Director of Sustainability

Job description / Role

Director of Sustainability - South East Asia, Middle East Africa

Reporting to the Region CSO, you will be responsible for Operational adoption and compliance of the South East Asia and Middle East Africa Sustainability strategy.

Your main activities will be to:

- Support hotels in the adoption of the South East Asia and Middle East Africa Sustainability strategy and commitments (including carbon reduction, waste & food waste reduction, and sustainable food.
- Provide expertise and active contribution on sustainability issues, advice and expertise to operational staff (hotel managers and property teams)
- Lead the adoption of Food Waste measures within the properties.
- Ensure compliance to the implementation of the sustainability strategy
- To conduct on property audits for compliance with sustainability initiatives
- To provide clarity to operational to increase compliance to sustainability measures
- Maintains current working knowledge of, and ensures compliance with, all applicable local environmental and social laws and regulations
- Train and develop on operational teams on the operational requirements for sustainability

Requirements

Qualifications

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Thorough and current knowledge of sustainability practices, and applicable laws and regulations
- Ability to influence operational teams with practical solutions to sustainability challenges
- Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to create, interpret, and execute a budget
- Willingness to travel extensively through the region for property visits

Education and Experience:

- Bachelors degree in related field required; Masters degree highly preferred
- Professional certification preferred
- 10 years operational experience (with Food and Beverage capability)
- Fluent in English

Additional Information

If you meet the qualifications and are excited about the opportunity, we invite you to submit your application for consideration.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About the Company

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