Salary: £46,000 - £50,000

Diversity

We're an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to building a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive environment, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic selves at work. We recognise that the climate crisis intersects with social and inclusion issues, and we're particularly eager to receive applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives, including people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We also value different experiences and encourage applicants whose backgrounds may not exactly match the criteria in the job description to apply.

About The Role

Are you passionate about tackling real-world problems with innovative solutions? We're looking for a dynamic and highly organised Project Coordinator to join our team for a 6-month fixed-term contract to the end of March 2026. This role is integral to BridgeAI, a first-of-a kind, strategic, multi-stakeholder project focused on addressing supply chain inefficiency and food waste.

You will play a crucial role in the project's success, contributing to key deliverables and shaping its final outcomes. We're looking for someone with experience project management and coordination, stakeholder management, research and analysis who can contribute from day one. Strategic planning and writing/data synthesis are desirable as well.

The programme brings together Nestlé UK&I, Fareshare, Bristol Superlight, Google Cloud, FuturePlus, Howard Tenens Logistics, Sustainable Ventures and Zest to develop a commercial solution to help address the 4.6million tonnes of edible food wasted in the UK each year. The project is in pilot phase, with surplus food being redistributed each week to FareShare's network of charities.

See recent press articles about the project in The Guardian and The Grocer.

Key responsibilities

Project Coordination: Coordinating with project management tasks, helping to coordinate efforts and timelines among our delivery partners
Ecosystem Research & White Paper Development: Organising and collaborating with the team to conduct research through SME engagement, with findings feeding directly into our final White Paper
Event Management: Organising and executing key industry events, including an industry roundtable and a final showcase event that will also serve as the official launch of the White Paper
Problem/Solution Mapping: Supporting the team lead in mapping out problems and solutions for our industry partners
Data & Systems Management: Managing data accuracy in our CRM system and suggesting process and system efficiencies
Strategic & Marketing Support: Contributing to the project's marketing strategy and helping to model future public/private partnerships

Requirements

We need you to have experience in

Project management and coordination (multi-stakeholder environments)
Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
Research, data analysis and insight synthesis
Event planning and delivery
Strong organisation and time management skills
CRM/data management and process improvement
Excellent written and verbal communication
Adaptability and proactive problem solving

You ideally have experience in

Strategic planning and contribution to high level deliverables
Report/white paper writing and synthesis for publication
Marketing experience
Knowledge of supply chains and/or food systems
Public/private partnership development

Benefits

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Remuneration: £46,000 - £50,000 FTE per annum
Based: London Workspaces. This role may require some travel within the UK. The pilot trial is currently live in the North West & Midlands

Additional details

25 days Holiday + Bank Hols
Monthly Wellness Day (for rest & recharge)
Paid Sick Leave + Vitality Health Insurance Scheme
Enhanced Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme + Octopus EV Lease Scheme

As you grow with us, you can access additional benefits, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave & pay (after 2 years' service).

Recruitment process

30 min phone screening interview
Two stage interviews

About Sustainable Ventures

We're Europe's largest ecosystem of climate tech startups. Following our expansion of our Central London headquarters, and the recent opening of our Central Manchester workspace, we're focused on our mission to develop 1000 new businesses by 2025, and expand our operations across UK regions.

Our impact on the planet's climate and its natural resources is being felt more often and by more people than ever before. It is clear that significant changes must be made to achieve the targets set by the IPCC and reach Net Zero by 2050. This presents the world's biggest challenge and it is something that SV has been addressing since 2011.

We believe in the power of commercial innovation to address the twin challenges of climate change and resource scarcity.

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