enterprise-level ESG goals, including strategic and financial analysis<\/li>\n<li>Experience developing documents and presentations for external distribution.<\/li>\n<li>Operates with a high degree of independence and accountability.<\/li>\n<li>Produces deliverables promptly and proactively anticipates future needs.<\/li>\n<li>Proven ability to identify, analyze and objectively problem solve with prompt and meticulous follow-through.<\/li>\n<li>Actively participates and collaborates with others across REI for the achievement of business goals.<\/li>\n<li>Flexible in one&#8217;s viewpoints and positions in order to support the direction taken by others at REI.<\/li>\n<li>Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.<\/li>\n<li>Works effectively by setting effective work goals, establishing priorities, and planning well in order to produce quality work.<\/li>\n<li>Executes effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed of work plans and progress toward goals.<\/li>\n<li>Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations.<\/li>\n<li>Builds rapport with various stakeholders inside and outside the organization.<\/li>\n<li>Acts upon opportunities and involves and influences others in the accomplishment of worthwhile organizational goals.<\/li>\n<li>Challenges the status quo, champions change, and influences others to change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apply here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rei.jobs\/careers\/JobDetail\/Sustainability-Program-Manager\/18533?source=Indeed\">https:\/\/rei.jobs\/careers\/JobDetail\/Sustainability-Program-Manager\/18533?source=Indeed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,19,7,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35436,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35435\/revisions\/35436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}