ISSB Technical Staff - Project Lead | Industry

Role: ISSB Technical Staff - Project Lead | Industry

Reports into: ISSB Technical Director 

Location: Multiple locations available: San Francisco, California, USA; Montreal, Canada; Frankfurt, Germany 

Applicants must possess the right to work in the location for which they are applying.

Duration: This a 24 month fixed term contract. 

Job purpose: To support the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s work to develop Standards that will result in a high-quality global baseline of sustainability disclosures focused on the needs of investors and the financial markets. You will lead specific workstreams of industry-based research and standard-setting, including enhancements to the SASB Standards. 

Team: The Industry-based Approach team on the ISSB technical staff performs research and stakeholder engagement to support the ISSB's standard-setting. This work includes efforts to enhance the SASB Standards and other industry-specific aspects to the ISSB's standard setting, including research related to nature and human capital. 

Principal accountabilities:

• Oversee and support ISSB technical staff performing research and standard setting, with a focus on enhancing the SASB Standards  
• Project planning and execution, including coordinating within workstream and with other teams, providing visibility to leadership on project plan and progress  
• Represent industry-specific technical work that is within scope of responsibilities with internal and external stakeholders  
• Provide detailed technical guidance to staff including reviews of staff analysis, papers, and exposure drafts of the standards, and guidance on stakeholder outreach including use of the ISSB’s advisory groups. 
• Conduct research and stakeholder engagement, write analytical papers for meetings of the ISSB, present at the ISSB’s public meetings on specific aspects of the work as needed.  

Experience required & competencies in the following areas: 

Technical knowledge and thinking abilities 

• Extensive knowledge of the sustainability and financial reporting landscape, including relevant standards, frameworks and regulations. 
• Extensive and practical knowledge of capital markets and the links between sustainability-related risks, opportunities and value creation. 
• Excellent knowledge of how sustainability-related risks and opportunities manifest in specific industries, and how companies in those industries manage those risks and opportunities 
• Rigour, consistency and attention to detail in work. 
• Identifies, understands and analyses issues. 
• Synthesises information and 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. 

Managing self and relationships 

• Experience managing teams preferred. 
• Is enthusiastic, proactive, and motivated, working effectively under pressure, and remains positive even when faced with challenges. 
• Self-aware. Seeks and learns from feedback. Seeks to grow and continuously improve. 
• 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. 
• Focused on team’s contributions over individual contributions. 
• Understands the roles and limitations of collective group responsibility. 
• Constructively addresses disagreements and conflicts in a timely manner.