Head of Group ESG na The Lottery Corporation

Could this be one of those rare moments to do the best work of your career? 

The Lottery Corporation is Australia’s largest lottery company offering exciting games that deliver life-changing wins to customers and make a meaningful difference in the community.

While we’re a fresh face bringing you Australia's favourite lottery games, we’re an experienced team. For more than a century, we’ve been playing our role in making a better future by delivering winning moments every day to our people, our customers, retailers, partners and our community.  

Share joy, spark possibilities and join the winning team today!

The Head of ESG drives The Lottery Corporation’s ESG strategy and public disclosures. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and operationalising strategies, policies, and initiatives to embed ESG considerations into the company’s operations, decision-making processes, and stakeholder engagement. You will collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to ensure best practice and compliance with ESG regulations and reporting requirements. 

Key to the success of this role will be working towards delivering our overarching vision and the supporting ESG strategy, and leading the development and coordination of initiatives that continue to enhance TLC’s ESG credentials. For example, providing considered advice in relation to the suitability of our customer care programs and their alignment with stakeholder and community expectations. Additionally, you will lead the reporting, measurement and communication initiatives related to the company's ESG performance, inclusive of our annual mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting. Please note we are open to candidates in either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne

What you’ll do

ESG Strategy 

• Oversee the delivery of a comprehensive ESG strategy that aligns with The Lottery Corporation’s strategy and five-year plan, principles, industry standards and stakeholder expectations. 
• Evaluate the execution of the strategy across the following four pillars:
  • Operating Responsibly
  • Enabling Responsible Play 
  • Enabling our People, and
  • Supporting the Community 

ESG Reporting and Disclosure

• Oversee the preparation and publication of external ESG reporting, ensuring compliance with Australia’s mandatory climate reporting regime and related requirements.   
• Oversee a robust and well-documented framework for tracking and reporting key metrics and performance indicators.
• Evaluate and implement process improvement initiatives. 
• Act as TLC’s primary lead in the mandatory limited assurance of climate disclosures conducted by external auditors.

Stakeholder Engagement & Delivery

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Legal & Risk, Customer & Marketing, Channel, People & Culture and Corporate Affairs, to integrate ESG considerations into business operations, decision-making processes, and long-term strategic planning.
• Maintain appropriate ESG targets across divisions in accordance with the strategy.  Monitor performance and effectively support the business to implement action plans to achieve the targets.
• Identify, develop and deliver programs and initiatives, in collaboration with other internal stakeholders, to deliver the ESG strategy objectives.
• Ensure senior management remains informed of evolving ESG requirements and emerging trends. 
• Manage the contribution of consultants and external suppliers, as required. 

Board Reporting

• Act as a key liaison between the organisation’s ESG initiatives and the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team. Provide regular updates to the Board, highlighting progress, risks, and opportunities.  Your role is instrumental in facilitating informed decision-making at the highest level of the company, reinforcing its dedication to effectively managing ESG risks and opportunities.

Risk Management

• Identify and assess ESG risks and opportunities that may impact the company's operations, reputation and financial performance. 
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and integrate ESG considerations into the company's overall risk management framework.

Communications

• Work with the Investor Relations, Regulatory, People & Culture, and Corporate Communications teams to develop an integrated approach to advocate the company’s ESG priorities.
• Represent The Lottery Corporation in external ESG and related forums.

What you’ll bring 

• Experience in a senior level corporate responsibility or sustainability role.
• Degree qualified, preferably in Business, Sustainability or other relevant major.
• A positive and pragmatic can-do attitude and a commitment to ESG impact.
• Builds strong, collaborative relationships in order to achieve positive commercial outcomes; ability to advocate and influence across a range of audiences, including executive level.
• Ideally will have experience working in in ASX listed company. 
• Proven ability to develop strong relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholder groups. 
• Ideally have experience in ‘issues rich’ industries or sectors where social licence to operate is a critical consideration in achieving sustained commercial performance. 

What you’ll get 

Not only will you receive an awesome candidate experience from our caring Talent team, the perks of working with us are pretty good too!

The list is extensive but here are a few:

• Deliver extraordinary results while balancing work and life with our flex for great outcomes approach
• Find your balance with a variety of leave types such as cultural leave, flexi leave, volunteer leave, purchased leave and 18 weeks’ parental leave for all new parents, regardless of gender or family type
• A true sense of belonging. We’re committed to Inclusion & Diversity with a range of initiatives such as our Gender Affirmation Statement of Support, employee inclusion networks and diversity memberships
• Support your health and wellbeing with our comprehensive (and free) app to support you and your family’s mental and physical health
• Make positive impacts with opportunities to volunteer with our community partners. We’ll also dollar match fundraising efforts of our employees lending their support to registered charities
• Ignite your potential with our dedicated learning and development platform with resources from leadership to technology to support your bright future
• Optimise your home office with our one-off home office reimbursement payment to maximise your remote workspace 

About The Lottery Corporation

The Lottery Corporation Limited (ASX: TLC) is Australia’s leading lottery company with licences and approvals to operate in each Australian state and territory, except Western Australia.  

Best known for The Lott and Keno, we’re proudly one of the highest-performing lottery businesses in the world.  

For more than a century, we’ve been supporting Australian communities through lottery taxes, donations, and partnerships. We play our role in making a better future by delivering winning moments every day to our people, our customers, retailers, partners, and our community.  

Studies have shown that people from under-represented backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don’t match the job description criteria exactly. If this role is of interest to you and you’re ready to spark possibilities with The Lottery Corporation, but don’t feel that your experience aligns 100%, we would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. 

We’re committed to providing a safe, respectful and supportive work environment where our people feel included and rewarded. This commitment extends to our recruitment process. We encourage candidates to let us know if we can make any accommodations, so the process more user friendly for them. 

We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of the lands on which our offices, retail outlets and venues operate. We acknowledge the inextricable link First Peoples of Australia have with the land past, present and future.