Advisor, Esg Integration

**Posting Date**: Dec 4, 2024, 6:27:37 PM

**Primary Location**: Ontario-Ottawa

**Job Type**: Contract

**Schedule**: Full-time

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad. EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.

When you join our team, you’ll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You’ll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you’ll know that you’re making an impact every day - for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.

Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world. #LI-Hybrid

**Team & Job Overview**

EDC is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated and resourceful Advisor for a contract on the ESG Reporting team.

Reporting to the Director, ESG Reporting in the ESG Integration Group, the Advisor will support the team with ESG-related reporting and disclosures, metrics collection, and will provide support for other corporate initiatives like the materiality assessment.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide support in the annual ESG reporting process, which sees the publication of dedicated reports such as the Climate-related Disclosure, Human Rights Report, Sustainable Bond Impact Report and the United Nations Global Compact Report on Progress
- Connect with stakeholders and compile and synthesize information on ESG initiatives across the organization
- Research and provide analysis on measurement, disclosure requirements, standards and frameworks and industry trends
- Provide support for EDC’s materiality assessment to identify and understand the sustainability-related topics most relevant to our stakeholders
- Work with teams across EDC to increase employee awareness and engagement around ESG initiatives
- Create highly professional documents and Power Point presentations for a wide distribution of stakeholders, including executive committees and the Board of Directors
- Support corporate continuous-improvement initiatives using problem-solving and other related techniques
- Utilize strong interpersonal and communication skills to build a network across the corporation, as well as effective time management and organizational skills to respond to ad hoc ESG-related requests

**Screening Criteria**
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in finance, sustainability or related discipline.
- Undergraduate degree in related discipline (e.g., business, accounting, sustainability, environmental studies).
- Understanding and knowledge of or experience with current reporting standards and frameworks, including GRI, SASB, UN SDGs, ISSB and TCFD.
- Knowledge of current ESG reporting trends and developments in the international ESG reporting standards space.
- Strong analytical and data management skills and experience.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint presentation skills and capability to synthesize key information for senior level consumption.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, think critically, and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy, ability to multi-task and prioritize, and ability to manage competing priorities and escalate issues effectively.

**Assets**
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation
- Experience with financial accounting and reporting, or with financial or ESG assurance
- Experience in corporate sustainability and responsibility issues and their relevance to the financial services sector
- Understanding, knowledge and experience of emerging reporting standards and frameworks, such as ISSB S1 & S2, TNFD, or ESRD.
- Bilingual in both official languages (French and English)

**Compensation Details**:

- Advisor, ESG Integration (ESG Reporting & Measurement 17): Salaries typically range from $81,012 to $108,017 annually, based on qualifications and experiences.

**Location**
- Export Development Canada is a hybrid work environment.
- This role may be performed from EDC’s headquarters in Ottawa, or from the Community Hub in Toronto, Mississauga, Montreal, Laval, Brossard, Halifax, Calgary, or Vancouver.

**EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity**

**How to apply**

**Application deadline** : Dec 20, 2024, 10:59:00 PM