Environmental Impact Specialist

Job No: IG174
Location: Melbourne, Australia / London, UK / Toronto, Canada

For the past 28 years, Intrepid has been taking small groups on real life experiences that give back to the places and people we visit. Now the world's largest provider of adventure travel experiences, we cater for all ages, budgets, and appetites for adventure through Adventure Tours Australia, Geckos Adventures, Intrepid Travel, Peregrine Adventures and Urban Adventures. 

Working in travel is a nice perk. An even better one is knowing that the work you do matters. Globally renowned as a leader in responsible travel, Intrepid Group has been a carbon-neutral business since 2010 and was the first global travel company to end elephant riding. The Intrepid Foundation, our not-for-profit, has raised $5m AUD for over 75 local and international charities by matching traveller donations dollar-for-dollar.

 

Job summary

The Environmental Impact Specialist role is a 12-month fixed term contract position within the Responsible Business (RB) team at the Intrepid Group.

This is a specialist role to assist in engaging the Intrepid Group business and staff to foster environmental best practices throughout the company’s global operations. It includes working across the company, various brands and departments to assist in integrating sustainable practices and creating shared value.

 

Who are you?

  • Qualified sustainability practitioner or degree in Environmental Sustainability and/or Sustainable Development
  • Experience in environmental management, sustainability and/or impact reporting
  • Experience working in Communications or within Communications teams to create engaging content/storytelling
  • Project management
  • Knowledge or experience in Supply Chain management preferred
  • Tourism industry experience preferred

 

What will you be doing?

  • Work with various parts of the business to develop and implement key environmental initiatives to improve the impact of IG’s operations and supply chain
  • Develop tools to better communicate the environmental initiatives to the wider business and externally
  • Oversee Intrepid Group’s carbon management program, sustainability and impact reports and assist with Intrepid Group’s Annual Report
  • Become an advocate for Responsible Business projects, partnerships and initiatives by communicating outcomes both internally and externally

 

 

Applications close 14 December 2018

Please view the job description for more information

 

 

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