Sustainability Data and Reporting Officer

• Full time, fixed term until 31st December 2025

• Exciting opportunity to support the university’s new mandatory climate reporting obligations and transition to a new sustainability strategy

• Base Salary from $99,455 + 17% superannuation 

About the team

The Sustainability Team sits within the Office of the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, with a mandate to translate the vision and intent of the University’s Sustainability Strategy into actions and outcomes.  The team is the coordinating unit for delivery of a broad range of sustainability projects and activities across research, education, operations, and engagement functions.

As a visible champion for sustainability within the University, the Sustainability Team deliver the Strategy through best-practice advisory, project management, engagement expertise, and through building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with academics, professional staff, students, and the broader sustainability community.

About the opportunity

As the Sustainability Data and Reporting Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting the Sustainability Strategy team by managing and enhancing the data that underpins the University’s sustainability impact, ensuring its accuracy, relevance, and alignment with strategic goals.

Leveraging your passion for sustainability and strong data management and analytical skills, you will evaluate trends, identify opportunities, and ensure compliance with reporting obligations to drive impactful sustainability initiatives.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• work within a collaborative and passionate team, reporting to the Sustainability Compliance Lead

• support the Sustainability Strategy by managing compliance and voluntary reporting, including the annual sustainability strategy report, input to the University’s annual report and aligning data with strategic and regulatory priorities

• develop and deliver a reporting framework that integrates mandatory and voluntary obligations, minimises duplication, and links sustainability data to strategic priorities and benefits

• synthesise data into comprehensive written and visual reports for diverse audiences, ensuring alignment with environmental, social, and compliance goals

• enhance data collection and reporting processes, advise on system improvements, and identify emerging technologies to optimise resource allocation and decision-making

• collaborate with stakeholders to streamline data flows, support ESG data analysis, and contribute to strategic projects and ad hoc tasks aligned with sustainability goals.

About you

• tertiary qualification and/or relevant work experience in data analytics, environmental science, sustainability, communications or a related field

• data management experience, including database design and oversight, data integrity checking and preparation of data for analysis

• strong liaison and interpersonal skills with the ability to build networks and foster constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support key initiatives

• experience managing a diverse group of key internal/external stakeholders on large or complex projects

• experience with sustainability reporting processes, including carbon inventory and familiarity with reporting frameworks such as TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) and TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures), is desirable

• excellent administrative skills, coupled with a general understanding of the project life cycle, project documentation, project standards and methodologies

• high level data analysis skills, to query and validate data and to discover patterns and relationship within data

• contextual understanding of sustainability data such as energy and water usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions is highly desirable

• a genuine passion to achieve beneficial outcomes for Sustainability and Environmental Sciences.

To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement 

At the University of Sydney, our shared values include diversity and inclusion and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community which reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this commitment through our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.  

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard.  Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Kale Claffey Recruitment Operations by email to kale.claffey@sydney.edu.au

© The University of Sydney

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Click to view the Position Description for
this role.

Applications Close