Environmental, Social & Governance Manager
Sportsbet
Location: Melbourne
Job Type: Full time
Posted
Overview
This role will help lead Sportsbet’s vision to build trust through policy leadership, partnerships and community investments.
About us
Sportsbet's purpose is to bring excitement to life for its customers and we do this by over-delivering on excitement through serious fun, disrupting the status quo and living our values. We’re a flexible, progressive, open-minded, and inclusive employer with over 7,000 cool, clever and curious people around the world. As part of the Flutter Group, we’re a global player, but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin we’re tight knit, with 1,000 of us bringing excitement to life every day.
Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools – take a look:
https://responsiblegambling.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us
About the role
Reporting to the Head of Public Policy & Reputation and as a member of the Corporate Affairs Team, this role will be pivotal in evolving our strategy through bringing to life Sportsbet’s objectives to ‘Do More’ with our community and charitable partners and fulfil our ambitions under the Flutter Group Positive Impact Plan (PIP). The ESG Manager will lead the development of the ‘Do More’ community and charitable strategy that include our relationships and activities with charitable partners and NGOs. The successful candidate will also support the execution of various responsible gambling partnerships (including with academics), often with support of other teams internally.
Key responsibilities include:
- Responsible for creating, leading and implementing the Do More Strategy and its positive outcomes for Sportsbet
- Work closely with both our external and internal communications to create advocacy for our work to drive employee and external engagement
- Develop, drive and implement a forward research agenda for Sportsbet, utilising appropriate third parties in the academic and research community, to continue to build Sportsbet’s position at the forefront of the industry in regard to responsible gambling.
- Champion our responsible gambling reputation across key stakeholder groups externally.
About You
- Experience in the community or charitable, public policy or corporate affairs space
- Experience in research or academia, including researching issues, and the preparation of briefs for Executive and external requirements
- Experience creating and sustaining complex relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including building trust in issues rich environments
- Engaged with senior levels of Federal and State Government
- Ability to lead an end-to-end strategy execution including, measurement and review
- Ability to quickly understand complex legal and regulatory frameworks
- Strong relationships in government, NGOs, charitable sector – or the ability to develop them
The Perks
We work hard and play hard, so along with a very competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus, we will also provide you with:
- 25 days annual leave (a whole extra week of holidays!)
- Genuine flexible working policy with a $500 work from home office allowance
- Best in class Parental Leave program with 6 months paid leave for Primary Carers and Circle In membership
- Discounted gym memberships, free breakfast and loads of event and conference tickets
- TV screens in the office constantly playing live sports, matches and races
- Weekly concierge service including free massages, manicure/nail appointments – all onsite!
- Daily fresh fruit, sparkling water and Kombucha on tap FREE in the office (did we mention we have a bar fridge for Thursday night drinks!?)
- Free merch including t-shirts, lanyards, note pads and much more!
- Tailored career development programs, as well as a commitment to developing Thought Leader and Specialist Talent programs
We’re a flexible, progressive, open-minded, and inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are- that’s why we assess behaviours, learning agility and expertise to ensure all types of experiences are considered for our roles.
Be sure to check out our Life@Sportsbet Instagram page, Sportsbet LinkedIn page as well our careers website for more information and insight into our culture. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we review candidates within 1-2 weeks of advertising.
Ready to bring excitement to life? Apply now