Job Title: Head of Sustainability (Maternity Cover)

Location: London / North Norfolk / Hybrid

Reporting To: Chief Product Officer

Who we are

At Monica Vinader, we believe luxury should be empowering, long-lasting and responsibly made. Guided by integrity, craftsmanship and innovation, our goal is to elevate people’s lives by opening access to a more beautiful world.

From crafting consciously with recycled precious metals and ethically sourced materials, to designing enduring, versatile pieces made to be layered, loved and lived in every day, we are redefining what modern jewellery can be. We create jewellery that marks moments, tells stories and becomes part of who you are, all while making responsible luxury more accessible.

Our commitment to sustainability, innovation and positive impact continues to be recognised across the industry. We are proud to have received:

• Responsible Jewellery Brand, 2026 – Country & Town House

• Responsible Business of the Year, 2025 – Positive Luxury

• Top 50 Inspiring Workplaces (UK & NI), 2024 – Inspiring Workplaces

With a global footprint across physical retail, e-commerce and trusted partners, we put our community at the heart of everything we do. Proudly female-founded and inclusive, we build meaningful relationships with the people who wear and love our jewellery.

We are looking for a Head of Sustainability to join us as we continue this journey and help us shape what the future of modern jewellery can and should be.

Where we need your help

The Head of Sustainability (Maternity Cover), reporting into the Chief Product Officer, and managing the Sustainability Manager, will work across the business to lead the overall sustainability strategy, working to deliver our ambitious roadmap. You will lead the Sustainability Team to oversee our policies and practices to ensure that the sustainability perspective is embedded in all that we do. You will step into a fast-paced, energetic business to manage the overall critical path of delivery, manage external relationships, follow changing legislation and will work against clearly defined KPIs and targets. This will be done with pace and with excellence.

This is a role based between London Head Office (3 days per week) and remote working, with regular travel to our Holkham Head Office.

What you’ll do

The Head of Sustainability will work with colleagues, customers, and our leadership team to deliver the organisation's sustainability roadmap. This is a strategic role that also requires a highly operational, hands-on approach.

Strategy Oversight & Leadership

• Lead the overall ESG strategy in collaboration with the Chief Product Officer, managing associated resources to deliver on our ambitions.

• Drive and oversee the delivery of our sustainability critical path, B Corp roadmap, taking accountability for internal and external reporting against key annual and long-term targets (e.g. ELT/Board, investor reporting, voluntary standards).

• Propose and implement updated approaches to environmental and social impact areas where necessary to continue to maintain our ambition to Inspire our Industry.

• Coordinate complex cross-functional projects, such as gathering stakeholder input to ensure our strategy remains robust and industry-leading.

• Build cross-functional relationships to ensure that all teams take responsibility to drive sustainability improvements within their day-to-day roles.

Research

• Conduct research to identify environmental, social and sustainability concerns, interests, and issues, and work internally to propose and manage these topical projects.

• Research best practice, keeps abreast of sustainability leading brands & initiatives

• Participate within forums which are designed to instigate collective learning & change

Governance, Legislation & Standards

• Maintain a current working knowledge of, and ensure compliance with, all current and upcoming applicable environmental & social laws and regulations.

• Manage a critical path of audits & associated continuous improvement against voluntary standards

• Manages relationships with external parties to ensure clear, defined and transparent ways of working

Supply Chain & Sourcing

• Work closely with the supply chain team to drive ambitious sustainability standards along our supply chain, based on a strong transparency and traceability agenda.

• Develop and implement approaches that move our supply chain 'beyond compliance’

• Define and rollout ESG requirements and due diligence processes for responsibly sourcing specific materials

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)

• Partner closely with the People & Culture team to propose, champion, and embed our DE&I strategy and social topics across the organisation.

Communications

• Collaborate closely with the Brand Marketing team and external partners to guide and substantiate our sustainability communications, ensuring transparent sharing of information and validated data.

• Ensure all messaging is accurate, compliant with green claims regulations, and authentically reflects our brand values.

• Drive clear internal sustainability communications planning and reporting, ensuring robust training programmes are in place, and that the business is kept up to date with evolving updates.

Budget & Philanthropy

• Take full ownership of the sustainability department's budget maintaining appropriate financial documentation and ensuring spend is kept within annual budget allowance.

