• Work Type/s: Permanent, 0.7-0.8 FTE (26-30 hours/week), flexibility available
• Salary: FTE $80-95K + super depending on experience [pro rata for part time]
• Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
• Location: any Australian location, working from home; or Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra office; office space may be available in other locations by negotiation.

Role

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.

You’ll love this job if:

• you love being organised, are detail-oriented, and have strong coordination skills. You cope well with change and can quickly rearrange all the pieces to ensure things stay on track.
• you can turn your hand to a broad range of administrative and logistical tasks - whatever comes your way, whether expected or not, you are onto it
• you are energised by a smart team working at pace and across jurisdictions, and are always looking for something more to pick up when you have a spare moment
• you run towards technology when it helps you to work smarter - you pick up those extra tricks about how to use databases and software to full advantage
• you get a buzz out of supporting a team pursuing a mission you’re passionate about. You are 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 e.g. using project management software to share and track progress and deadlines, documenting actions in strategy meetings
• Providing support in the preparation of documentation and logistics for shareholder actions internationally
• Setting up and overseeing the logistics behind ACCR webinars, including attending webinars (sometimes outside ordinary business hours) to ensure smooth functioning
• Carrying out research tasks for the Steel Decarbonisation Team, including tasks involving analysis of government and investor policies, company documents, and other relevant materials
• 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 e.g. working for a policy, research or advocacy NGO or having completed studies relevant to the area. Experience relating to ‘green steel’ would be a bonus.
• Sound research skills, including academic or work experience with qualitative and quantitative research tasks
• Excellent written English communication skills, with the ability to digest and synthesise reports and other academic material
• An aptitude for using technology, with experience of the following tools an advantage: Microsoft and/or Google suite of applications, a CRM such as Salesforce, online conferencing platforms such as Zoom, events software such as Eventbrite, and workflow tools such as ClickUp
• 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, including joining quarterly in-person team time and meetings scheduled out of ordinary business hours
• A strong affinity for ACCR’s mission addressing climate change, and our values including valuing diversity

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.

Accountable to: Company Strategy Lead

Key Relationships: Company Strategy, Operations, Legal and Research teams

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, and provide research and analysis for institutional capital seeking long term value in a zero-emissions economy. Thanks to a heightened awareness of the importance of our work, and the urgency to act on climate change, we are growing rapidly. More information about our latest work can be found in our FY24 Annual Review. In 2023, ACCR won ESG engagement initiative of the year - Asia at Environmental Finance’s Sustainable Investment Awards.

ACCR has a dynamic team of over 35 driven and experienced staff, mostly based in Australia, working globally. Our growing team has a wide range of relevant expertise - climate science, communications, engineering, law, equities analysis, finance, investor relations, IT and more. Due to our high levels of staff satisfaction and engagement, ACCR won one of Voice Project’s Best Workplace Awards for 2021.

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. Option to purchase additional leave.
• We value peer learning and each of us has a professional development budget.
• Our Employee Assistance Program also includes our employees’ households.
• ACCR offices are accessible and further detail can be provided.

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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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