Climate and Environmental Manager

Are you ready to lead in sustainability and drive meaningful change? Tele2 has the vision to lead in sustainability and have recently been named the most sustainable company in Sweden by Time Magazine. This challenges them every day, and also holds them accountable. In the role as Climate and Environmental Manager you will lead their efforts to reach net-zero by 2035, and maintain a systematic way of working with environmental issues, which is crucial to success.

About the job

In the role as Climate and Environmental Manager you will manage Tele2’s efforts to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with ambitious science-based targets and drive environmental improvement efforts throughout the organization. The role includes a wide variety of assignments including implementing the climate transition plan, driving emissions reduction in scope 1, 2 and 3, carbon accounting, and maintaining our Environmental Management Systems. You will work closely with our Head of Sustainability, Erik Wottrich, ensuring that every day brings new and impactful change — from operational tasks to presenting strategies to our management team.

Responsibilities include:

• Climate transition plan: lead initiatives to meet our net-zero target by 2035, continuously updating our plan based on the latest climate science.
• Environmental Management System: drive implementation, project management and continuous improvements
• Sustainability reporting: data collection, climate calculations, analysis and project management of climate and environmental data
• ESG ratings: collect and analyse data, and driving projects to improve Tele2’s results in climate and environment ratings
• Communication: provide expertise for internal and external communication related to Tele2’s climate performance

You will join a small team with a big responsibility, so you should be prepared to roll-up your sleeves and dig in where necessary when the Sustainability function faces demanding tasks – just like your colleagues will be there to support you when you need it.

Who are you?

To thrive and succeed in this role we believe that you have most of these qualifications:

• a proven track record in sustainability, with substantial experience from consulting or similar corporate roles, focused on climate and/or environment, but we are gladly challenged with other profiles
• a degree within business, accounting, engineering, communications or similar. A focus or specialization on climate or environmental studies is advantageous
• at least 3 years of relevant work experience focused on climate and/or environment
• strong project management skills
• have proficiency in Excel for calculations and Powerpoint for professional presentations
• fluency in English and Swedish, both written and spoken
• experience from sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, working with ESG ratings and/or internal/external communication is meriting but not a must

Personal qualifications:
Your colleagues describe you as a person who enjoys taking initiative, and you do not shy away from putting new structure and processes in place. You have strong analytical skills, that you combine with a high level of creativity to solve complex problems. Your communication skills are a strong tool, that you use to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders, in a social, responsive and accommodating way. You are motivated by:

• The opportunity of making Tele2’s vision to lead in sustainability come true!
• A passion to reduce the negative climate and environmental impact of businesses and finding the business opportunities related to that
• Doing operative tasks one day and standing in front of an audience or our management team the other day. An incredibly varied role!
• Working  on a daily basis in a small team together with Erik, our Head of Sustainability, and three other sustainability colleagues, as well as colleagues in the communications team, in addition to stakeholders all over Tele2 and externally.

Why Tele2

A few words from the manager

– Hi! I’m Erik Wottrich, Head of Sustainability at Tele2. I have a background from management consulting where my greatest interest of course was sustainability projects. I started at Tele2 in 2019 and now our team needs reinforcement to ensure we maintain our position as a leader in the climate and environmental aspects of sustainability. Since 2019, we have made Tele2 one of Sweden’s most sustainable companies, and in the team we strive to ensure that Tele2 continues to be a sustainability leader. I look forward to meeting you later in the process.

We believe in fostering a creative and flexible work environment. You will be part of a culture where teamwork and inclusion are leading the way forward, a place where you bring your whole self to work as the unique person you are. We are committed to building a company that values diversity in all its forms. Every employee is important for the company’s success, and you will always have an impact through your work with opportunities for growth and development through internal paths. The role comes with a competetive salary and benefits including:

• Pension and health care
• Hybrid and flexible work life balance
• Career opportunities
• Parental benefit
• Employee benefits and Tele2 discounts
• Inclusive workplace

At Tele2, we work hard to our commitment to lead in sustainability, which has made us the number one climate leader in Europe, and we keep reaching new goals as we are bound to shift to a circular economy.