Serviced Emissions Research & Engagement Manager

Oxford Net Zero is seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as Serviced Emissions Research & Engagement Manager. This pivotal role will lead a high-impact initiative focused on advancing the understanding and integration of “serviced emissions” — the emissions influenced by professional service providers (PSPs) such as consultants, lawyers, and advertisers — into global net zero standards.

Reporting to Professor Samuel Fankhauser and under the supervision of Alexis McGivern, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, the successful candidate will be responsible for building and coordinating a new Secretariat body that supports the implementation of guidance for PSPs. The postholder will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including NGOs, technical experts, and leading industry practitioners, to ensure serviced emissions are embedded in revised climate standards such as the Science Based Targets initiative, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and the ISO Net Zero Standard.

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge climate policy and research while influencing the practices of key actors in the professional services sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in research and stakeholder engagement, a strategic mindset, and a deep commitment to advancing meaningful climate action.

This is a time-limited role that offers the chance to play a foundational part in shaping a vital area of climate strategy at a critical time for international standards development.

This post is fixed-term for 12 months and offered on a full-time basis.

What We Offer 

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.

All applications must include a CV, Supporting Statement/Cover Letter.

For further guidance and support, please visit  https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply.

Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to: recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk  **

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 16 May 2025. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered. Interviews to be held on week of 26 May 2025.

The University of Oxford and The School of Geography and the Environment are Silver Athena SWAN holders.  Applications are particularly welcome and encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in posts in The School of Geography and the Environment. The School of Geography and the Environment are committed to equality and values diversity.

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