Sustainable Business Solutions Officer

Willoughby City Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 94,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Rostered days off

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Willoughby City Council is seeking a Sustainability Business Officer to plan and deliver sustainable business initiatives across Willoughby. You will partner with the BBP program, waste compliance teams and the sustainability team to achieve carbon targets.

You will recruit and support BBP businesses, lead emissions reduction, energy and waste initiatives, and deliver marketing and educational content to build sustainability capability across local businesses.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or practical experience in sustainability, sustainable procurement, project management or climate change.
• Experience delivering behaviour change projects and programs, and promotional and educational sustainability content, preferably for businesses.
• Strong organisation and time management skills; ability to work independently, manage competing priorities flexibly and deliver innovative programs, events and initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including detailed correspondence, reports and submissions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship management, influencing and collaboration skills; experience providing technical business sustainability advice and resources.

Responsibilities

• Analyse businesses’ environmental impact and lead emissions reduction programs supporting Council’s strategic carbon targets.
• Recruit and support BBP businesses, building relationships with commercial owners, tenants, industry associations and Council teams.
• Lead business food waste and resource recovery programs; coordinate energy efficiency, water conservation and emissions reduction initiatives.
• Lead marketing, promotional and educational initiatives to build business sustainability capability and increase program participation.
• Analyse business participation to improve initiatives, and report on BBP monitoring, evaluation, deliverables and program objectives.
• Work with procurement to refine carbon accounting, measure Council’s operational emissions and support their reduction.
• Deliver work within agreed timeframes and standards, and investigate customer requests and complaints promptly, thoroughly, fairly and courteously.
• Comply with legislation and Council policies and procedures; undertake other duties consistent with your skills and abilities.

Skills

Sustainability knowledge

Project management

Behaviour change

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Time management

MS Office

Education

Tertiary qualification in sustainability or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

Willoughby City Council is seeking a Sustainability Business Officer to plan and deliver sustainable business initiatives across Willoughby. You will partner with the BBP program, waste compliance teams and the sustainability team to achieve carbon targets.

You will recruit and support BBP businesses, lead emissions reduction, energy and waste initiatives, and deliver marketing and educational content to build sustainability capability across local businesses.