Our client, St Vincent’s Health Australia has been providing health care in Australia for 160 years. As the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, they operate 6 public hospitals, 10 private hospitals and 20 aged care facilities in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Additionally they have 3 co-located research institutes – the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research.

St Vincent’s Health Australia employs 20,650 staff and operates more than 3,000 hospital beds and 2,400 residential aged care places. Their hospitals provide more than 1 million episodes of care for patients each year. St Vincent’s Health Australia provides compassionate healthcare to people from all walks of life, but reflecting their mission, they are especially committed to people from vulnerable and marginalised backgrounds.

The role

Reporting to the Group CFO, the newly created role of Group ESG Manager is responsible for working across the organisation to achieve reductions in St Vincent’s overall environmental footprint and increase the sustainability of its operations. The purpose of this role is to lead the delivery of the St Vincent’s Health Australia’s ESG strategy, and to develop, implement, and monitor an organisational ESG management system aligned with the Go Beyond strategy, Mission, Vision and Values of St Vincent’s.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute the corporate sustainability action plan and initiatives across the organisation
• Provide technical expertise on key issues related to environmental and social impact assessment and sustainability risks
• Leverage the SDGs to develop annual and long-term objectives for St Vincent’s Health Australia
• Establish clear Board oversight of environmental sustainability targets and the environmental sustainability policy
• Provide the energy and environmental components of the St Vincent’s Health Australia Annual report
• Provide guidance and advice to the Executive teams on the requirements of identifying and implementing ESG related laws and regulations, and monitor compliance

About you

With more than 10 years' experience in the sustainability field, you hold considerable technical sustainability/ESG/environmental and social risk knowledge, preferably across industry sectors (including health, infrastructure, and/or manufacturing).

Additionally, you will possess:

• Experience designing or redesigning ESG programs
• A proven history of identifying environmental/sustainability risk and issues and develop mitigation measures to ensure compliance
• Demonstrated experience leading strategy development, planning, implementation and evaluation including continuous improvement and major change initiatives
• Demonstrated experience in building leadership capability across a large organisation

The rewards

St Vincent’s Health Australia have an excellent reputation for providing quality health services and strive to deliver truly Person Centred Care to those they serve and are especially committed to people who are poor or vulnerable. This is a career defining opportunity for a senior Sustainability professional to make ESG an integral part of St Vincent’s Health Australia. The successful candidate can be located in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

How to Apply

Apply now by submitting your current CV (in Word format) via our online application process.

For a confidential discussion or to review the information pack, please contact Nathan Kelly on 0418 742 529 or [email protected] using the subject line: Group Environmental, Social, and Governance Manager - St Vincent’s Health Australia enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be eligible to apply, you must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia.

Talent Nation encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sex, and genders.