• Manage our charity partnerships and oversee philanthropic donations to maximise positive social impact.

As a People Manager

• Coach and develop your direct reports to deliver their role to the best of their ability

• Maintain a foundational understanding of company policies that affect your team, including any team members in other territories or business divisions, and ensure those policies are applied fairly and consistently

• Recognise and celebrate successes

• Manage your team’s performance, attendance and any incidents that arise

• Support your team in prioritising their wellbeing, providing guidance on workflow management and prioritisation to enable work/life balance

• Lead by example, showcasing the MV behaviours, competencies and values

• Empower your team to make decisions, providing guidance and support and identifying the learning opportunity from our ‘test and learn’ behaviour

• Collaborate with the People & Culture team for advice on complex or sensitive matters

• What you’ll bring

Connect & Empower

• Communicates Effectively: you translate and communicate complex sustainability priorities, risks and opportunities in a clear, structured and engaging way, tailoring your message for different audiences including senior leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, external partners and the Board.

• Collaborates Proactively: you build trusted cross-functional partnerships and create shared ownership across teams, particularly across Product, Supply, Brand Marketing, People & Culture and leadership, to embed sustainability into decision-making and delivery. You are a team-player with a collaborative attitude, always willing to offer support and help others.

• Coaches & Develops Others: you lead and develop others effectively, building capability within your team and supporting stakeholders across the business to strengthen understanding, ownership and delivery of sustainability goals.

Drive & Deliver

• Dives Deep: you use evidence, data and questioning to identify root causes, assess risk, validate claims and make sound decisions, particularly across ESG reporting, audits, due diligence, traceability and regulatory compliance have the ability to align sustainability departmental delivery to our broader business strategy and a passion for getting things done.

• Delivers Results: You set ambitious but realistic goals, translate strategy into measurable roadmaps and KPIs, and drive delivery with pace, ownership and high standards across multiple workstreams and stakeholders. You use your leadership skills to efficiently lead the department and cross-functional owners.

Grow & Adapt

• Embraces Change: You are comfortable leading in ambiguity, simplifying complexity and adapting plans as priorities, legislation, stakeholder needs or external conditions evolve, while keeping others focused and positive through change.

Master & Apply

• Functional/Technical Expertise: You bring strong sustainability expertise (ideally within a corporate sustainability function and sound judgement across relevant areas such as ESG strategy, environmental and social impact, responsible sourcing, supply chain transparency and traceability, human rights, audits, reporting and regulatory obligations. A working knowledge of auditing and standards including Positive Luxury Butterfly Mark, Responsible Jewellery Council, Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, B Corp Impact Assessment or similar industry standards is a plus.

• Stays Current: You actively keep up to date with emerging sustainability trends, legislation, frameworks, best practice and industry developments, and use external insight to shape strategy, strengthen capability and keep Monica Vinader at the forefront of responsible business practice.

To be successful at Monica Vinader, it helps if you...

• Are hands-on, solutions-focused, and entrepreneurial

• Collaborate openly with humility, honesty, and humour

• Embrace learning, teaching, and personal growth

• Stay resilient, adaptable, and self-motivated in a creative environment

• Speak up when you don’t know - and act fast to figure it out

Additional Requirements

Ability to document your authorisation to work in the United Kingdom.

Travel Requirements

Travel between London and Holkham office will be required

Ad-hoc overseas travel

Full UK driving licence required

Our Aims and Values

Our mission is to be the leading accessible luxury brand, by delivering outstanding quality, design and customer service. We are:

Customer Obsessed

We put our customers at the centre of every decision and deliver thoughtful, personal experiences.

Caring

We act with respect and empathy for people, communities, and the planet.

Fast Paced

We move with focus and flexibility to make progress quickly and decisively.

Exceptional

We hold ourselves to high standards and are always learning, improving, and raising the bar.

Commercial

We make smart, data-led decisions that create long-term value for the business and our customers.

Monica Vinader as a global business makes the following inclusive culture pledge:

Our jewellery is for everyone and so is our community. Together, we will continue to implement sustainable changes to ensure that career opportunities and progression are open to all. We commit to celebrating the diverse voices of our employees, partners, and the customers we serve.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties to be performed by the employee. This job description may be altered to reflect the business needs of the company.