Alliance Manager Sustainability

City of Perth; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle allowance

Job summary

City of Perth in Perth is seeking an Alliance Manager Sustainability to guide environmental strategy and drive climate action across the organisation, reporting to the General Manager Planning and Sustainability.

You will lead the Sustainability Strategy delivery, advise senior leaders and Council, and develop a capable team focused on measurable outcomes. A five-year maximum-term, full-time role based in the Perth CBD.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and significant experience leading sustainability, climate action or environmental initiatives within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing strategic sustainability outcomes and contemporary environmental governance practices.
• Strong strategic judgement, with an ability to provide pragmatic expert advice and influence executive as well as Council decision-making.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, partnership-building, negotiation and communication capabilities.
• Proven leadership experience, with an ability to build capability and guide teams through complexity, change and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and implementation of the City’s Sustainability Strategy and supporting frameworks.
• Embed sustainability into corporate planning, infrastructure projects, procurement, asset management and operational decision-making.
• Establish robust governance, reporting and performance measures for the City’s environmental and climate commitments.
• Deliver complex sustainability initiatives and build productive relationships with government, industry, research and community partners.
• Inspire and develop a high-performing team, fostering innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications in sustainability

Job description

Planning and Sustainability | Sustainability

• Competitive negotiated salary, plus vehicleallowance
• Full-time, five-year maximum-termcontract
• Perth CBD location

As the capital city of Western Australia, the City of Perth is aLocal Government that is ambitious about the future. To achieve ouraims, we recruit the very best people who understand the Cityexists to enable and deliver the aspirations of the community.

Shape a Sustainable Future for Perth

Are you an accomplished sustainability leader who is ready toinfluence the environmental future of Western Australia’s capitalcity? As Alliance Manager Sustainability, you will providestrategic direction across environmental sustainability, climateaction and resource stewardship, embedding sustainable practicesthroughout the organisation.

Reporting to the General Manager Planning and Sustainability,you will: guide the delivery of the City’s Sustainability Strategy;provide expert advice to senior leaders and Council; as well asdevelop a capable, collaborative team that is committed toachieving meaningful and measurable outcomes.

About the Role

• Strategic Sustainability:Drive thedevelopment and implementation of the City’s SustainabilityStrategyand supporting frameworks.
• Organisational Impact:Embedsustainability into corporate planning, infrastructureprojects, procurement, asset management and operationaldecision-making.
• Governance and Performance:Establishrobust governance, reporting and performance measures for theCity’s environmental and climate commitments.
• Programs and Partnerships:Delivercomplex sustainability initiatives and build productiverelationships with government, industry, research and communitypartners.
• People Leadership:Inspire anddevelop a high-performing team, fostering innovation,accountability and continuous improvement.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and significant experienceleading sustainability, climate action or environmentalinitiatives within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing strategicsustainability outcomes and contemporary environmentalgovernance practices.
• Strong strategic judgement, with an ability to providepragmatic expert advice and influence executive as well asCouncil decision-making.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement,partnership-building, negotiation and communicationcapabilities.
• Proven leadership experience, with an ability to buildcapability and guide teams through complexity, change andcompeting priorities.

If your experience and capabilities match these criteria, wewelcome your application.

Above all, you will live our values of Commitment, Teamwork,Courage and Respect that allow us to come together to lead andsupport the community.

Please view the attached Application Pack to learn more aboutthe role and working at the City.

Eligibility

To be eligible to work for us, you will need to demonstrate:

• A right to work in Australia, such as a birth certificate,current passport or current visa.
• A satisfactory National Police Clearance dated within thepast three months.

For further information please contact Julia Kingsbury, General Manager Planning and Sustainability, 08 9461 3123 or email: [e-mail].

Attachments:

• Application Pack - Alliance Manager Sustainability.pdf
• Collection Notice.pdf