Senior Sustainability & Climate Change Lead | Hybrid Role

City of Port Phillip; Saint Kilda Junction; Hybrid; AUD 115,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Fitness membership discounts

Study assistance allowance

Study leave 6 hours per week

Parental leave benefits

Pride Network

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Job summary

City of Port Phillip seeks a Senior Sustainability and Climate Change Officer to lead environmental sustainability initiatives, partnering with the community and government to decarbonise and enhance climate resilience.

This full-time, 12-month fixed-term parental leave backfill role offers a Band 7 salary from $115,229 to $128,947 plus 12% super, with a flexible hybrid working model and an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of decarbonisation practices and climate change risk, adaptation and mitigation approaches.
• Experience collaborating as a connector, influencer and driver of change with strategic and technical insight.
• Action-focused, results-driven approach to sustainability and building collaborative relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive action to facilitate results.
• Use expert knowledge of climate risk and decarbonisation to influence change.
• Coordinate projects with technical and strategic mindset.
• Build and maintain strong relationships internally and externally.

Skills

Decarbonisation expertise

Climate risk knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Tertiary degree in sustainability or related field

Job description

City of Port Phillip seeks a Senior Sustainability and Climate Change Officer to lead environmental sustainability initiatives, partnering with the community and government to decarbonise and enhance climate resilience.

This full-time, 12-month fixed-term parental leave backfill role offers a Band 7 salary from $115,229 to $128,947 plus 12% super, with a flexible hybrid working model and an inclusive culture.