Environmental Sustainability Manager

4 weeks ago


Richmond, Australia Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd Full time
About the Opportunity

Caring for People and Planet is a comprehensive pathway to guide Mercy Health in providing the best possible care, improving health outcomes, and protecting the world's limited resources. This strategy champions transformational change to tackle climate change, reduce Mercy Health's ecological footprint, and make the world a fairer, more sustainable place.

The strategy is underpinned by three action areas:

  • Sustainable Models of Care
  • Addressing Climate Change
  • Ethical and Social Responsibility

The Manager - Environmental Sustainability will be responsible for implementing and reporting against the Caring for People and Planet strategy and associated Action Plan. They will lead and manage key projects related to the execution of the Caring for People and Planet Action Plan, informed by Mercy Health's carbon footprint study.

The role will also involve providing advice on climate initiatives in the design stage of building projects, representing Caring for People and Planet internally and externally, and ensuring communication of the strategy across all areas of Mercy Health.

The ideal candidate will have a tertiary qualification in environmental management or a similar field, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in sustainability leadership in healthcare and/or aged care. They will have project management experience, preferably related to large-scale organisation change with environmental sustainability initiatives.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate expertise in relation to climate change, sustainable models of care, and justice and equity programs in the context of sustainable healthcare and aged care. They will also have highly developed carbon literacy and numeracy and associated technical skills.

The Manager - Environmental Sustainability will be part of the Strategy, Planning and Sustainability team and will work closely with internal stakeholders across departments to integrate sustainability practices and environmental leadership in Health Services and Healthy Ageing.

What You'll Bring

To thrive in this role, you will have:

  • Essential:
    • Tertiary qualification in environmental management or similar field
    • Minimum 3 years of experience in sustainability leadership in healthcare and/or aged care
    • Project management experience, preferably related to large-scale organisation change with environmental sustainability initiatives
    • Demonstrated expertise in relation to climate change, sustainable models of care, and justice and equity programs
    • Highly developed carbon literacy and numeracy and associated technical skills
  • Desirable:
    • Project management experience in various methodologies
    • Experience in the development of carbon reduction strategies and climate adaptation plans
    • Strong presentation and information sharing skills

Ready to Help Us Shape the Future of Healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.



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