Senior Manager Sustainability
This role offers the opportunity to drive real change across environmental and social outcomes in one of New Zealand's leading financial institutions.
ASB's purpose is to accelerate progress for all New Zealanders. Achieving a low-emissions, climate-resilient economy is central to this purpose, and is critical for our collective progress and wellbeing. We have a responsibility to use our influence and resources to drive change - while empowering our customers to manage risks and explore new opportunities.
If you're a highly skilled, passionate sustainability professional who is excited to lead meaningful change, we would love to hear from you!
Te Tūranga | The role:
Advise and support the business to help achieve ASB's environmental and social (E&S) objectives, including advising on ASB's strategy.

• Support the Head of Sustainability and wider sustainability team in the delivery of ASB's sustainability agenda, including:
  • managing specific projects and initiatives
  • providing specialist support to Business Units on sustainability matters
  • contributing to annual reporting, sustainability and climate reporting and other stakeholder communications.
• Managing and supporting ASB's environmental and social (E&S) programmes of work, with a particular focus on social and natural capital impacts and objectives.
• Providing specialist expertise to ASB BUs as needed, such as to inform product development, internal guidance, and advice on E&S risk and policy.
• Ensuring ASB meets the environmental and social commitments it has signed up to, articulated in ASB's E&S policy and framework.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, consultants and suppliers.

Ngā mea kia whai angitū ahau? | What do I need to be successful?
This role will suit a highly skilled, passionate and driven professional who has proven experience in Corporate Social Responsibility / sustainability, ideally within a large, complex environment. To be successful in this role, you will bring a combination of:

• Ability to influence across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the sustainability landscape including international frameworks, technical standards and reporting regimes relevant to the financial sector
• Strong external network with a focus on staying abreast of innovations and developments relevant to ASB.
• A future focus, helping the business understand not just what it needs to be thinking about today, but also what is coming.
• Excellent planning and management skills and an eye for detail.
• Credibility and authenticity when presenting to key senior internal and external stakeholders; ability to tailor communications to needs of the audience.

He aha tāu e hoki mai ai? | What will you get in return?
Company/Culture: ASB is more than just a place to work. We want our people to grow personally and professionally, and we want to attract amazing talent. One way we try to do this is by giving our people access to benefits over and above what we pay. So, we have a range of policies to ensure you can live life one step ahead with ASB. Check out more information here Why work here? - ASB Careers (asbgroup.co.nz)
Me pēhea te tono | How to apply:
If this role sounds like it might be the one for you then please click "apply"… we'd love to hear from you!
Please note that all applications must be received online via our careers site to be considered. Please see attached position description for further information.

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