Sustainability & Social Impact Manager - Communications (12 month FTC)

Sustainability & Social Impact Manager - Communications (12-month FTC) Your Manager: Communications Director Team: Communications Location: Chiswick, London - UK. We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office. Be part of something big We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines. Here in the UK In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 3 businesses:

• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK and also drives the global development of our iconic Gin brands through The Gin Hub
• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.

Your new team This position sits in our Pernod Ricard UK (PRUK) business. Our diverse population of 300+ passionate employees have been creating conviviality since 2001, bringing our premium brands and unforgettable experiences to the UK. As the world’s 2nd largest spirits market, the UK is a key location for our company. Since 2017 PRUK has also hosted The Gin Hub, the team responsible for managing the Group’s unrivalled portfolio of ‘Premium+’ International Gins globally. At PRUK, we have a culture that blends performance and conviviality: we are recognised as an open and diverse business with a firm commitment to our employees’ wellness, inclusion and safety and to making a positive impact on our industry and environment. The Pernod Ricard UK Communications department supports Pernod Ricard in its global and local objectives through enhancing and protecting the reputation of Pernod Ricard UK and The Gin Hub, its brands and its people. This is achieved via engagement strategies across Pernod Ricard UK’s stakeholder base which includes customers, consumers, politicians, local community, the media, cultural partners and employees. The Pernod Ricard UK Communications team’s responsibilities cover corporate communications, external brand communications, internal communications and Sustainability and Responsibility (delivery of the Group’s Sustainability & Responsibility (S&R) strategy, focusing on the environment and community impact projects. Your unique contribution You will have 3 main areas of responsibility: 1. Managing key S&R initiatives – you will lead on flagship S&R initiatives for the UK market, including project managing our ‘Bar World of Tomorrow’ sustainability training programme for bartenders, managing our ‘NetZeroNow’ initiative aimed at helping the drinks trade reduce its climate impact, leading on our ‘Drink More Water’ communications campaign as well as project managing ‘_SocialStarters’, our social enterprise mentoring programme. You will also support the S&R initiative of The Gin Hub, our global gin business, including owning our charity partnership with the Ocean Conservation Trust and collaborating on the development of Beefeater’s first ever brand-led Responsible Drinking campaign. 2. Delivering our S&R roadmap - including mobilising internal teams around key issues such as packaging and procurement, ensuring compliance with group guidelines and targets and managing internal S&R communications. 3. S&R committee - coordinate our quarterly S&R committee with a focus on the sustainability of our office environment. Who you’ll be working with Internally, you’ll work with our global S&R team, our EMEA & LATAM regional teams, The Gin Hub, our local S&R leaders in London, as well as a wide variety of business functions here in the UK, such as our Experiential team, Marketing, Commercial, HR, Public Affairs and Finance & Operations in order to deliver key initiatives. Externally, your contacts will be our partners for sustainability projects, charities and communications agencies. Your blend of talent This position could be right for you if you:

• Have a passion for sustainability and social impact

• Can demonstrate strong project management skills

• Have excellent relationship building, collaboration and influencing skills

• Are able to work with autonomy, reporting into a senior line manager

Our mix of benefits For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance. Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more! You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers. We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness. Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard. We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring. We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility. We’re committed to diversity and inclusion People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves. We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish. Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know. Responsible drinking As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing. In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol. In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking. Job Posting End Date: 2023-02-28-08:00 Target Hire Date: 2023-03-31-07:00 Target End Date: 2023-06-01-07:00