Title: ESG Coordinator

Type: Permanent, Full time

Start date: ASAP

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Location: This role is 100% based at our new HQ in Snodland, Kent (not remote working)

Who is Must Have Ideas?

Whilst still only young, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing ecommerce brands, helping over 2 million customers ‘discover something new’ every year. One in ten homes in the UK now have one of our clever, problem-solving products and we’re widely recognised as one of the leading ecommerce innovators of the past few years. Named by The Sunday Times as the 66th fastest growing company in 2024, we’re a British success story and our incredible growth isn’t stopping any time soon - and we’d love you to join us on this exciting journey!

The Team

You’ll be working with a group of great people who think independently but collaborate as a strong team to deliver exceptional results. Career progression? Absolutely - there are plenty of opportunities to grow and develop, as our rapid growth continues.

We 're fully office-based

We believe that we are at our best when we’re together, and that’s why our team fully works from our office from our swanky new offices in Snodland, near Maidstone. This facilitates easier collaboration, encourages conversations, and sparks creativity. And there’s some pretty sweet incentives to coming to the office, too, including free breakfast every day!

This Role

This is an excellent opportunity to join us on our fast-growth journey!

We’re looking for an ESG Coordinator to join our team to develop and oversee environmental, social and corporate governance policies and procedures.

This is a newly created role to support the ongoing fast-growth of the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Arranging internal factory audits for our new and existing supplier portfolio, managing compliance around ISO standards.
• Develop and execute the company’s sustainability and ESG strategy.
• Monitor and report on environmental sustainability performance, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.
• Taking ownership of reporting data to compliance schemes and identify any gaps to improve our WEEE, waste/packaging and plastic management.
• Conduct thorough analysis and review of ESG data to identify emerging trends and potential risks.

You’ll excel in this role if you have the following skills & experience:

• Experience working in the ESG or sustainability field.
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills for data processing.
• Ability to learn and grasp the changing nature of legislation in the ESG space.
• Excellent communication skills both in written and verbal format.

What 's it like to work here?

We know that our people are key to our success. That’s why we strive to make MHI a great place to work - just ask our team. It’s a friendly, welcoming and fun environment here. We’ve worked hard to create an amazing experience for our people because we know that workplace happiness goes way beyond just your salary. We’re proud to offer one of the best packages of team perks in the area, including:

• Free breakfast every morning
• Minimum of 25 days holiday per year as standard (plus more the longer you stay)
• Flexible hours
• Your birthday off work
• Free EV charging
• Free car washing
• Regular team and charity fundraising events
• Free products from our range
• Generous staff discount
• Company pension
• Casual dress code
• Free and unlimited sweets, cold & hot drinks

What happens next?

If we think you could be a good fit, we’ll be in touch to arrange an initial call to get to know you. If all goes well, you’ll be invited to come and see our new state-of-the-art facilities and for a more in-depth conversation. We may ask you to complete a small task to show us your skills and there may be a second interview stage, too.

This is an excellent opportunity to join us while the company is still young and to be part of our high-growth journey, with all the opportunities that brings.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person