Location: Montreal, Canada or Frankfurt, Germany
Duration: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Competitive, plus benefits
Hours: 35 hours per week
About the role
Job purpose: As Technical Staff at the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), focusing on the Extractives sector, you will drive research, standard-setting and the development of educational materials on sustainability-related risks and opportunities in the industries of the Extractives & Minerals Processing sector. This includes enhancements to the SASB Standards for the following industries: Coal Operations; Construction Materials; Iron & Steel Producers; Metals & Mining; Oil & Gas—Exploration & Production; Oil & Gas—Midstream; Oil & Gas—Refining & Marketing; and Oil & Gas—Services.
The team: This position sits within the ISSB Technical Staff: the team that supports the ISSB’s work to develop—in the public interest—IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards that will result in a high-quality, comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures focused on the needs of investors and the financial markets.
Principal responsibilities
- Evidence-based research—Undertake research on business risks and opportunities associated with sustainability issues and metrics used to understand performance on such risks and opportunities. The focus for this role will be on a broad range of sustainability-related risks and opportunities (such as climate change, nature and biodiversity, health and safety and rights of indigenous peoples) relevant for industries in the Extractives & Minerals Processing sector.
- Stakeholder consultation—Act as a credible and authoritative representative of the ISSB by engaging with a wide range of external stakeholders, from industry, investment, regulatory and standard-setting communities, to assess their views and to share information.
- Staff analysis and recommendations—Conduct analyses and develop technical proposals for consideration by the ISSB and its advisory committees and facilitate their decision-making.
- Project management—Coordinate a range of activities to support the delivery of technical projects and coordinate across other project work plans.
- Technical papers—Draft due process documents, such as research papers, discussion papers, requests for information, exposure drafts, ballot drafts and standards.
- Initiate and lead discussions with ISSB members, advisory committees and working groups.
- Work with International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Technical Staff, when relevant, to ensure connectivity and compatibility between the work of the IASB and the ISSB in developing IFRS Accounting and Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
- Contribute to the development of other staff.
Required skills and experience
Technical knowledge and thinking abilities
- Demonstrates excellent knowledge of how sustainability-related risks and opportunities manifest in the industries of the Extractives & Minerals Processing sector, and how companies in those industries manage those risks and opportunities.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the sustainability and financial reporting landscape, including relevant standards, frameworks and regulations.
- Demonstrates practical knowledge of capital markets and the links between sustainability-related risks and opportunities and value creation.
- Shows rigour, consistency and attention to detail in work.
- Identifies, understands and analyses issues.
- Synthesises information, proposes well-reasoned recommendations and draws out implications, including cost/benefit analysis.
- Displays impartiality, balance and openness in developing, defending and accepting alternative views.
- Develops feasible solutions.
- Understands the standard-setting process, including the roles of various parties.
Project management and strategic thinking
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of the ISSB’s strategy, including how projects and deliverables support the strategy.
- Displays strong project managements skills, including the development, implementation and monitoring of project plans and effectively navigating changes to project plans.
- Delegates work effectively and appropriately.
- Conducts effective reviews of the work of colleagues to achieve high-quality and timely deliverables, in line with objectives, and to support the development of staff.
Managing self and relationships
- Enthusiastic, proactive and motivated. Works effectively under pressure and remains positive when faced with challenges.
- Self-aware, seeks and learns from feedback and seeks to grow and continuously improve.
- Demonstrates the Foundation’s values.
- Demonstrates professionalism and respect for others.
- Capable of working in a multi-location organisation, demonstrates awareness of cultural and behavioural differences across geographies.
- Encourages and supports colleagues in a collaborative team environment.
- Stays focused on the team’s contributions over individual contributions.
- Understands the roles and limitations of collective group responsibility.
- Constructively addresses disagreements and conflicts in a timely manner.
- Shares knowledge and information.
- Flexible and open to change.
Planning and delivering work
- Organises and manages own time and work across competing priorities.
- Respects others' time (for example, provides adequate time for review and is aware of colleagues’ time zones).
- Thinks ahead to identify what is needed to progress the work.
- Sets and adheres to realistic timelines within span of control.
- Takes ownership and responsibility for the quality of the work output, regularly communicating progress and escalating issues appropriately.
- Promptly communicates reasons for changes to plans, as necessary.
- Strives for continuous improvement, within resources, priorities and deadlines.
Effective communications
- Communicates in a concise, clear and well-structured way, appropriately tailored to the audience.
- Presents issues, evidence, analysis and recommendations in a neutral manner. Persuades based on evidence and balanced analysis.
- Drafts and reviews Board papers and due process documents with robust analyses of alternative views, defensible support of recommendation and clear, simple, logical and consistent articulation.
- Uses innovative design to enhance clarity and visual appeal to best convey the big picture.
- Presents effectively to internal and external audiences and competently manages questions and comments.
- Listens actively, understands and respects others' viewpoints and synthesises and summarises feedback accurately and completely.
To apply
Please send a detailed CV/résumé to recruitment@ifrs.org. Please include the following information or your application may not be considered:
- the job title/position you are interested in (in the subject line of your email); and
- covering email/letter detailing how you meet the specified role requirements and your salary expectations.
Closing date: Ongoing
Interviews are held via video conference as part of our standard international recruitment process. Due to the number of responses we receive, we are unable to respond individually to each application.
