Sustainability Operations Manager - Angus Montgomery Arts

at  Montgomery Group

Montgomery Arts are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented candidate to join our team. Angus Montgomery Arts (part of Montgomery Group) has more than 40 years of experience in the contemporary arts sphere, establishing successful fairs globally. Comprising an international network of 11 market-leading events, each of Angus Montgomery Arts’ affiliated fairs draws on the wider groups resources and expertise for the benefit of its galleries, artists, and audiences. Working with its partners, Angus Montgomery Arts is committed to delivering high-quality international art fairs, combining a bespoke, localised programme with a global vision.
Angus Montgomery Arts includes the following art fairs: Taipei Dangdai (Taiwan), India Art Fair (India), India Art Fair Contemporary (India), Sydney Contemporary (Australia), PHOTOFAIRS Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Art Central (Hong Kong), ART SG (Singapore), Tokyo Gendai (Japan), Aotearoa Art Fair (New Zealand), Photo London and Art Düsseldorf (Germany).
Angus Montgomery Arts is the art division of the Montgomery Group; a 125-year exhibition and events business based in London and running over 50 events each year.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead Sustainability initiatives across all Angus Montgomery Arts Fairs
• Work with the Senior Management teams to implement the Groups sustainability targets
• Conduct a sustainability and emissions audit for each event
• Develop strategies with each individual event to ensure sustainability practices are incorporated and implemented into the event planning and execution
• Monitor and measure the environmental impact using current tools and audits to ensure project milestones and deliverables
• Ensure compliance appropriate environmental and sustainability regulations, staying fully up to date with industry best practice
• Collaborate with team members to support the implementation of new policies or processes
• Collaborate and work with venues, suppliers, contractors and customers to implement sustainability principles and reduce environmental impact
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders when necessary.
• Promote a culture of sustainability across the group by engaging with employees and raising awareness

BEHAVIOURS AND KNOWLEDGE

• A high level of organisation and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience working in operations and production for events, exhibitions and/or venues
• An interest in sustainability
• Positive and proactive attitude towards your work, colleagues and external partners.
• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the big picture view.

PRACTICALITIES

• This is a permanent position.
• The role is primarily based in the companys London office 9 Manchester Square, London, W1U 3PL where we operate a hybrid model with Tue Thu based in the office and Mon & Fri WFH.
• Normal working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm, flexibility outside these hours will be required to suit the needs of the business.
  We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to diversity. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities, providing they meet the minimum requirements of the job role. Sadly, the office building is currently not wheelchair friendly.
  Montgomery Group is a well-established, ethical, collaborative and empowering company. We are driven to maximise each and every employees potential through empowerment, collaboration and adopting a growth mindset resulting in high performing, tight knit teams who relish coming to work. We are performance led with a strong focus on growth. Importantly, we are purpose-driven, adhere to our values no matter what, and as a family business, care about the people and communities that we serve. At Montgomery your achievements will be recognised and celebrated.
  At Montgomery Group we recognise that women are less likely than men to apply for a role if they do not have experience in all the areas mentioned in the job description. The list above is indicative, we would still welcome your application even if you feel you dont have experience in all the listed areas but think that you could do the job.

In this role, you will work with the senior leadership and operations teams across all the art fairs to review and collate the events operational practices so as to implement the Groups sustainability policy across all levels of the event. The individual will be aiming to implement best practice and research new policies to ensure efficient decisions in the planning and execution of the event delivery are adhering to Group targets. The candidate will also need to liaise with group and event suppliers to foster collaboration and ensure alignment with the Group goals of reducing our carbon and waste footprint across the events we deliver.
The ideal candidate would have experience working within production and logistics for events and exhibitions. Experience in leading sustainability initiatives in previous roles would be advantageous. Event experience combined with top-level organisation skills is required. Working across the Groups fairs with multiple teams will require the candidate to be highly organised, collaborative and detail orientated.
You will be a self-starting, personable, energetic, autonomous and results orientated individual.