The Role
Leads sustainability reporting and strategy consulting engagements across Australia, providing technical oversight, client advisory, project delivery, business development, and quality assurance. Advises organizations on ESG reporting frameworks, governance, materiality, human rights, climate risks, and sustainability strategy. Manages budgets, teams, stakeholder engagement, proposals, and service development while mentoring consultants and contributing to thought leadership and practice growth.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Principal Consultant for the Anthesis Strategy Transformation and Reporting (STaR) team in Australia is a senior, client-facing role responsible for leading complex STaR consulting engagements, managing high-quality project delivery, and providing technical leadership across voluntary and mandatory reporting as well as sustainability strategy topics. Based in any major Australian city, this role requires strong client relationship management, project leadership, people management, and business development capabilities. The Principal Consultant will play a key role in shaping STaR strategy, strengthening governance and reporting practices, and supporting the growth of Anthesis’ STaR services in Australia and the region.
Key Responsibilities
Client & Project Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of sustainability consulting engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
- Provide senior-level technical oversight, expert input, and quality assurance on deliverables.
- Build and maintain trusted client relationships, acting as a senior advisor on reporting and sustainability strategy, governance, and performance.
- Draft, review, and present high-quality reports, presentations, and workshops in line with agreed project scope and objectives.
Business Development
- Lead the development of proposals related to mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting, sustainability strategy, materiality assessments, human rights, and other ESG-related topics.
- Support opportunity conversion through client relations, pitch delivery, and senior-level technical input.
- Contribute to the development, refinement, and scaling of STaR service offerings, including delivery tools, growth strategy and tactics, proposal templates, and internal capability-building materials.
- Act as an internal subject-matter expert on several areas of sustainability frameworks, governance, and reporting.
- Contribute to thought leadership, brand development, and marketing content related to our growth strategy.
Organisational & Personal Development
- Manage and mentor senior and junior consultants, supporting performance management, professional development, and career progression.
- Contribute to strategic internal initiatives, proposition development, innovation, and continuous improvement across the STaR practice.
- Actively engage in personal and professional development through the Anthesis Centre of Excellence (ACE) and regular coaching with the line manager.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- A degree/relevant qualification in a related field (sustainability, finance, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, or related disciplines)
- More than 6-years’ experience in various sustainability advisory fundamentals, such as double materiality assessments, sustainability strategy setting, mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting, human rights, climate risks and opportunities, or others.
- Lead small teams to deliver complex projects aligned with global sustainability frameworks such as GRI, SASB, IR, TCFD, UNGPs, ASRS AASB S1 & S2, IFRS ISSB S1 & S2, ESRS, CSDDD, BCorp, or others. Considering the Australia-location for this role, experience guiding clients to comply with ASRS or ISSB is highly valued.
- Design and implement sustainability governance structures, policies, and management systems to support responsible business practices.
- Present reports that convey key messages, inform strategic decision-making, and enable executive and board-level decisions.
- Support organizations in identifying, assessing, and managing sustainability-related risks and opportunities, including supply chain, social, and governance risks.
- Integrate sustainability considerations into broader corporate strategy and business operations, aligning sustainability objectives with commercial priorities.
- Lead stakeholder engagement activities, including collaboration with senior management, boards, investors, and external stakeholders.
- Provide team leadership and capacity building, including mentoring, technical guidance, and contribution to STAR training initiatives.
- Oversee project budgets and resourcing, ensuring financial discipline and feasibility of STAR initiatives.
- Strong working familiarity with AI LLMs and their efficient integration into advisory workflows, particularly Copilot. Competency within MS Office Suite is required, with high levels of numeracy and good Excel programming and workbook skills preferred.
About
Our commitment to building and maintaining a diverse workforce Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world’s largest multinationals such as Reckitt, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,300+ experts operating across 22 countries and 44 office locations with offices in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. We encourage all employees to contribute their ideas, perspectives, and experiences to help us create an inclusive and equitable workplace. By embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities, we believe we can drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve our shared goals. So, if you’re ready to be a part of something truly extraordinary, then we want you! Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Together, we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to your application process, or need this job advert in a different format, just let us know and we’ll be happy to help.
Skills Required
- Degree or relevant qualification in sustainability, finance, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, or a related discipline
- More than 6 years of experience in sustainability advisory fundamentals
- Experience with sustainability reporting, sustainability strategy, materiality assessments, human rights, climate risks, or related topics
- Experience leading small teams and delivering complex projects aligned with global sustainability frameworks
- Ability to design and implement sustainability governance structures, policies, and management systems
- Ability to assess and manage sustainability-related supply chain, social, governance, and climate risks and opportunities
- Ability to integrate sustainability objectives into corporate strategy and business operations
- Experience presenting reports and recommendations to senior management, boards, investors, and external stakeholders
- Team leadership, mentoring, technical guidance, and capacity-building experience
- Experience overseeing project budgets and resourcing
- Strong working familiarity with AI LLMs and integration into advisory workflows, particularly Microsoft Copilot
- Competency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience guiding clients on ASRS or ISSB compliance
- High numeracy and strong Excel programming and workbook skills
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The Company
What We Do
Anthesis is the sustainability activator. We seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, companies, and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. The company combines the reach of big professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques. Anthesis has clients across industry sectors from corporate multinationals such as Reckitt Benckiser, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target, and also supports early-stage companies through Anthesis Ventures. The company brings together 1250+ experts with 45 offices located in 23 countries including Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US.
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