ESG Project Manager (4 months FTC)

About the role

The ESG Project Manager is responsible for end‑to‑end project management of the 2025 People Planet Progress (PPP) Report, providing structured delivery across planning, drafting, and launch stages. The role ensures:

• a clear content plan,
• coordinated stakeholder engagement,
• timely preparation of narrative and data inputs,
• effective collaboration with the external copywriting agency and auditors, and
• delivery of a high‑quality final report and launch communications package.

This is a fixed‑term maternity cover role (approx. 4 months - March to July) dedicated specifically to the 2025 PPP Report project.

Key accountabilities

Planning stage

• Familiarize with the previous PPP Report, its scope, structure, and expectations.
• Understand industry ESG reporting themes, peer benchmarks, and group entity reporting practices.
• Prepare a comprehensive 2025 content plan, including:

• Mapping internal stakeholders
• Collecting data and feature examples from Liberty Global entities, OpCos, and business units (Belonging, Product, Network, etc.)
• Identifying leadership input needed
• Reviewing early data trends to ensure story–data alignment

• Collaborate with the external copywriting agency to set timelines, content structure, workflows, and visual direction.
• Communicate plans and timelines across Internal and External Communications teams.
• Provide regular project updates to VP CR & ESG Communications and the CR Team.

Drafting stage

• Act as the primary liaison between the external agency and internal teams. Provide required information, including data points, visual assets, and narrative guidance.
• Coordinate stakeholder reviews at each draft stage and manage consolidated feedback.
• Maintain clear timeline communication with CR team members and auditors; provide milestone updates.
• Oversee project budget and ensure deliverables are met on time.
• Coordinate leadership contributions (e.g., CEO letter).
• Prepare and align the launch communications plan (video, campaign, leadership engagements, print, etc.).

Launch stage

• Execute the launch communications plan in partnership with internal and external communications teams.
• Deliver tailored narratives for employees, external audiences, leadership, and media.
• Coordinate production of final deliverables (videos, blogs, social posts, town halls, events, printed materials, merchandise).
• Support leadership appearances at conferences or external engagements tied to the report.

Expected deliverables

• Full 2025 People Planet Progress Report (final version) delivered by mid June, 2026, with potential short extension.
• Complete content plan and work‑back schedule.
• Fully coordinated stakeholder inputs, reviews, and leadership contributions.
• Launch communications assets and coordinated rollout plan.
• Regular project updates to VP CR & ESG Communications and CR Team.

Essential skills & abilities

• Project management experience (required).
• Hands‑on experience with ESG reporting (terminology, concepts, data gathering, disclosure structure).
• Ability to work with varied audiences and stakeholders across the business.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; high proficiency in English (required).
• Ability to coordinate complex workflows with multiple stakeholders, agencies, and assurance teams.

Desirable skills & abilities

• Experience supporting sustainability communications or reporting in large multinational organizations.
• Ability to translate sustainability data and trends into clear narrative components.
• Comfort working with auditors or assurance teams.

Preferred education/qualifications

• Degree in sustainability, communications, business, or a related field.
• Additional ESG or sustainability training or qualifications are beneficial.