Sustainability Impact & Assessment Leader

Company Description
In Inter IKEA, we are ready to put in the next gear of moving IKEA and making us better together.
We are now looking for an Impact and Assessment Leader to help us to assess, measure and analyze IKEA’s environmental, social, and economic impact, and identify opportunities to reduce the negative and enhance the positive impact. You will be responsible for supporting materiality assessment and support the development of content for voluntary and mandatory reporting standards such as CSRD, Global Compact, etc. Further, you will monitor sustainability legislation together with Legal and perform oversight and evaluation of the IKEA Responsible Sourcing Approach, including the IWAY System, to ensure that it delivers on the intended impacts and outcomes and assess compliance of IKEA organisations.
Job Description
To be successful in this role we believe that you are able to:
Perform double materiality assessment process in line with legislation to safeguard that IKEA addresses its most material sustainability topics and to continuously support the development and relevance of the IKEA Sustainability Strategy.
Together with Sustainability Analysts and Strategic Topic Leaders define methodologies for materiality and/or saliency assessments on strategic topics to ensure they are robust and help us identify our most significant impacts, risks and opportunities.
Partner with Risk & Compliance to ensure a robust process for financial materiality is in place and provide input to the risk library on strategic sustainability topics.
Conduct assessments on strategic topics, partnerships and legislative demands/requirements.
Perform oversight and evaluation of sustainability approaches such as the IKEA Responsible Sourcing Approach, including the IWAY System, by assessing the compliance of IKEA organisations to ensure the approaches deliver on the intended impacts and outcomes.
With support from Group Legal, who is in the lead, monitor sustainability legislation, evaluate the impact on Inter IKEA organisations and support in building needed capabilities. Maintain an overview of policies and position statements in line with legislation requirements.
Safeguard that IKEA business reports (are in line with external reporting standards, internal and external requirements and legislation, by consolidating results of due diligence processes in Inter IKEA organisations and support competence development across all Inter IKEA organisations.
Support the development of content and secure the possibility to assure it for the annual IKEA Sustainability Report, specific sub-reports and other topic specific reporting in line with CSRD and other legislative demands.

This is a permanent position based at IKEA of Sweden in Älmhult.
Qualifications
To be successful in the role, we believe you have excellent analytical skills and ability to assess large amounts of data, reports and information. You also have a good understanding of a wide range of sustainability topics and the IKEA value chain, excellent project management skills and a strong ability to work with and through others. You thrive in co-operating and leading others through complex topics and requirements through in-direct leadership.
You also have:
At least 5 years of working with sustainability
Good understanding of sustainability concepts, trends, best practices and regulations
Knowledge of double materiality assessment methodologies
Good understanding of the IKEA business model, IKEA strategic framework, governance and ways of working across IKEA
Extensive knowledge of external reporting standards such as CSRD, UN Global Compact, UNGP Reporting Framework, etc
Extensive knowledge of the IKEA Responsible Sourcing approach including IWAY

Additional information
Sounds interesting? Then why not apply?
Please submit your application by uploading your CV and brief cover letter in Smart Recruiters by 10th August.
For questions about the role, please contact Angela Billings-Soini, Sustainability Impact & Assessment Manager at angela.billings-soini@inter.ikea.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact People and Culture Recruiter Zuzana.vackova1@inter.ikea.com.
We look forward to receiving your application!