Principal, Climate Policy & Governance (Fixed Term Contract) Strategy & Sustainability Corporat[...]

This is the chance to join us as a Principal, Climate Policy & Governance on a 12 month+ Fixed Term Contract.

Purpose

The purpose of this role is to:

• Lead on annual climate and nature-related disclosures, whilst advising on the evolution of relevant disclosure frameworks;
• Support the wider annual sustainability-related disclosure process, with a particular focus on integration with Teck;
• Lead on internal climate and nature related governance and advise on climate and nature-related advocacy.

Key Responsibilities include

• Lead on climate and nature-related annual disclosure in the context of the Teck merger, recognizing Anglo American’s mandatory reporting obligations and voluntary undertakings.
• Support the broader Anglo American annual sustainability-related data and disclosures processes, including optimizing the double materiality assessment and meeting non-financial data and disclosure obligations (including GRI, ISSB, SASB).
• Support non‑financial reporting integration preparation in the context of the Teck merger.
• Monitor evolving climate and nature-related disclosure obligations and identify gaps within Anglo American and Teck against those requirements and facilitate or support cross‑discipline action planning and tracking against these.
• Provide support in respect of delivery Anglo American’s environmentally‑linked advocacy approach, (e.g. UNFCCC, CBD and UNFCCC COPs, TNFD), working closely with Corporate Affairs.
• Lead of climate and nature‑related internal governance, including acting as secretariat for the Climate Change Committee, chaired by the ED Strategy & Sustainability.
• Develop climate-related content to raise in Anglo American governance forums, including ELT, SusCo, RemCo, and other decision‑making forums.
• Support emerging integration‑linked workstreams as appropriate.

Qualifications Knowledge

• Experience of climate and nature‑related data and disclosure, especially in mining or a related industry.
• Knowledge of international and national disclosures standards and of forthcoming changes to such standards.
• Experience of applying double materiality assessments to inform strategy and determine relevant KPIs and disclosures in line with reporting frameworks.
• Experience of climate and nature‑related policy making processes either at a national level or through international fora.

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also frequently investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.