- Full time 24 month contract role based in Adelaide (preferred, other ILSC office locations by negotiation)
- Flexible Hybrid Work Environment / Opportunity to make a difference
- Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Are you ready for a rewarding role that contributes to the self-determination of First Nations peoples?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Sustainability Officer to join our dedicated Risk and Assurance team at the ILSC.

Who are we?

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is a corporate Commonwealth entity established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 2005 Act (Cth) (‘the Act’) and subject to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The ILSC assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits that the ownership and management of land, water and water related rights can bring. The ILSC provides this assistance through the acquisition and management of rights and interests in land, salt water and fresh water country.

What is the role?

The Senior Sustainability Officer leads the ILSC's climate risk and prospect management and emissions reduction work. The role delivers the ILSC's annual disclosure under the Australian Government's Commonwealth Climate Disclosure policy, applies the Climate Risk and Opportunity Management Program (CROMP) methodology to identify, assess and treat climate-related risks and opportunities, and develops the analysis and options that enable the Board to determine the ILSC's emissions boundary, emissions reduction target and reduction pathway. The ILSC completed its first climate disclosure in 2025–26 and has made an undertaking to set an emissions reduction target.

Reporting to the Manager, Risk and Assurance, the Senior Sustainability Officer works under broad direction and exercises considerable independence in determining how the work program is planned and delivered. Decisions on the ILSC's emissions boundary, emissions reduction target and reduction pathway are reserved for the Board. The role prepares the evidence, options and advice on which those decisions are made, and implements them once taken.





The ILSC is seeking a proactive and agile Senior Sustainability Officer to join our Risk and Assurance team. The incumbent will:

- Lead the preparation of the ILSC’s annual climate disclosure, coordinating contributions across the organisation and ensuring compliance with Commonwealth Climate Disclosure policy, Department of Finance requirements and annual reporting timeframes.
- Develop and implement climate risk and disclosure systems, processes and controls, including climate-related scenario analysis, data arrangements and a multi-year roadmap aligned with the ILSC Corporate Plan.
- Apply the Climate Risk and Opportunity Management Program (CROMP) to identify, assess, prioritise, treat and monitor climate-related risks and opportunities across the ILSC Group.
- Coordinate climate risk mitigation and adaptation activities, maintaining the climate risk register and treatment plan, working with risk owners to track progress, address barriers and provide accurate reporting to the Executive, Audit and Risk Committee and Board.
- Lead emissions reduction planning, working with the Finance team to ensure data quality, accurate application of reporting frameworks and development of advice to inform the ILSC’s emissions boundary, targets and reduction pathway.
- Provide high-level climate risk, disclosure and emissions advice to senior leaders and governance bodies, preparing Board and Executive papers, briefings and correspondence and translating complex technical information into clear, actionable advice.
- Monitor emerging Commonwealth climate and sustainability requirements and build organisational capability, providing guidance to business areas and representing the ILSC in engagement with relevant Commonwealth departments and external stakeholders.

At the ILSC we offer:

More than just a job. We offer you the opportunity to make a real,



positive difference to the lives of First Nations peoples. When we return land and water Country to Indigenous ownership, or fund a new Indigenous enterprise or management project, we strengthen and deepen Indigenous connection to Country and advance progress towards self-determination.

Generous leave entitlements and work conditions, including:

- 15.4% superannuation on top of your salary
- Flexible hybrid work environment
- Not-For-Profit salary packaging
- Paid leave over the Christmas and New Year’s period
- Access to generous parental leave
- Training and development opportunities
- Generous Studies Assistance program

Health and wellbeing programs:

- Healthy Employment Scheme (HES) – An annual allowance towards your wellbeing
- Screen Based Equipment Scheme – Includes eye testing and an allowance towards spectacles
- Free Skin Checks

If you have a passion to drive change and want your work to align with your values to make a real difference, we invite you to apply now and start the conversation.

The preferred applicant will be engaged under the provisions of the ILSC Enterprise Agreement.

TARGETED VACANCY – This role is open to all applicants, however those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and meet the requirements and are ranked suitable for the role will be given priority consideration in this recruitment process.

Applications are to include a current CV and covering letter (covering letter to be maximum 2 pages detailing how your skills and experience align with the position profile). Further information may be requested if you are selected for interview. You must be an Australian resident to apply for this role.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Jessica Flynn – Senior Policy Advisor on 08 8100 71***or *************@ilsc.gov.au

For the position profile and to apply please visit the ILSC Careers page at: https://www.ilsc.gov.au/careers/

Applications close 16 October 2026.

At the ILSC we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we support.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

📌 Senior Sustainability Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Indigenous Land And Sea
📍 Adelaide