Senior ESG Analyst

Job Description:

• Provide expertise and support on material sustainability issues for Westpac
• Sydney based hybrid role - office 3 days per week and work from home opportunity
• Permanent opportunity

As part of our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Delivery Team, you will play a critical role in supporting the Group Sustainability team to deliver on our sustainability strategy and key initiatives. You will have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of sustainability topics, drawing on best practice to advance Westpac's sustainability agenda. You will provide consistently high-quality support that enables the delivery of strategic outcomes in Group Sustainability and across the organisation.Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide high quality research and analysis across a range of sustainability matters, including human rights, modern slavery, child safety, climate and natural capital
• Provide governance, reporting and program support for social programs
• Bring insights on international developments in sustainability to support Westpac's progress and inform our strategy
• Support development of ESG policies and position statements that help position Westpac as a sustainability leader
• Support delivery of strategic ESG projects with a particular focus on human rights, modern slavery, child safety, climate and natural capital
• Relationship management with our internal and external stakeholders

What's in it for me?
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is creating better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.What do I need?

• Strong understanding and proven experience in corporate sustainability concepts and international frameworks/principles
• More than 2 years' relevant experience (ESG analysis), preferably in a large corporate or consulting environment
• Experience in governance and reporting, including data extraction and analysis
• Graduate or Post Graduate qualifications in finance, legal, business, sustainability, environmental science, business or technology preferred
• Ability to deliver high quality results to deadline with attention to detail, managing multiple stakeholders
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, SharePoint, and data management approaches

If you have a curious mindset and demonstrated passion and interest in the field of sustainability, then we would love to hear from you!What's it like to work there?We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. Working with us you'll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility. And one where everyone belongs.How do I Apply?Start here. Select the APPLY or APPLY NOW button.At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au