Sustainability Assistant - 12 month FTC

Job ID
Job ID 78098
Team
Team Finance
Location
Location Leicester
Salary
Salary competitive
Posting Date
Posting Date 04/11/2026
Apply Before
Apply Before 18/11/2026
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Summary

The Role

Our central Sustainability team is a core group function that oversees environmental reporting across every area of the business. From NEXT own-brand and wholly owned labels to licensed ranges and our Total Platform partners, our work ensures clear and transparent corporate reporting.

As Reporting Assistant, based at our Head Office in Enderby, you will play a key part in coordinating and preparing corporate sustainability disclosures across the NEXT Group. Working alongside our finance and reporting teams, you will turn operational data into reliable submissions for regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders, giving you valuable exposure to environmental reporting in a FTSE 100 business.

The role is offered on an initial 12 month fixed term contract

What You Will Take On

  • Support the delivery of core reporting obligations, including the Annual Report and Accounts, Corporate Responsibility submissions, UK SRS, SECR, and Scopes 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounts

  • Partner with teams across the NEXT Group and our Total Platform partners, such as Reiss, Joules, and FatFace, to coordinate data collection and manage reporting timelines

  • Carry out initial checks on data to maintain high standards of accuracy, consistency, and compliance before submissions are finalised

  • Assist in developing our sustainability reports and transition plans aligned with CSRD standards

  • Help deliver the external carbon audit process and support assurance on group carbon performance indicators

  • Coordinate meetings, manage project documentation, and help facilitate carbon reporting training for internal teams

What You Will Bring

  • Prior experience or foundational knowledge of corporate sustainability reporting standards and best practice, including GHG Protocol, TCFD, CSRD, GRI, or SASB

  • A genuine interest in working with numbers, with strong analytical skills and an eye for detail

  • Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks calmly and effectively

  • Clear communication skills and the confidence to collaborate with colleagues across different departments

  • A proactive mindset with the ability to learn new systems and adapt quickly to changing reporting requirements

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Benefits

  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Company performance based bonus
  • Sharesave scheme
  • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Early VIP access to sale stock
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • Free on-site parking
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
  • Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

What's Next?

Team Overview

Finance is where we turn ambition into action. This team protects value, funds growth, and gives leaders timely insight. From reporting to managing risk, your work keeps decisions sharp, ensuring the business stays on course and ready to take on the next big challenge.

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About NEXT

Think you know NEXT? We’re much more than your favourite High Street store. We’re a global FTSE-100 brand powered by a team of 44,000+ people across 80 countries. We believe that true progress comes from the initiative of the many, not just the guidance of a few. That’s why we give everyone the room to take decisions, challenge the status quo, and push boundaries every single day. Because here, everybody makes a difference and we do it all by being open, honest, and decent with one another. Whatever your ambition. Let's take it on.

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