Manager, Sustainability

**Overview**

Partnering with multiple stakeholders including external partners, the Executive team, Senior Leaders and key business representatives, this role is responsible for both the strategic development and execution of our community and sustainability programs on a global basis.

This role requires the ability to think strategically, have a commercial and pragmatic approach to sustainability, while having a proactive and hands-on approach.

The role will set and drive our global strategy and goals for sustainability and community engagement at a group level, while working closely with our four businesses to help them execute and deliver on our commitments, targets and reporting.

**Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities**
- Set and oversee our global approach to sustainability and community engagement, including setting of targets, policies and programs including but not limited to:

- Our charitable and community initiatives across our various operating regions
- Our sustainability initiatives including environmental, social and business sustainability
- Responsibility for planning, managing and delivering our reporting and legislative obligations as an ASX listed entity. This includes working with the businesses and SMEs to obtain and audit data and information, and develop and write reporting for:

- Modern Slavery (UK & AU)
- TCFD
- Sustainability Report
- Sustainability / Modern Slavery training obligations
- Steer and chair various working groups as required
- Manage, train and oversee the sustainability data capture system (3rd party system)
- Lead the planning and review of our Board-endorsed, externally published policies as relates to Human Rights, Sustainability and other policies as required.
- Lead the production of our annual Sustainability report and website content
- Regular and accurate measurement and reporting of our performance against identified frameworks and performance indicators (as aligned to industry standards), and against our externally published targets
- Provide data for regulatory and finance reporting, assisting in analysis and reconciliation as required

**Experience & Personal Attributes**
- At least 5 years in a dedicated CSR and sustainability role within the professional services or finance industries.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in developing both community and sustainability strategies in a corporate, professional or financial services environment
- Demonstrated understanding of TCFD and Modern Slavery obligations particularly in a financial services environment
- Experience in creating or having strong input into the development of end-to-end Sustainability Reports
- Strong influencing, relationship building and collaboration skills
- Strong commercial and business acumen
- Able to gather, analyse, package and make thoughtful recommendations based on insights from data
- Strong project management skills
- Strong focus on governance
- Excellent communications skills including ability to develop succinct, to the point presentations and documents for stakeholder engagement
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
- Advanced Word and Powerpoint skills

Link Group is a leading fund administration and share registry specialist. We are a market leading provider of technology-enabled administration solutions, continually developing our offerings to expand with our clients' needs. Since our inception, Link Group has been entrusted by clients to handle sensitive data in a secure and confidential manner. Our core businesses of fund administration and securities registration are complemented by our expertise in digital solutions and data analytics.

Our People & Group Services function is committed to achieving positive outcomes for our people, our clients, and the communities we operate in.

We develop and deliver strategic initiatives to make Link Group a place where our people can belong, thrive, and achieve together. Our services span employee communication, engagement and wellbeing, recruitment, HR operations, payroll, Health & Safety, performance and reward, HR systems and reporting, people capability and culture and business partnering.

We also provide business services including operations and technology services from our Mumbai hub, as well as marketing, sustainability, and stakeholder communications across our organisation.

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We are building a culture where difference is valued. We are doing this by encouraging, supporting and valuing the various talents and perspectives of our people and supporting flexible ways of working. We know that diversity drives innovation and innovation drives growth. Be part of the Link Group journey and together we will achieve our full potential.

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to g