Sustainability assistant/trainee skills

Sustainability assistant/trainee skills

Overview of role

The sustainability assistant / trainee works under the sustainability lead / manager / advisor or sustainability coordinator, and is responsible for assisting with research and providing information on suppliers, and the day-to-day monitoring of the sustainable solutions used on a production. They will spend time in production offices, putting up signage on sets and locations, checking in on activities, and running errands. They need to liaise with members of the production team and other departments, to gather data on sustainability initiatives and their progress, and assist with the sustainability auditing and certification process. Depending on the size of the production, they may also liaise with suppliers.
They are not expected to arrive fully skilled and should be given the time and opportunity to learn on the job.

Download the PDF version of this skills checklist. 

Download the Sustainability for Productions National Occupational Standards 2025.


Core responsibilities

These core responsibilities are provided as a guide and are not exhaustive. The exact responsibilities in a particular job will vary depending on the scale/budget band/genre of the production.


Skills

Check out role specific skills, transferable skills and attributes for the role of sustainability assistant.

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