Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Location

:

Sydney

,

Australia

.

This is a r

emote

role,

with colleagues based

around

the world, and

WBA’s HQ in NL

Contact type

: 18 months fixed term contract.

About WBA

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) is

an independent, non-profit organisation that

measure

s

how businesses impact people and planet so that together, we can hold companies accountable for contributing to sustainable development.

To achieve this, we

measure how the 2,000 most influential businesses are

impacting

people and the planet. Our research is

open source

,

o

ur benchmarks and methodologies serve as a roadmap for companies to understand the changes they need to make to put our planet, society, and the economy on a more sustainable path.

We support our Allies, UN agencies, governments, and other stakeholders in the broader corporate accountability ecosystem to understand how they can

establish

clear consequences for corporate inaction.

WBA is a Teal-inspired organisation, intentionally shaping a distinctive organisational culture—the ‘WBA Way

’.

Drawing on principles of Teal, Regenerative Leadership, and other inspirational leadership models, we are building a workplace where collaboration, trust, and personal growth are prioritised alongside high performance.

We are committed to ongoing cultural evolution and seek candidates who are excited to contribute to an environment where both our results—and our people—continually improve.

WBA

operates

in a

VUCA

ecosystem

(

volatile, uncertain,

complex

and ambiguous)

so

we

are looking for

a t

eam

member

who can not only adapt effectively

,

but

who can

innovate

and

leverag

e this context as an

opportunity

.

Why This Role Matters

You will strengthen

and

co-

lead on the delivery of a

dedicated

engagement strategy

in Australia

that started at the beginning of 2025

.

This is a chance to play a

critical

role in shaping WBA’s work in Australia

over the coming

18 months

,

focusing on closing the corporate accountability gap through company and stakeholder engagement

.

You will be

part

of

WBA’s Stakeholder and Policy Team,

a global team with

expertise

in engaging with WBA’s key stakeholders, including financial institutions, civil society organisation, policy

makers

and multi-lateral organisations.

The Opportunity

• You will identify, build and nurture relationships with key organisations that can close the corporate accountability gap in Australia, including civil society organisations, financial institutions, business platforms, academia and policymakers;

• You will identify and engage with high priority companies that WBA assesses to drive forward improvement in their sustainability performance using WBA’s benchmarks;

• You will represent WBA externally in bilateral meetings and events, for instance at industry forums, conferences, roundtables, and policy dialogues;

• You will analyse trends, risks and opportunities and use these insights to shape the engagement approach with the goal of closing the corporate accountability gap in Australia;

• You will bring insights and learning from your engagement in Australia back into WBA and connect to WBA’s other workstreams.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years’ relevant experience in the field of sustainability working in campaigning/ advocacy/ engagement type roles;

• Ability to navigate between and among different sustainability themes, including biodiversity and nature, food and agriculture, decarbonisation and energy, finance, etc.

• Confidence and clarity in communicating to WBA’s key stakeholders (companies, financial institutions, policy makers, civil society organisations) including in bilateral meetings and public speaking;

• Strong existing sustainability network with key WBA stakeholders (companies, financial institutions, policy makers, civil society organisations) in Australia;

• Excellent strategic and innovative thinking, and strong project management skills;

• Collaborative, thoughtful, and calm under pressure, you thrive in a fast paced, changing environment.

Reporting to:

Head of Stakeholder and Policy Engagement

Quick Facts

:

• Org headcount: 85

• Org Jurisdictional spread: 31 countries

• Number of Direct Reports: 0

• Your Team: Part of the Stakeholder and Policy Engagement Team (15 team members, global presence) within the Engagement and Communication Function

• Working Hours' Time Zone: Mainly Sydney hours, but with some flexibility, including the ability to regularly join several internal monthly and bi-weekly meetings that are GMT AM time zone (this will average about one day a week working in GMT AM time zone)

• Job type: Full time (40 hours per week), fixed term 18-month contract (possibility for renewal depending on project funding)

• Salary Banding: € 75000-95000, AUD 125.730,00 - 159.258,00

Interested?

Send us your resume by clicking the 'apply for this job'

and include

a

short answer to these two questions

(not more than 250 words

in total

)

Why

is

this

the perfect

role

for you

now

?

What would you pri

oritise

in this engagement strategy

in order to

accelerate corporate accountability and corporate action on sustainability in Australia in the next 18 months?

For any questions

regarding

the role, please reach out to

Nikki

Gwilliam Beeharee

,

n.gwilliam@worldbenchmarkingalliance.org

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, no later than

1

st

of March

at 23.59 CEST.

Virtual online interviews will be held for this role

at

the

end of

week

starting

9

March

. For more information about WBA and our benchmarks, please see our

website

or follow @SDGBenchmarks.