Sustainable Agriculture Data Analyst

Rabobank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rabo@Anywhere

Wellbeing leave

Education Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Bonus and Additional Leave

Extra Insurance

Rabo Workplace Giving program

Job summary

Rabobank Australia is seeking a Sustainable Agriculture Data Analyst to strengthen our sustainability capability and support clients’ transition to a net zero and nature positive future.

This data-focused role designs, manages and evolves the data ecosystem underpinning sustainability insights, reporting and decision-making across agricultural production and agribusiness portfolios.

Qualifications

• Degree in Agriculture, Data Science, Finance, Business or related field.
• Postgraduate qualifications in data, analytics or sustainability are desirable.
• Strong experience in data science, analytics or data management roles.
• Experience implementing data governance frameworks and controls.
• Strong track record delivering data-driven insights at scale.
• Exposure to sustainability, climate or ESG data is preferred.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams in complex environments.
• Agricultural production and agribusiness knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of sustainability-related data solutions for agricultural production and agribusiness.
• Develop scalable data pipelines, models and datasets for climate and nature-related metrics.
• Ensure strong data governance, quality, lineage and controls.
• Align sustainability data with enterprise data models and reporting frameworks.
• Drive data quality improvements and data literacy across the business.
• Work with security, audit and regulatory requirements as a data steward.
• Collaborate to embed sustainable data practices into core processes.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data governance

Data literacy

Stakeholder engagement

Agribusiness knowledge

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Agriculture, Data Science, Finance, Business

Postgraduate qualifications in data/analytics/sustainability (desirable)

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Ifyou’relooking forgreat workculture,great worklife balance and flexible working,andopportunities to continuously learn and get involved with enhancing our culture– this is the role for you!

Rabobank is the world’s leading specialist in food and agribusiness banking. One of our key strengths lies in our people who have a deep understanding of agriculture and are committed to adding long-term value for clients. Our commitment to our employees and clients is at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role:

Rabobank Australia is seeking a Sustainable Agriculture Data Analyst to strengthen our sustainability capability and support our clients’ transition to a net zero and nature positive future.

This is a sustainable agriculture, data-focused role, responsible for designing, managing and evolving the data ecosystem that underpins sustainability insights, reporting and decision-making. You will lead the development of scalable, high-quality data solutions that capture, integrate and analyse climate and nature-related data relevant to agricultural production and agribusiness across multiple sources and embed these into core banking systems.

Working closely with banking, sustainability, data and technology teams, you will enable insight-driven decision-making, ensuring sustainability metrics are robust, governed and aligned to business outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design and delivery of sustainability related data solutions relevant to agricultural production and agribusiness
• -develop solutions to support sustainability reporting, analytics and decision-making from client and portfolio perspectives
• Build and manage data pipelines, models and datasets for climate and nature-related metrics
• Work closely with the Data Systems & Governance Lead to ensure strong data governance, quality, lineage and controls
• Ensure alignment of sustainability data with enterprise data models and reporting frameworks
• Drive continuous improvement across data quality, standardisation, transparency and usability
• Support capability uplift across the business in data literacy and sustainability metrics
• Ensure data is managed in line with security, audit and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate across teams to embed sustainable data practices into core processes

To be successful in the role:

You are a data-driven problem solver with strong analytical expertise, a high level of knowledge related to agricultural production and agribusiness and an interest in sustainability outcomes. You are comfortable working across complex data environments and translating technical outputs into meaningful business insights. You are able to manage competing priorities, enjoy working independently and can work to tight deadlines.

You bring a pragmatic, structured approach to building high-quality data assets and are motivated by using data to influence real-world outcomes.

• Degree in Agriculture, Data Science, Finance, Business, or related field
• Postgraduate qualifications in data, analytics, or sustainability (desirable)
• Strong experience in data science, analytics, or data management roles
• Experience implementing data governance frameworks and controls
• Strong track record delivering data-driven insights and solutions at scale
• Exposure to sustainability, climate or ESG data (preferred but not essential)
• Experience working across cross-functional teams in complex environments
• Agricultural production and agribusiness knowledge is essential
• Strong data analytics and problem-solving capability (e.g. SQL, Python, or similar)
• Solid understanding of data governance, quality, lineage and controls
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights and narratives
• Understanding of sustainability, climate or ESG reporting frameworks (advantageous)
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Project delivery and prioritisation capability
• Ability to operate between technical teams and business stakeholders

Note: This role does not require deep geospatial or remote sensing expertise.

Whatwe'reproud to offer you:

Rabo@Anywhereis our hybrid way of working at Rabobank and for Australia, that means we have a blend of time working between the office and home.

Wellbeing leave. These leave days support greater work/life balance and is just another way we are helping our employees to lead happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.

Education Assistance Program. Rabobank values the development of its people and has a great Education Assistance Program toassistwith professional development.

Parental Leavethat supports you and your family while giving you the freedom and flexibility to enjoy this special time (up-to 14 weeks paid leave)

Bonusand AdditionalLeave. We realise sometimes 4 weeks Annual Leaveisn'tenough! At Rabobank we provide an incentive for eligible employees to receive 1 extra week Annual Leave andan optiontopurchaseanother 2 weeks Annual Leave.

Extra Insurance. Rabobank recognises that employees need to protect their financial wellbeing,in the event ofserious illness, injury, or even death. Rabobank provides eligible permanent employees with employer-funded Death, TPD and Income Protection Insurance.

Rabo Workplace Giving program. As part of Rabobank's global Corporate Social Responsibility, Workplace Giving aims to encourage employees to contribute to our community. Rabo Workplace Giving program matches employee donations to selected Social Partners.

Our Values:

Rabobank Australia values inclusion, belonging, and positive experiences for all. Our work environment, our benefits, and the way we live our values, “Client Driven”,“Responsible”,“Professional” and “Cooperative” make ita great placeto work. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Please let our Talent Acquisition team know if you need any accommodations to make our opportunities more accessible to you.

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