Sustainability Integrated Reporting

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

As Integrated Reporting & Rating Specialist to the Global Sustainability team, you will be responsible for coordinating, managing, and improving Arcadis' ESG reporting and communications to (external) stakeholders (rating agencies), as well as ensure the learnings therein fold into a continuous improvement plan for the business. The candidate must be familiar with Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements and having experience in responding to rating agencies' requirements is a plus.

Reports to the Governance & Disclosure Program Director.

The Global Sustainability IR & Rating Specialist will lead the rating agency cycle (prepare, respond, review, improve) and engage with relevant stakeholders both internal and external to Arcadis. More specifically, the tasks and responsibilities will include:

• High-quality, timely responses to external stakeholders including rating agencies on ESG data
• Drive continuous improvement by engaging internal global functions around learnings from ratings
• Support in the creation of talks, presentations, etc. for public engagements.
• Coordination, project & relationship management of rating agency assessments (Sustainalytics, CDP, EcoVadis, MSCI, ISS, S&P CSA), as well as (emerging) NZ benchmarking organizations.
• Identify strategic sustainable opportunities and improvement programs, survey (industry and beyond) stakeholders, and advise on ESG in business operations and global policy development (incl. for instance Risk, Procurement, Workplace, and Diversity).
• Support in defining and setting sustainability targets, quantifying strategy (NFR, SBTs, sustainability-linked remuneration, etc.) for senior management, and in other areas where target-setting supports our strategic agenda.
• Advise and improve global ESG monitoring & reporting: Non-Financial Reporting (NFR), Annual Integrated Report (AIR), and quarterly communications.
• Support, as required, relevant non-financial reporting work and/or topics such as CSRD, CSD, DD, and others.
• Lead technical projects from inception to completion, ensuring all objectives are met within the specified timeline.
• Stay current with industry trends, requirements, and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on our strategies.
• Mentor and train junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Provide specialized technical expertise and guidance to team members, supporting them in overcoming technical challenges.
• Benchmark against current best practices and communicate the areas and levers of influence.
• Collaborate with other Global Sustainability program managers and team members to support Global Sustainability team objectives outside of the program you are in, which may include contributing to various training initiatives, aligning and supporting net zero data validation supporting requirements for measuring sustainability on projects, among other activities.
• Proactively manage changes in program scope and schedule, proposing alternatives and reporting to the Global Sustainability PMO and other stakeholders.
• Ad-hoc support on bids with sustainability responses to client requests might be required.

• Motivate, inspire, and help drive team results, reviewing performance and providing timely feedback to team members and counterparts.
• Support preparation of regular reports and updates on program status for management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global (technical) discipline leads and regional counterparts as needed to achieve program objectives.
• Support identification and collaborate with stakeholders to meet program requirements and goals. Discuss and report risks to delivery for actions and proactively implement solutions.
• Support the development of tools and solutions that enable Arcadis to measure and improve sustainability results. Support the team with the continuous improvement of our methodologies, tools, reports, and systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative technical improvements that meet business requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Sustainability related fields. A master's degree is desirable.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with corporate Sustainability programs
• Detailed knowledge of rating agency assessments (Sustainalytics, CDP, EcoVadis, Verdantix, Corporate Knights, MSCI, ISS, S&P CSA) and global monitoring and reporting
• Familiarity with corporate sustainability requirements, targets, and strategies is mandatory.
• Working knowledge of strategic sustainability opportunities and improvement programs
• Ability to work effectively under pressure created by deadlines.
• Strong ability to work effectively with a global team and build connections.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, with both a consultative and implementation-oriented approach.
• Proven experience with data analysis, research, and report writing
• Project management capabilities to track internal projects and partner with the team PMO
• Given the international scale and scope of the business, a certain level of flexibility in work hours is important.

For this role, Arcadis values professional experience across the following priority areas:

• Leading transformation: Ability to bring people on a journey to the unknown, creating a sense of stability and security in uncertain times, avoiding change fatigue.
• General Management: Leading a significant P&L and operations, developing strategy, and successfully driving accountability through KPIs and behavior.
• People management: Creating high-performing teams, communicating vision and purpose, engaging others, and ensuring aligned objectives. Caring for employee wellbeing and recognizing and celebrating success.
• Living our purpose: Mentoring and sponsoring people coming through the business and from outside. Proactively, supporting communities and social initiatives, and showing attention to the planet and sustainability.
• Driving innovation: Involved in generating and driving innovation, engaging with clients on new business models and revenue streams, and working with alliances and ecosystems to deliver the best outcomes.

Aligned to the Arcadis Leadership model we seek Arcadians with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability. Successful Arcadians will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success, and igniting passion.

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life, and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

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