Job No.: 678881

Location: Melbourne CBD

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $116,075 - $128,126 pa HEW Level 8 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Are you a visionary leader driven by sustainability and climate action? We are seeking a Senior Project Manager - Sustainable Corporates to spearhead transformative projects that drive companies towards net zero emissions.

Why This Role is Exciting:

• Impactful Projects: Lead collaborative initiatives with companies, financial institutions, government bodies, and NGOs to establish best practices and trigger early action for net zero transitions.
• Expert Leadership: Utilise your exceptional research, analysis, and stakeholder engagement skills to provide expert advice and manage small, dynamic project teams.
• Strategic Influence: Translate complex research into actionable recommendations, influencing senior-level audiences and driving long-term systemic change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage research and engagement projects from conception to delivery, ensuring timely and effective outcomes.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative research, manage project partners, and drive stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and deliver influential presentations and publications, often in collaboration with our Communications team.
• Design and implement stakeholder engagement strategies to amplify project impact.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across academia, NGOs, business, and government.
• Support business development activities and contribute to strategic planning.
• Directly supervise up to two staff and manage small project teams.

To succeed in this role you’ll bring:

• Postgraduate qualifications or extensive project management experience.
• Proven ability to lead projects with autonomy and manage complex issues.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of climate science, carbon accounting, ESG reporting, and sustainable finance.
• Experience in climate policy development and corporate sustainability strategy.

Ready to make a difference and lead the charge towards a sustainable future?

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen. We make tangible contributions because our purpose is clear; to deliver positive economic, social and environmental impact in resolving the global challenges of our age.

At the core of achieving this purpose is the diversity of our staff. We welcome and value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. When you come to work, you can be yourself, be a change-maker and develop your career in exciting ways. This is why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Learn more about Monash.

Join the pursuit of our purpose to build a better future for ourselves and our communities - #ChangeIt with us.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

Please submit a current copy of your resume along with a cover letter in which you address how you meet the Key Selection Criteria (See the Position Description)

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected] in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Marine Dehayes, Program impact Manager - Sustainable Corporates, Climateworks Centre, +61 3 474517950 or [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Project Manager - Sustainable Corporates enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Position Description: Senior Project Manager

Applications Close at 11:55pm AEST on the closing date.