A career opportunity in Climate Change Risk Management

Climate Change Risk Management Specialist

An Opportunity to Make a Difference in Climate Change Risk Management

The NSW Government is seeking an experienced and passionate Climate Change Risk Management Specialist to join its team. As a key member of the governance, risk and performance (GRP) corporate services business unit, you will play a critical role in implementing the NSW Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide strategic advice on complex risk issues to senior leaders, driving engagement at all levels to raise awareness of climate change impact. You will also be responsible for ensuring that key operational policies and project timelines are met.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with different teams to develop, implement and monitor delivery plans, achieving program outcomes. You will be comfortable working in an agile environment where innovation is required to launch new and long-term solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and coordinate actions on behalf of the Cluster to meet the requirements of the NSW Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and other relevant operational policies and strategies.
• Coordinate the Climate Risk Ready process within the cluster and with all cluster agencies.
• Create and lead a cluster-wide climate change risk management working group to embed climate change risk and adaptation strategies.
• Review systems, policies and procedures and develop recommendations to improve enterprise and operational-level management of climate change risks and opportunities.
• Lead delivery of initiatives that embed innovative approaches to climate change risk management into existing enterprise risk management frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Lead engagement with senior leaders to increase awareness of climate change impacts and management responsibilities.
• Design and deliver initiatives to build internal skills, capabilities, knowledge, and capacity to implement climate risk operational plans, policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement strategies and tools for the continuous monitoring and evaluation of initiatives and enterprise-level climate risks and opportunities.
• Generate and present reports, briefings, and discussion papers to inform responses to climate risk into business and operational plans, policies and procedures.
• Provide expert advice and information to stakeholders on emerging issues and present recommendations that contribute to the achievement of the Department's strategic objectives and priorities.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary range, state-of-the-art offices across NSW, a 35-hour work week, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive team culture.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in areas such as climate change, environmental management, risk management, organisational change, engineering, or another related field.
• Experience providing strategic advice on complex risk issues to senior leaders.
• Ability to drive engagement at all levels to raise awareness of climate change impact.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment where innovation is required to launch new and long-term solutions.
• Strong customer-centric approach, putting the customer at the centre of everything you do.
• Demonstrated skills in building and collaborating with different teams to develop, implement and monitor delivery plans to ensure program outcomes are achieved.
• Ability to analyse technical information and translate it creatively to persuade different audiences.
• Demonstrated experience with reviewing systems, policies, and procedures to improve enterprise and operational-level management.
• Ability to take ownership of the delivery of initiatives, imbedding innovative approaches to climate change risk management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, advocating and influencing climate risk culture to a diverse range of people.
• Ability to communicate technical and complex information to a variety of audiences in different formats.
• Committed to maintaining up-to-date knowledge of climate change standards, frameworks, policies, and initiatives relevant to your area of expertise.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about climate change risk management and want to make a difference, please submit your application through our online portal. We look forward to hearing from you.