Responsible Business Consultant (12-month FTC)

Responsible Business Consultant (12-month FTC)

Cirencester, United Kingdom

Posted on: 26/11/2025 - Application Deadline: 10/12/2025

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we're building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

We're committed to taking responsibility for our actions and strive to have a positive impact on our people and communities.

We have both the opportunity and responsibility to use our voice to drive change. Whether it's through the financial advice we give, the investments we manage on our client's behalf, our business operations, or the support we give to our local communities and charities.

This role represents a great opportunity for a Responsible Business specialist to join our in house team on a 12-month fixed term contract, where you'll provide expert knowledge, advice, guidance and support to key stakeholders on all aspects of responsible business, including Environmental, Social Governance (ESG), Sustainability, and Climate Change.

What you'll be doing:

• In consultation with stakeholders and business function leaders, you'll help develop strategic goals and KPIs across all material topics to support our ambition to be a responsible business and to feed into our reporting metrics.
• You'll work with senior leaders to create business plans to deliver our responsible business goals.
• Work with senior internal parties to deliver practical advice and support on responsible business topics including volunteering and community impact, carbon reduction, sustainable working and environmental efficiency activities, leading and inspiring our network of responsible business champions.
• Act as the right hand person to the Head of Responsible Business, representing them at meetings with senior management within the organisation.
• Identify risks and issues to the delivery of the responsible business framework and identify and implement robust mitigation.
• Provide guidance to Partner Practices (our Financial Advisers) to avoid greenwashing.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal collaborators across all levels to embed the philosophy of Responsible Business into business areas, encouraging ownership and accountability of each business function.

What we're looking for:

• Broad and comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles relating to Responsible Business, Environmental, Social Governance (ESG), Sustainability, and Climate Change.
• Experience of working within either an in house Responsible Business role or Responsible Business consultancy.
• Proven experience of developing Responsible Business strategies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate, present and influence on a range of Responsible Business matters.
• Excellent understanding of the commercial business case for Responsible Business.
• Good understanding of Finance ESG frameworks and benchmarks used to determine and assess progress against responsible business goals and KPIs.
• The ability to work autonomously as well as part of a collaborative team.

What's in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that's through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunity employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all. If you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at .

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from under represented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, irrespective of whether you tick every box.

What's next?

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking "apply" below and our team will be in touch.

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.