• Environmental Sustainability Advisor
• Location: Coburg
• Fixed Term - Part Time
• Super + Salary Packaging
Your New Role
Are you someone with a passion for environmental sustainability? Do you also have great project management or community engagement skills?
We’re looking for an existing staff member from Merri Health or Banyule Community Health who can help us with the next phase of our sustainability journey. We need someone who is available to work 1-2 days per week until 30 June 2025.
The Environmental Sustainability Advisor will act as a specialist to the new organisation to bring together and support the new organisation’s goal to reduce its impact on the environment and help minimise our carbon footprint. This role will support the establishment of a new Environmental Sustainability Framework, identifying, prioritising, and implementing environmental sustainability initiatives across the new organisation.
The incumbent will support the establishment and coordination of a new internal organisational steering group to support the establishment phase of this portfolio. The steering group will play a key role in analysing our carbon footprint assessment and baseline data, identifying targets and priority projects for commencement in 2025-2026.
As an Environmental Sustainability Advisor, You Will:
• Establish an internal Steering Group to provide advice during the establishment phase.
• Support initial environmental audit/assessment, establishing our current baseline and key areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with the Steering Group and key stakeholders, finalise and communicate the Environmental Sustainability Framework, targets, and associated commitments.
• Collaborate with the Steering Group and key stakeholders, use the findings from the audit to identify key projects to commence in 2025-2026.
• Make recommendations for the ongoing governance of the portfolio beyond establishment to oversee the operationalising of the new framework.
• Act as a champion and promote sustainability awareness to develop sustainability capabilities and knowledge sharing across the organisation.
• Identify measurable sustainability impact and process indicators (or KPIs) and develop a monitoring and reporting structure to support evaluation of performance, identify emerging issues and quality improvement opportunities.
• Prepare briefing papers and reports for internal stakeholders and the Board of Directors as required.
• Identify funding opportunities to support priority projects and prepare submissions.
• Support and build capacity of the infrastructure team to implement changes to infrastructure that achieve our environmental sustainability goals.
• Collaborate with the Marketing & Communications teams, develop internal and external messaging to engage key stakeholders, promote the links between climate change and health, and build our reputation as an active participant in the fight against climate change.
• Monitor changes in state or national policies.
• Participate in relevant climate change networks.
What You’ll Need to Succeed:
• Tertiary qualifications in environmental, sustainability, or related discipline with relevant experience, or less formal qualifications with experience.
• Experience undertaking organisation-wide audits or needs assessments, identifying gaps/priorities, and making recommendations for change.
• Experience with report writing, and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing projects of a similar nature within a complex organisation.
• Ability to identify funding opportunities and write grant funding applications for environmental sustainability activities.
• Ability to undertake desktop research on best practice, evidence-based strategies, or relevant policies, and translate this to an organisational context.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to develop a rapport with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience developing impact reporting frameworks or plans to support monitoring and evaluation, for example, environmental sustainability performance data on energy usage.
• Proficiency in MS Office packages.
What We Offer
We offer a diverse, inclusive, and flexible environment which encourages you to bring your whole self to work. As the successful applicant, you’ll be joining an organisation where you will be supported to grow, learn, and develop your skills to reach your potential. You will also have access to generous salary packaging, purchase leave, and flexible work arrangement options.
What You Need to Do Now
Please start by reviewing the attached position description. Take a few minutes to learn more about us on our website, and if you have any questions on the role please reach out to Megan La Rose. When you are ready to apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Ivy Rangel - jobs@merrihealth.org.au
Applications Close: 09/12/2024
We encourage you to apply soon as we will review applications as we receive them and might conduct interviews before the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
What Else Do I Need to Know
Preferred candidates will be subject to comprehensive reference and pre-employment background checking conducted by Merri Health prior to an offer of employment, including criminal record history check, NDIS worker screening, and other employee screening and credential checks as determined by the position description.
All candidates must have the right to work in Australia. Merri Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring a safe environment for children and young people.
We encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds including but not limited to those from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, the LGBTIQA+ community, and those living with a disability to apply.