Job Purpose: To support the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s work to develop—in the public interest—IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards that will result in a high-quality, comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures focused on the needs of investors and the financial markets.

Principal accountabilities:

- Evidence-based research – Undertake research on business risks and opportunities associated with sustainability issues (such as climate, nature and biodiversity, human capital, and human rights).
- Stakeholder consultation – Act as a credible and authoritative representative of the ISSB by engaging with a wide range of external stakeholders from industry and the investment, regulatory and standard-setting communities, to ascertain their views and to share information.
- Staff analysis and recommendations – Conduct analysis and develop technical proposals for consideration by the ISSB and its advisory committees, and facilitate their decision-making
- Technical papers – Draft due process documents (research papers, discussion papers, requests for information, exposure drafts, ballot drafts and standards).
- Initiate and lead discussions with ISSB members, advisory committees, and working groups.
- Work with IASB Technical Staff when relevant to ensure connectivity and compatibility between the work of the IASB and the ISSB in developing IFRS Accounting and Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
- Project management, including coordination of a range of activities to support the delivery of technical projects and coordination across other project work plans
- Contribute to the development of other staff.





Experience Required & Competencies in the following areas:-

Technical knowledge and thinking abilities:

- Knowledge of the sustainability and financial reporting landscape, including relevant standards, frameworks and regulations.
- Practical knowledge of capital markets and the links between sustainability-related risks and opportunities and value creation.
- 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.
- Understand the standard-setting process, including the roles of various parties.

Managing self and relationships:

- 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.
- Shares knowledge and information.
- Flexible and open to change.

Planning and delivering work:

- Delegates work effectively and appropriately.
- Organises and manages own time and work across competing priorities.
- Respect others' time (eg, providing adequate time for review, escalation, awareness of time zones).
- Thinks ahead to identify what is needed to progress the work.
- Sets and adheres to realistic timelines within the span of control.
- Takes ownership and responsibility for the quality of the work output, regularly communicating progress and escalating issues appropriately.
- Promptly communicates reasons for changes to plans, as necessary.
- Strives for continuous improvement, within resources, priorities and deadlines.

Effective communications:

- Communicates in a concise, clear and well-structured way, appropriately tailored to the audience.
- Presents issues, evidence, analysis and recommendations in a neutral manner. Persuades based on evidence and balanced analysis.
- Drafts and reviews Board papers and due process documents with robust analyses of alternative views, defensible support of recommendation and clear, simple, logical and consistent articulation.
- Uses creative design to enhance clarity and visual appeal to best convey the big picture.
- Presents effectively to internal and external audiences and competently manages questions and comments

📌 ISSB Technical Staff (Montreal)
🏢 IFRS Foundation
📍 Montreal