Sustainability Specialist

Farm Credit Canada; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Competitive total rewards

Well-being and benefits programs

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Farm Credit Canada is seeking a Sustainability Specialist to transform economic, financial, sector, and sustainability information into practical tools and decision-support materials. You will develop sector analyses, insights for portfolio strategy, and contributions to value creation initiatives across FCC.

Ideal candidates bring cross-functional collaboration, analytical rigor, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable guidance for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, sustainability, agriculture, public policy, or related field.
• Several years of experience in research, strategy, sustainability, financial services, market intelligence, or related field.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights.
• Proven experience developing analytical reports, briefings, and executive-ready decision-support materials.
• Excellent communication, writing, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop sector deep dives, sector thesis-style analyses, and perspectives on priority topics.
• Create portfolio and value-creation insights that inform strategic decisions.
• Prepare position papers, strategic briefings, and decision-support materials for complex issues.
• Translate economic, financial, sustainability, policy, and sector information into practical recommendations.
• Build reusable research products, frameworks, and content for internal teams.
• Collaborate across FCC to support priorities and track objectives.

Skills

Market research

Strategy development

Sustainability analysis

Executive briefings

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, sustainability, agriculture, public policy, or a related field

Tools

AI-enabled research tools

Job description

Job details

Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY): 09/24/2026

Worker Type: Permanent

Language(s) Required: English

Term Duration (in months):

Salary Range (plus eligible to receive a performance based incentive, applicable to position) : $94,620 - $128,020

Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs
• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world
• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive
• Hybrid work options

How you’ll make an impact

Leverage your expertise in research, market intelligence, sustainability analysis, and strategic insight development to help FCC identify and assess material risks and opportunities and support informed business decisions. As a Sustainability Specialist, you’ll transform economic, financial, sector, and sustainability information into practical tools, briefings, and decision-support materials. Your strong analytical thinking and business acumen will enable you to support portfolio strategy, value creation initiatives, and sector intelligence efforts across FCC.

If you are a curious, collaborative, and strategic thinker who thrives in an evolving environment and is motivated by creating insights that influence meaningful business outcomes, this might be the role for you!

What you’ll do

• Develop sector deep dives, sector thesis-style analyses, and perspectives on priority topics.
• Create portfolio, and value creation insights that inform strategic and business decisions.
• Prepare position papers, strategic briefings, and decision-support materials for complex or emerging issues.
• Translate economic, financial, sustainability, policy, and sector information into practical recommendations and tools.
• Build reusable research, intelligence products, frameworks, and content for internal teams.
• Collaborate across FCC to support emerging priorities, track objectives, validate information, and contribute to complex programs and projects.

What you’ll bring to the team

Required qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, sustainability, agriculture, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum several years of experience in research, strategy, sustainability, financial services, market intelligence, or a related field.
• Extensive knowledge of market, sector, economic, sustainability, and business research methodologies.
• Proven expertise in synthesizing complex information into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing analytical reports, briefings, position papers, and executive-ready decision-support materials.
• Excellent communication, writing, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting portfolio strategy, value creation, venture development, agriculture, or financial services initiatives.
• Experience using AI-enabled research, intelligence, or analytical tools is an asset.
• Bilingualism in English and French is strongly preferred.

Equality and inclusion

• We encourage qualified applicants to apply, including members of these four employment equity groups: Indigenous Peoples, Members of visible minority groups, Persons with disabilities, Women.

Accessibility and accommodations

To support an inclusive and accessible candidate experience, we encourage anyone needing an adjustment or accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process to email us at [e-mail]. An HR partner will respond and work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation. Information received in relation to accommodation requests will not impact hiring decisions.

At FCC, we’re passionate about creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. Our team is made stronger by a range of backgrounds, abilities, strengths, and perspectives – and we’re committed to continuously improving so that we develop a workforce that reflects the communities where we live and work. Accommodations are available on request for individuals with disabilities during each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, kindly send an email to [e-mail]. All information received in relations to accommodation will be kept confidential.

We value language diversity, and adhere to Canada’s Official Languages Act. We encourage you to apply in English or French, whichever is your language of choice. Bilingualism (English and French) is important and is always considered an asset.

Areas we hire for

IT Marketing Lending and Operations HR Finance Governance

About FCC

FCC is a financially self-sustaining federal Crown corporation with over 100 offices across Canada, and our corporate office in Regina, Saskatchewan. We lend money and provide other services to primary producers, agri-food operations and agribusinesses that provide inputs or add value to agriculture.