Senior Sustainability Reporting & Strategy Lead

Anthesis Esp; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthesis Esp in Melbourne, Australia, seeks a Principal Consultant to lead the STaR team, guiding complex sustainability engagements from scoping to delivery and overseeing client work across reporting and governance.

You will mentor consultants, develop business opportunities, and contribute to thought leadership while ensuring high-quality outcomes aligned with global frameworks such as GRI, SASB, TCFD and ISSB.

Qualifications

• A degree/relevant qualification in a related field (sustainability, finance, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, or related disciplines)
• More than 6-years’ experience in various sustainability advisory fundamentals, such as double materiality assessments, sustainability strategy setting, mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting, human rights, climate risks and opportunities, or others.
• Lead small teams to deliver complex projects aligned with global sustainability frameworks such as GRI, SASB, IR, TCFD, UNGPs, ASRS AASB S1 & S2, IFRS ISSB S1 & S2, ESRS, CSDDD, BCorp, or others. Considering the Australia-location for this role, experience guiding clients to comply with ASRS or ISSB is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of sustainability consulting engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Provide senior-level technical oversight, expert input, and quality assurance on deliverables.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships, acting as a senior advisor on reporting and sustainability strategy, governance, and performance.
• Draft, review, and present high-quality reports, presentations, and workshops in line with agreed project scope and objectives.
• Lead proposals related to mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting, sustainability strategy, materiality assessments, human rights, and other ESG topics.
• Contribute to strategic internal initiatives, proposition development, innovation, and continuous improvement across the STaR practice.
• Mentor senior and junior consultants and support performance management and career progression.
• Oversee project budgets and resourcing, ensuring financial discipline and feasibility of STAR initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

People management

Business development

Client relationship management

Governance

Education

Degree in sustainability/related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel programming

Copilot / AI assistants

Job description

Anthesis Esp in Melbourne, Australia, seeks a Principal Consultant to lead the STaR team, guiding complex sustainability engagements from scoping to delivery and overseeing client work across reporting and governance.

You will mentor consultants, develop business opportunities, and contribute to thought leadership while ensuring high-quality outcomes aligned with global frameworks such as GRI, SASB, TCFD and ISSB.