Sustainability Support Officer - 18 month FTC

About You
? Passionate About Sustainability? Organised? Great with Data?
 
Join Us for an 18-Month Fixed-Term Opportunity!
 
Are you someone who loves making a difference, thrives on organisation, and has a sharp eye for detail? If you're also passionate about sustainability and the environment, this could be the perfect role for you.
 
We’re looking for a motivated and methodical individual to support our sustainability efforts and help us improve the way we work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a purpose-driven team making a real impact.
 
What You’ll Bring:
✅ A natural flair for organisation and planning
✅ Confidence working with numbers and data
✅ A keen eye for detail and accuracy
✅ Strong communication skills
✅ A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
✅ Enthusiasm for sustainability and environmental issues
 
What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Supporting sustainability initiatives with data and insight
  • Helping to streamline processes and improve efficiency
  • Communicating clearly and effectively across teams
  • Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, values purpose-led work, and wants to grow their skills in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
Ready to make a difference?
Apply now and help us build a more sustainable future—one organised step at a time.

About The Role
? About the Role
Our Sustainability Department plays a vital role across the entire organisation, driving forward our sustainability strategy and ensuring we meet our environmental responsibilities.

From biodiversity and renewable energy to compliance and waste reporting, the team works on a wide range of impactful initiatives.
As our Sustainability Support Officer, you’ll be at the heart of this work—keeping us organised, efficient, and focused.

You’ll help coordinate our Sustainability Programme Board, support the delivery of key projects, manage reporting processes, and contribute to internal communications that celebrate our progress and success.
This is a varied and rewarding role within a small but dynamic team, offering a fantastic opportunity to grow your skills and deepen your understanding of sustainability and the broader mission of the Mining Remediation Authority.
 
? We know that great candidates come from all backgrounds.
Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, if you’re excited about this role and believe you can bring value, we’d love to hear from you.
 
Would you like this included in a full job advert layout or turned into a branded PDF or social media post?
 
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
 
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
 
Schedule:

Application closing date: 29th June 2025
Sifting date: 1st July 2025
Interviews: w/c 7th July 2025
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)
Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:
  • A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
  • Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
  • Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
  • Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
  • Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
  • Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
  • Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
  • Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
  • Unlock exclusive employee discounts
  • Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
  • Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours.

Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.
Who we are:
Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with.

We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.
We are excited about what our future holds.

Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK.

By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values.

We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
 As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.
We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with.  What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively.  That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details.  If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference.  By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive.
If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, but you require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know.  You can get in touch by email at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or give us a call on 01623 637000.


  • Start: 13/06/2025
  • Rate: £24,242 - £25,290
  • Location: Mansfield,England
  • Type: Permanent
  • Industry: Public_Sector
  • Recruiter: The Coal Authority
  • Contact: Admin The Coal Authority
  • Tel: 01623 637149
  • Email: to view click here
  • Reference: 0501
  • Posted: 2025-06-13 15:52:03 -

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