- Join an organisation that has been proudly recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work for five consecutive years
- Hybrid work setting
- Play an impactful role in financing Australian exports and interests

ABOUT OUR ORGANISATION

Location: Sydney

Role Type: Full-time, Permanent For almost 70 years, Export Finance Australia has helped Australian businesses grow and succeed internationally with finance to secure opportunities, expand into new markets and diversify their presence. We support critical minerals and defence sectors, finance projects that strengthen economic resilience and advance net zero, and back Australian investment in sustainable infrastructure.

Working with banks, other Government agencies and international partners, we back Australia’s exporters, supply chain businesses and industries, contributing to a more stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific while advancing Australia’s trade, investment and economic security objectives.

YOUR NEW ROLE The Head of Sustainability and Technical Risk (STR) leads Export Finance Australa’s (EFA) sustainability agenda and oversees technical, environmental and social risk across transactions.

Strategy and enterprise leadership

- Set STR’s direction and priorities, aligned with EFA’s strategy and risk appetite.
- Advise executives, committees and the Board on sustainability and technical risk.
- Contribute to enterprise strategy and decision-making.

Transaction and risk oversight

- Oversee timely, robust technical, environmental and social risk assessments.
- Ensure advice and mitigations align with EFA’s policies, risk appetite and applicable standards.
- Maintain assessment quality, oversee external advisers and escalate material and emerging risks.

Sustainability and ESG

- Lead EFA’s sustainability, ESG and climate-related agenda, embedding it into strategy and decisions.
- Maintain relevant policies, frameworks, methodologies and disclosures.
- Monitor regulatory and industry developments and advise on their impact.

Functional leadership

- Lead STR’s planning, resources, performance and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Credit, Risk and business teams to support transactions and manage risk.
- Build trusted internal,



government and external relationships, providing practical and risk-based advice.
- Build a high-performing, collaborative and accountable team.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

- 15+ years experience within sustainability, technical and environment risk
- Relevant tertiary qualifications; postgraduate, degree
- Professional qualifications are desirable.
- Senior leadership experience in sustainability, technical risk, environmental and social risk, or a related field.
- Experience assessing complex transactions and advising senior executives, committees and Boards.
- Experience operating in a regulated, government or complex financial environment.

Skills

- Strong knowledge of technical, environmental and social risk assessment.
- Sound understanding of sustainability, ESG, climate and disclosure frameworks.
- Ability to apply risk policies and standards to complex transactions.
- Understanding of credit, commercial and operational considerations.
- Ability to use data and technology to improve analysis, reporting and processes.
- Ability to interpret regulatory and industry developments and oversee specialist external advisers.

Even if you haven’t ticked every box but this role resonates with you, don't rule yourself out just yet, we'd love to hear from you! OUR BENEFITS & CULTURE

We are small enough to have an impact, BIG enough to make a world of difference and it starts with our people.

We support flexible working and pride ourselves in fostering a culture that is inclusive, diverse and collaborative. We are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work, recognised on the 2023 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list and listed as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2025.

In line with our commitment to our people, we have a comprehensive array of benefits available to our employees:





- Generous leave provisions (e.g. Annual Wellbeing day) & leave purchase opportunities
- 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary care givers
- Thorough induction onboarding program
- Fitness Passport along with other Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- Gender affirmation leave
- Income Protection Insurance
- Community volunteering
- and many more!

Our headoffice is based in Sydney CBD, and we have a national presence across Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

ELIGIBILITY

Australian Citizenship

- To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must hold Australian Citizenship at the time of application.

Security Clearance

- To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

SOUND LIKE YOU? APPLY! Applications close: 11 October 2026

Interviews will occur in parallel, so please apply ASAP.

Enquiries : [email protected] To apply, please click ‘apply’ or email your CV to [email protected]

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We invite and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

ABOUT EXPORT FINANCE AUSTRALIA

Export Finance Australia is Australia’s export credit agency.

The reason our people join us, stay with us and grow with us is because they wholeheartedly believe in our purpose. They can see the impact we create for our customers.

We are a highly purpose-driven organisation. We seek to create an inclusive culture that values our customers and employees. Our people are expected to champion this and play a key role in achieving those outcomes. In working towards our strategy, our people display our IMPACT leadership behaviours of Frank & Fearless, Dexterous & Agile and Careful & Diligent For more information about us, please refer to our website.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered on this occasion.

📌 Head of Sustainability & Technical Risk (Sydney)
🏢 Export Finance Australia
📍 Sydney