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aTalent: Sampo – (Senior) Sustainability Specialist
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Type: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Helsinki
Application Deadline: 22.09.2024
Sampo Plc is looking for a skilled sustainability reporting expert and a developer of various sustainability-related processes for the role of (Senior) Sustainability Specialist to join their four-person sustainability team.
As a (Senior) Sustainability Specialist, you will bring broad expertise across various areas of sustainability, with a particular focus on the Governance aspect of ESG. Your main responsibility is to ensure that Sampo’s sustainability practices, such as reporting, processes, and documentation, comply with regulations and standards and are of high quality.
In practice, your work will include project-based tasks such as assessing the current state of sustainability work, reporting, and processes, followed by development efforts. You will also keep track of sustainability legislation and standards and ensure their implementation. You will actively liaise with various stakeholders within the group, including financial reporting, investor relations, legal affairs, and Sampo’s subsidiaries. Additionally, your role involves preparing reports and presentations for senior management and the board. As part of the sustainability team, you will also handle general sustainability-related tasks for a publicly listed company. Based on your experience, you may be hired as a Senior, where more extensive experience in similar sustainability work is expected.
You will work on themes such as:
- Regulatory (e.g., CSRD, EU taxonomy) and other voluntary sustainability reporting (e.g., GRI)
- Assurance of sustainability reporting
- Content creation for other annual and quarterly reports from a sustainability perspective
- Providing sustainability expertise and materials for various internal and external needs (e.g., PPT presentations)
- Developing the sustainability section and creating content for the sampo.com website
- Code of Conduct and other necessary internal sustainability guidelines
- Documentation and process descriptions related to sustainability reporting and practices
As a (Senior) Sustainability Specialist, you will contribute expertise in the above areas, along with a willingness to learn and tackle various tasks with an open mind. Self-management, attention to detail, and project management skills are essential for the role.
The ideal candidate should have:
- A relevant higher education degree and at least a few years of experience in similar sustainability-related roles, either in an internal position or as a consultant
- Knowledge of legislation governing sustainability reporting (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD) and applicable frameworks (e.g., GRI)
- The ability to lead projects and engage different stakeholders in sustainability work
- Good general IT skills, such as experience with the Wdesk reporting system or a similar system, and the ability to produce high-quality reporting and presentation materials both in content and appearance
- Fluency in both written and spoken Finnish and English
Additionally, it is considered an advantage to have:
- Knowledge of the insurance or financial industry
- Expertise in the sustainability requirements and reporting for publicly listed companies
Sampo offers you:
- The opportunity to work and develop within an international publicly listed company
- Support from your supervisor and colleagues in your daily work
- A pleasant working environment in the Helsinki city center office with a community of about 65 people
- Hybrid work, flexible working hours, and high-quality tools for both office and home use
- Comprehensive employee benefits, including:
- Lunch benefit
- Exercise and commuting benefit
- Extensive occupational health care and insurance coverage
- A performance bonus program and employee fund
Practical details:
This is a permanent, full-time position, where you will be directly employed by our client Sampo Plc. The preferred start date is as soon as possible in the fall of 2024. Sampo’s headquarters are located in Helsinki city center, where the sustainability team works on-site an average of three days a week.
Interested?
Submit your CV and motivation letter in PDF format by September 22, 2024, via aTalent’s application system at: https://emp.jobylon.com/applications/jobs/251014/create/. Please include your salary request and earliest possible start date in your application. We do not accept applications via email and will only process those submitted through the application system.
For questions regarding the role and recruitment process, please contact aTalent’s Senior Recruitment Consultant Kati Hautakoski (kati.hautakoski(at)atalent.fi, +358 50 552 0419). The best time to reach her by phone is during week 38.
Company description
Sampo is the largest property and casualty insurance group in the Nordics, employing over 13,000 professionals across various fields. The parent company of the group is Sampo Plc, headquartered in Helsinki. Sampo is listed on both the Helsinki and Stockholm stock exchanges. Sampo Plc employs around 65 people in various expert and management roles. As an employer, Sampo Plc aims to offer its employees meaningful and motivating work, supporting their career development. Sampo also promotes employee well-being by offering a healthy work environment, modern office spaces, extensive occupational health care, and other benefits that enhance well-being.