ESG Associate - Lloyds Living

End Date

Tuesday 04 August 2026

Salary Range

£48,987 - £54,430

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Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Title: Associate (Environmental, Social and Governance or ESG)
Location: London
Type: Full-Time
Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days a week or 40% of our time, at our London office located at One Vine Street, London W1J 0AH. The role will additionally involve some travel across the UK to our housing sites or to visit our house builders and suppliers. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

Job Description

The Lloyds Living ESG Desk is seeking an ‘Associate (ESG)’ to join its small but perfectly formed team. If you’re passionate about the sustainability and responsible business agenda and have the drive to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

About Lloyds Living

Lloyds Living is on a mission to redefine renting in the UK and help more people onto the home ownership ladder through shared ownership. We’re backed by Lloyds Banking Group, and we’re growing fast – which means opportunities to gain experience, learn, grow and make your mark. We currently own circa 6,500 homes with strong backing and appetite to be one of the largest residential landlords in the UK.

About the Lloyds Living ESG Desk

Established in February 2025, the ESG Desk was created to realise our strategic objective of putting ESG front and centre in the Lloyds Living business. It seeks to embed ESG considerations end-to-end within the business: From the way we invest in new homes to the development of our customer proposition and the management of our homes, doing so within commercial realities and operational limits.

Environmental

Our initiatives include the award-winning retrofit of 23 homes at Winnycroft, Gloucester to Zero Bills Homes standard - winning the Property Week RESI Awards for ‘Residential Retrofit Scheme of the Year’ in 2026 - and providing our customers with peace of mind against rising energy prices, with no energy bills to pay for at least five years.

Social

We support Regeneration Brainery, a not-for-profit organisation that works with young people from a diverse background to kick-start a career in property and regeneration. By sharing our knowledge, experience and career journeys through panel discussions, coffee mornings, speed networking and bespoke activities, we hope to inspire and support the next generation into our sector.

Governance

We are focussed on developing and implementing a carbon intensity reduction strategy for our net zero journey and materially contributing to Group reporting requirements, such as the Sustainability Report and our Modern Slavery Statement.

You will play an integral role in delivering and embedding ESG ambitions within the Lloyds Living business as part of a small and close knit ESG Team. You will leverage a blend of technical expertise and soft skills to influence outcomes and deliver ESG projects and initiatives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead on technical development and data analysis of ESG initiatives such as carbon emission calculations and forecasting modelling.
• Responsible for bi-annual reporting of carbon emissions and enduring maintenance of forecasting model with support from Group Sustainable Business (GSB).
• Work with the Investment Team to forecast impact of future transactions on our glidepath towards a net zero portfolio target. 
• Work with the Operations Team on the delivery of the carbon intensity reduction target (linked to a broader Asset Management Strategy).
• Lead on delivering projects and initiatives, linked to the ESG pillars.
• Lead on delivery of agreed ESG communication and engagement initiatives including ESG Lunch & Learn sessions, site visits and campaigns.
• Collaborate with the Data Team to continually enhance the ESG Dashboard in the Lloyds Living Data Dashboard.
• Support research and development of strategy to advance Lloyds Living’s ESG priorities and ambitions.
• Support reporting requirements at both Group and Lloyds Living levels (as required) to provide business resilience to the ESG Desk.
• Deputise for the Head of ESG as required.

Must Haves Skills & Experience:

Data and Business Insights – Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret data, apply judgement and clearly communicate insights and limitations. You will maintain our carbon emissions modelling, influence outcomes and provide quality reporting to support tracking and governance.

Managing Key Relationships – A collaborative working style, with the ability to build relationships and support colleagues across teams. Experience in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders including senior stakeholders at Executive level is essential.

Communication - Strong written and verbal communication with ability to articulate key messages in a clear, engaging and compelling manner - simplifying the complex - alongside a proficient level of PowerPoint presentation.

Planning & Prioritisation – Good organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams effectively to meet deadlines as part of a team.

Continued Learning – A proactive mindset, curiosity to learn, and commitment to developing sustainability and delivery capability.

Nice to Have Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

A relevant qualification in sustainability is desirable but not essential.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. Join us and grow with purpose!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.