Group Sustainability Manager

Nous is a great place to work… 

Nous Group is an international management consultancy with over 750 people working across Australia and New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. We are a values-based organisation that is inspired and determined to improve people’s lives in significant ways. Working in unique, cross-disciplinary teams we create innovative and enduring solutions that transform businesses, governments, and communities. We realise a bigger idea of success. 

Nous Group is proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work in the UK, Canada, and Australia, reflecting our expanding global influence and success. Nous consistently garners accolades as an exceptional workplace through various competitive reviews. We've been acknowledged as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies for career growth in Australia and have been awarded Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review on multiple occasions. 

We are seeking an experienced, intellectually agile Group Sustainability Manager to join our team. 

We are looking for a Group Sustainability Manager to join our dynamic team… 

We’re looking for a Group Sustainability Manager to lead and coordinate our sustainability strategy and related reporting. This role sits at the heart of our efforts to achieve net zero, reduce waste, manage environmental risk, and ensure our business aligns with evolving international standards and legislative requirements. 

You’ll work cross-functionally across Finance, Legal, Marketing and Risk to improve our ESG performance and reporting. You’ll help shape long-term strategic decisions, support delivery of regulatory compliance (e.g. climate-related disclosures), and develop tools, systems, and policies to embed sustainability in day-to-day operations.  

You’ll become our key point of contact for clients, Nousers and relevant regulatory bodies for all Sustainability and ESG-related enquiries and requirements. You’ll also engage directly with Nous Group executive, office and building managers to implement practical initiatives around energy efficiency and waste management. 

This is a hands-on role with plenty of opportunity to shape and grow our firm’s impact as our sustainability approach matures. 

You will: 

• Evolve and maintain our Group Sustainability maturity framework, ensuring it reflects market standards, stakeholder expectations and best practice. 

• Develop and implement sustainability initiatives aligned with our strategy and targets, including decarbonisation, business travel reduction, waste reduction, and renewable energy transitions. 

• Lead and coordinate carbon accounting processes, including data gathering, emissions calculations, offset management and annual reporting. 

• Monitor and respond to environmental risk, providing advice and analysis to mitigate potential impacts and ensure compliance with emerging regulations (e.g. Australian climate disclosure laws, SBTi, GHG Protocol). 

• Support preparation of internal and external ESG reports, including disclosures, annual sustainability and modern slavery reports, and client and panel reporting requirements. 

• Maintain a library of ready-made content for use in proposals and other communications materials around our sustainability strategy and performance. 

• Respond (or coordinate response where more relevant) to ad-hoc requests from clients and colleagues relating to ESG. 

• Model and analyse the environmental implications of business decisions, including scenario planning and sustainability impact modelling. 

• Engage and collaborate with property and office managers to improve energy efficiency and waste management practices across our locations. 

• Support capability building across the firm, delivering campaigns, tools and guidance to build sustainability literacy and action. 

• Assess and benchmark Nous against relevant global ESG frameworks, identifying improvement opportunities and guiding implementation. 

• Enhance our modern slavery approach, working with Legal, Finance and Risk teams on risk assessment, process improvements, and reporting. 

Experience and capabilities required: 

We’re looking for someone who is analytical, practical, and passionate – and who can work well across disciplines and geographies. 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a sustainability or ESG-focused role, ideally in a professional services or corporate environment. 

• Demonstrated experience in carbon accounting and offset strategy development. 

• Strong understanding of relevant international standards, frameworks, and reporting protocols (e.g. SBTi, TCFD, GHG Protocol, SDGs, ISSB). 

• Experience preparing or contributing to sustainability and ESG reports, including materiality assessments, stakeholder engagement, peer benchmarking, and disclosures. 

• Strong analytical and data skills, particularly in Excel (e.g. modelling emissions reduction scenarios or calculating carbon baselines). 

• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into operational plans, policies and tools. 

• Excellent written communication skills, including experience writing reports for internal and external audiences. 

• Confidence working independently, internationally and managing cross-functional stakeholders. 

Desirable: 

• Experience in environmental risk management and scenario analysis. 

• Knowledge of emerging regulatory requirements in Australia and internationally around ESG and climate disclosure. 

• Experience coordinating or managing waste and energy efficiency initiatives at a building or office level. 

• Familiarity with modern slavery risk assessment and reporting frameworks. 

What makes Nous a Great Place to Work? 

Our aim is to deliver a flexible experience that delivers positive influence and growth for you, our colleagues, and our clients. 

Below are some of the ways Nousers are encouraged to enjoy that experience: 

• Giving all Nousers greater flexibility around public holidays. Understanding that people of different cultures, religions, and political beliefs may wish to choose to take alternate days of leave from scheduled holidays. 

• Hybrid working, with monthly remote working allowance, and once off payment to set up your WFH office. 

• A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance, and is available to all 

• Celebrating commitment to Nous by enabling access to long service leave after 5 years of employment 

• Supporting working parents by providing 18 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave and 10 weeks of paid secondary carer parental leave (access to parental leave is gender neutral) 

Finally, some important details... 

Nous is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Nous is a flexible workplace that offers consulting opportunities on a full-time and part-time basis. 

If you have experience working on complex problems, are high performing and productive working in a fast-paced environment, and want to be part of a dynamic team that puts people at the centre of everything, then we'd love to hear from you! 

To apply for a role at Nous in Australia you must have Australian Permanent Residency or right to work in Australia.

Please note if you are successful in the recruitment process, you will be required to undertake background screening prior to your commencement at Nous.