Company Strategy Officer (Operations & Research) Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility Employment Type: Part time Permanent, 0.7-0.8 FTE (26-30 hours/week), flexibility available
Location: Remote · Australia, any Australian location, working from home; or Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra office
Seniority: Junior
Job Description This role sits within our Company Strategy Team. You will engage with staff across ACCR to ensure the efficient delivery of our strategy, via project management assistance and research support. You will have had some exposure to decarbonisation-related policy, research or advocacy and are keen to gain further experience in that area. You might have a background in administrative, research, operations or project management roles, or have otherwise demonstrated the required skills - either way, you see this role as an important part of your career.
Given ACCR's global work, this role will involve some work out of usual business hours e.g. 1-2 calls/week in the evenings. All hours worked will contribute to the overall hours in accordance with ACCR's policies on flexible working.
Accountable to: Company Strategy Lead
Key Relationships: Company Strategy, Operations, Legal and Research teams
You'll love this job if: you love being organised, are detail-oriented, and have strong coordination skills. you can turn your hand to a broad range of administrative and logistical tasks. you are energised by a smart team working at pace and across jurisdictions. you run towards technology when it helps you to work smarter. you get a buzz out of supporting a team pursuing a mission you're passionate about, particularly interested in decarbonisation! Responsibilities This role will provide general operational and research support as needed across ACCR from within the Company Strategy Team. Examples of the types of tasks that are likely to form part of the role are:
Managing the logistics, documentation and planning behind the execution of multi-stakeholder engagement and advocacy strategies. Facilitating effective communication across ACCR's teams on behalf of the Company Strategy team. Providing support in the preparation of documentation and logistics for shareholder actions internationally. Setting up and overseeing the logistics behind ACCR webinars. Carrying out research tasks for the Steel Decarbonisation Team. Working with Operations colleagues to take full advantage of ACCR's tools and systems within the Company Strategy team. Criteria You may not have done this type of role before, yet we are looking for someone with relevant experience, including the following:
Demonstrated skills in operations or project management, with some relevant work experience. The ability to learn quickly and accurately follow processes. An understanding of, or research experience related to, decarbonisation. Sound research skills, including academic or work experience with qualitative and quantitative research tasks. Excellent written English communication skills. An aptitude for using technology, with experience of the following tools an advantage. Exceptional attention to detail, planning, organisational and project execution skills. Great interpersonal skills and ability to thrive in a dynamic, experienced and passionate team environment. Proactivity and agility to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, growing workplace. The ability to work within a dispersed virtual team. A strong affinity for ACCR's mission addressing climate change. If you don't meet every point above, please still apply if you can see your skills well used in this role.
We are seeking someone who can work 70-80% of a full time load, ideally spread over Monday-Thursday.
Background : ACCR is a non-profit shareholder advocacy and research organisation founded in 2012. We use shareholder strategy to enable investors to escalate engagements with heavy-emitting companies in their portfolios.
What we offer: We enjoy flexible work hours and supportive home-based working for those who want it.
Personal leave is double the statutory requirement, plus additional paid leave from Christmas to New Year.
Application Guidelines We use Applied as our recruitment platform, helping us reduce the risk of unconscious bias in our hiring process.
Please note, for this role, ACCR is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in Australia.
We value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. ACCR encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sex and genders.
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