- Leads the sustainability efforts of the Hotel with the General Manager and Hotel Manager overseeing the activities and projects.
- Ensures that the elimination of Single Use Plastic is achieved 100% and sustained, maintained.
- Conducts audits to ensure compliance at all times with the Raffles Brand Guidelines.
- Liaises between Corporate Office and the Hotel for matters relating to Sustainability.
- Coordinates and communicates with other Departments on new directions and initiatives and ensures compliance and adherence to standards.
- Ensures that the Hotel is compliant with the standards and is certified by an accredited Sustainability certifying body.
- Reports the Hotel’s sustainability and Environmental performance and data both internally and externally as required, this includes both internal and external stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, and community organizations.
- Establishes Sustainability partnerships with external organizations, companies, and local government units whenever feasible, by identifying potential partners, initiate contact, explore collaboration opportunities, create a partnership agreement, and continuously monitor and communicate progress towards shared Sustainability goals.
- Identifies areas of improvement in regard to the organization’s Sustainability practices and improve current practices and develop/ implement new practices :
- Energy efficiency improvements, green energy sourcing
- Sustainable F&B (food waste management, food sourcing, food trends)
- Plastic pollution reduction
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Support to local communities & charities
- Biodiversity protection
- Train staff at all levels on environmental issues and good practices
Other Involvement
Adheres to and promotes the Company’s Health & Safety policies to ensure a safe work environment and knowledgeable all safety & emergency procedures
Main Complexity/Critical issues in the Job
- The ability to manage projects strategically, while being hands on and detail-oriented, acting as a catalyst for making things happen
- Capacity to work independently with various stakeholders.
- Coordinate, communicate and get buy-in from the different stakeholders with various levels
- The ability to influence stakeholders
- Act as a role-model and inspire behavioral change
- Lead and foster excellence and innovation.
- Passionate and dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives.
