Environmental Sustainability Business Partner

The Role

We currently have a great opportunity for an Environmental Sustainability Business Partner (ESBP) to join the NRMA’s ESG team on a full-time permanent basis.

The role offers the flexibility to work from home and across our Sydney CBD offices and/or Olympic Park as agreed and required for the role.

The ESBP plays a critical role in helping to mature the NRMA’s sustainability performance – embedding our emissions reduction initiatives and environmental standards, and improving environmental reporting within partner business units while uplifting BU capability in, and commitment to, sustainability.

Reporting to and working alongside the Senior Manager of Group Environmental Sustainability, the ESBP will be responsible for delivering key sustainability-related projects, collaborating with BU stakeholders and immediate team members to understand sustainability and business issues, identifying, and evaluating potential solutions, and communicating recommendations to leaders and stakeholders in a compelling way. As such, strong analytical skills (i.e. Excel analysis) and communication skills (i.e. PowerPoint storytelling for decision making and engagement), as well as confident and empathetic stakeholder management and relationship building, are must-have qualities.

About You

The successful candidate will bring a solid understanding and demonstrated experience in fundamental environmental management practices to lead the setting of environmental standards across relevant Business Units by developing, reviewing, and implement Environmental and Sustainability standards and procedures, identifying environmental risks, and identifying and addressing opportunities to improve environmental management.

The ideal candidate will bring the following;

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental management, business management, accounting, or finance.
• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience working for large, complex organisations or consultancy firm with demonstrated experience in the areas of environmental sustainability management and/or ESG reporting and ESG strategy.
• Experience planning and delivering large sustainability projects in a structured manner to a high standard. Ability to work across multiple projects and prioritise time and attention to the highest-impact topics
• Strong analytical skills, including comfort with Excel modelling and chart building.   
• Strong written and verbal communication, ability to create compelling PowerPoint presentations to enable decision making, storytelling, and education.   
• A foundation and working knowledge of the following environmental sustainability reporting frameworks, including NGERs, ASRS, IFRS / TCFD.  
• A strong foundation of risk management processes and methodology with experience related to environmental risk management or similar, preparing and reviewing environmental management plans, standards and associated risk registers.  
• A ‘growth mindset’; openness to absorb and act on feedback, to work collaboratively and iteratively.
• Comfortable adapting to changing circumstances, dealing with ambiguity, and making positive use of the opportunities presented. Takes initiative to get things done.
• Drive and impact-orientation – proven ability to prioritise to solve, set a high ambition level and persist until goals have been reached.
• Experience or exposure to Climate Risk Assessments and working with the Team to develop climate related targets is desirable.
• Integrity and commitment to sustainability, inclusion, diversity, and equity.

Amazing Benefits are Yours!

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• “ME'” day - one extra day of paid leave per year, called a ME Day, to use at any time during the calendar year.
• Discounts on all NRMA insurances, group products and free roadside assistance.
• Accommodation discounts and VIP extras at our Award-winning Tasmanian Lodges, Hotels and NRMA Holiday Parks.
• Access to exclusive member marketplace benefits - including discounts on fuel, movie tickets, attractions & experiences, cafes & restaurants and many more.
• Market leading 18 weeks paid primary and 4 weeks paid secondary parental leave entitlements.
• My Thanks reward and recognition program for great contributions to the team.
• Extensive online learning platforms and customised professional development.

Why the NRMA?

• We made the 2022 AFR Boss Best Places to Work List.
• Recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace.
• Awarded 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Bronze Employer & 2022 AWEI Most Improved Employer.

About Us

Purpose led, we are proudly member-owned and one of Australia's most iconic and trusted brands. We started by being a voice for safer roads and providing legendary roadside assistance, but now we do so much more.

From spectacular holiday destinations, car rental, ferries and cruises, to leading the EV charging roll-out and preparing for the future of driving, to speaking out for change and supporting sustainable travel.

Forget what you thought you knew about the NRMA. Come take a closer look, and you’ll realise that being a part of our team is about more than just a job - together, we’ll go further and make a difference.