Sustainability Specialist

FCC / FAC; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards

Purpose-driven work

Growth and development opportunities

Hybrid work options

Job summary

FCC is seeking a Sustainability Specialist to transform economic, financial, sector, and sustainability information into practical tools and decision-support materials. You will help identify risks and opportunities and support informed business decisions at FCC.

You'll develop sector deep dives, portfolio insights, and executive-ready briefs to guide strategy, with strong analytical thinking and collaboration across FCC teams in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Several years of experience in research, strategy, sustainability, financial services, or market intelligence.
• Extensive knowledge of research methodologies in market, sector, economic, sustainability, and business domains.
• Proven ability to translate complex information into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building skills.
• Bilingual English and French is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Experience in research & strategy

Market research methodologies

Synthesis of complex information

Stakeholder communication

Bilingual English/French

Education

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

Job description

Term Duration (in Months) Salary Range (plus eligible to receive a performance based incentive, applicable to position) :

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.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• 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.

Required Qualifications

What you'll bring to the team

• 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.

You belong here At FCC, we're committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace - one that reflects the communities where we live, work and play. Our team is made stronger through diversity, and we're dedicated to building a workforce that brings together a range of backgrounds, abilities and perspectives.

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.