Sustainability Specialist

Sustainability Specialist; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexiWorks – blend office and home

Purchased Leave

Parental Leave

Volunteer Leave

Gender transition leave

Well-being leave

Employee Recognition Program

Talent Referral Program

Salary Sacrificing via Superannuation

Employee Assistance Program

Learning & Development

Employee discounts

Novated Car Leasing

Job summary

MUFG Pension & Market Services is seeking a Sustainability Specialist to coordinate enterprise ESG governance, policy oversight, and regulatory monitoring across the organisation. The role partners with Finance and Marketing to align statutory reporting and sustainability communications.

The successful candidate will lead the Sustainability & ESG Working Group, ensure regular board and ELT discussions on sustainability, and monitor emerging climate-related regulatory changes, including Modern

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience in ESG, sustainability or governance or risk-related roles relevant to sustainability.
• Understanding of key sustainability reporting frameworks and standards and how the business is required to comply with them (AASB Climate-related Financial Disclosures; Modern Slavery; GRI Standards).
• Proficient in use of O365 applications.

Responsibilities

• Govern governance of sustainability & ESG across the organisation; ensure Board oversight and provide reports and training as required.
• Drive progress against sustainability goals with ELT and Board; track with business owners at ELT and Board meetings.
• Manage the Sustainability & ESG Working Group; provide secretariat, set agendas and follow up actions.

Skills

ESG experience

Stakeholder management

Time management

Board reporting

Office 365

Project management

Organisational skills

Self-driven

Regulatory translation

Tools

Office 365

Job description

Description

Overview

The Sustainability Specialist will support enterprise ESG governance, policy and regulatory oversight, coordinating a cross-functional approach to sustainability and climate risk across the organisation.

The role will work together with Finance, which is responsible for statutory reporting and assurance, and Group Marketing, which is responsible for our community and giving back strategy.

The Sustainability Specialist is responsible for coordinating the Sustainability & ESG Working Group, made up of representatives from all Business Divisions and Functional Support Teams (e.g. IT, Risk, Finance, HR, Procurement), with an Executive Sponsor in attendance. The role will ensure that there is a regular meeting cadence, propose topics for discussion, and capture and drive actions from the Working Group.

The role is also responsible for ensuring the topic of sustainability is a regular agenda item for discussion at the Executive Leadership Team and Board meetings, as well as monitoring of new sustainability regulation and compliance (e.g. changes to Modern Slavery legislation) and proactively identifying emerging risks such as climate risk.

Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities

Strategic Focus

• Ensures appropriate governance of sustainability & ESG across MPMS by:
  • Ensuring Board oversight of sustainability & ESG occurs and is capable of being evidenced, including preparing any requisite Board reporting and papers and facilitating and Board sustainability training (or access to appropriate training), as required.
  • Driving progress against sustainability goals by ensuring sustainability is tabled regularly for discussion and tracked with business owners at ELT and Board meetings.
  • Managing the Sustainability & ESG Working Group to ensure the enterprise-wide sustainability and climate risk agenda progresses, drawing on functional expertise and ownership across the business. This includes providing secretariat for the meetings, setting agendas and supporting the Executive Sponsor as chair and following up actions as decided by the Working Group.
• Monitors for new regulation and emerging risks, briefing the Working Group, which will then discuss and determine any actions required
• Manages policy review of key sustainability-related policies, being the Human Rights Policy (owner by CPO and CFO) and Climate Risk Management Policy (owned by CRO).
• Liaises with external consultants as needed for strategic support and counsel.

Operational Management

• Manages responses for client RFPs and annual questionnaires on Sustainability.
• Provide input and content to the Sustainability Report and Modern Slavery Statement, which will be designed and produced by the Marketing team.
• Provide input and data as required to the AASB 17 statutory and assurance reporting, which will be led by Finance.
• Ensure the business data owners are regularly inputting reporting data into the data management system.
• Provide advice and training on sustainability policy, reporting obligations and best practice to business stakeholders.
• Coordinate the annual Modern Slavery reporting process, bringing together inputs from Procurement, People & Culture, Finance, Legal, Risk and other functional owners. Accountability for the underlying activities, controls, data and due diligence remains with the relevant business function

Governance & Risk

• Always operate within MUFG Pension & Market Services Governance and Risk framework
• Contribute as required to any risk reporting by Line 2.

Experience & Personal Attributes

• 5-8 years’ experience in ESG, sustainability or governance or risk-related roles relevant to sustainability
• Understanding of key sustainability reporting frameworks and standards and how the business is required to comply with them, for example:
  • AASB (Climate-related Financial Disclosures)
  • Modern Slavery
  • GRI Standards
• Proficient in use of O365 applications
• Time management & project management skills
• Strong organisational skills especially when working with multiple stakeholders and on multiple priorities at the same time
• Self-driven and ability to deliver outcomes, managing output to agreed timelines and strict deadlines
• Stakeholder management skills:
  • Ability to work with and influence multiple stakeholders and build relationships with others
• Experience in preparing Board and Executive-level reporting and papers would be ideal
  • Development of clear, concise Board and ELT papers
  • Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical guidance

Some of our Employment Benefits

• FlexiWorks– enabling our employees to work in the office and at home
• Purchased Leave, Parental Leave, Volunteer Leave, Gender transition leave, Well-being leave
• Employee Recognition Program - to recognise people who aredemonstratingour values and Company purpose.
• Talent Referral Program
• Salary Sacrificing via Superannuation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Learning & Development - Development at your fingertips via self-paced learning, including educationalassistancesupport
• Employee discounts – Access discounted rates and offers from a variety of providers including Bupa and Microsoft
• Novated Car Leasing

Culture at MUFG Pension & Market Services

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage, support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive, and their wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes, continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of our company and together we will achieve our full potential.
We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminateon the basis ofdiverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.

Background Checks

Please note that all successful applicantsare required toundergo background checks that include Police Checks and Work History Verification.