Sustainability Consultant
Working Pattern: Full-time (5 days per week)
Location: Hybrid (as required by client and Blue Marble)
Start Date: Jan 2026
About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and motivated Sustainability Specialist & Partnership Lead to join our growing digital and sustainability team.
This full-time role combines expert sustainability input into a major Department for Education (DfE) digital service project with business development and account management responsibilities for Blue Marble’s partnerships with Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs).
It’s an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is equally comfortable advising on sustainability policy and strategy, as they are engaging with education clients, building relationships, and driving growth.
The role will be split approximately 50% sustainability delivery and 50% partnership development and account management.
1️⃣ Sustainability Expertise for DfE Digital Service (50%)You will provide sustainability subject-matter expertise to a multidisciplinary team run by a PLC client, contributing to the design and delivery of a national digital service supporting schools on their sustainability journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert advice on sustainability in the education sector
- Support the design, content, and functionality of a DfE digital service for schools
- Contribute to workshops, research, and content development activities
- Ensure sustainability messaging is aligned with DfE policy and evidence-based practice
- Collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary digital delivery team (product, UX, content, data, and engineering)
You will join Blue Marble’s team to grow engagement with Multi-Academy Trusts, developing long-term relationships and helping them embed sustainability across their operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and engage MATs interested in sustainability and net zero planning
- Develop tailored proposals, presentations, and sustainability offerings
- Build and manage strong client relationships from first contact through delivery
- Work with Blue Marble’s senior team to expand services in the education sector
- Represent Blue Marble at sector events and networking opportunities
- Support marketing and thought leadership activities
- Strong understanding of sustainability issues, challenges, and policy within the education sector
- Demonstrable experience advising or delivering sustainability projects for schools or education bodies
- Proven background in partnership development, sales, or account management
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams
- Highly self-motivated and commercially aware
- Familiarity with the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy
- Experience in digital service delivery or public sector consultancy
- Understanding of MAT operations, governance, and decision-making
- Previous experience in a sustainability consultancy or advisory capacity
- Self-starter with excellent initiative and follow-through
- Confident communicator and team collaborator
- Passionate about sustainability, education, and real-world impact
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, client-focused environment
- Hours: Full-time (5 days per week)
- Location: Hybrid/flexible, with travel to client or Blue Marble meetings as required