Geelong Grammar School is one of the world’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools. Offering exceptional educational opportunities across four campuses, from Early Learning to Year 12, Geelong Grammar School is committed to making a positive difference for students, staff, and the community. We believe in prioritising wellbeing, creativity, and academic rigour, and we value wisdom. Our character is compassionate, curious, and courageous, and we achieve our goals through working ethically, collaboratively, inclusively, progressively and with substantiation. We seek to appoint a dynamic and experienced Procurement and Sustainability Manager to this position. This role will be responsible for leading and championing Geelong Grammar School’s commitment to environmental sustainability by implementing strategic initiatives. About the role: An opportunity exists for a sustainability professional to take on a role which aims to create and lead the implementation of the Geelong Grammar School (GGS) Sustainability Strategy and deliver a business plan and projects for GGS to become Carbon Negative and to have responsibility for leading the Procurement processes of the School across all campuses. Key responsibilities of this role include:Embed the Sustainability Strategy into all capital projects;Refresh relevant GGS Policies for endorsement and review every 3 years by the GGS Executive and Leadership Team and School Council;Build and refresh the pipeline of actions required to fulfil the Sustainability policy targets, leading the major Sustainability capital projects within that;Build connections to the Geelong sustainability community;Be responsible for the School’s procurement process, by reviewing and supporting the delivery and management of the School's major contracts and framework agreements to ensure third-party products, materials, and services delivery is in alignment with the needs of the School and embed the sustainability principles;Project management (identify projects, get endorsement for projects, develop project plans, implement projects, manage change, and report and project progress and outcomes);Liaise with internal and external stakeholders (students, staff, and GGS community);Apply the GGS project management methodology to projects;Contribute to, and participate in, Project Management activities and other duties; About you:To be successful in this role, you will need:A relevant tertiary qualificationCurrent Employee Working with Children CheckDemonstrated experience developing and implementing initiatives in organisations to reduce carbon emissionsKnowledge of the current government policies and leading organisational practices in SustainabilityKnowledge of and experience in applying the UN Sustainability Development Goals in organisationsKnowledge of relevant Sustainability frameworks and Accreditation systems such as One Planet Living, Project Drawdown etc.Experience working with Schools Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse. The School’s Student Safeguarding Framework, which includes the Student Safeguarding Strategy, Student Safeguarding Policy and Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct, is available on the GGS website, under ‘Student Safeguarding’. The School’s expectation is that all staff members (and School Community members) comply with the Student Safeguarding Framework policies and procedures and the Child Safe Standards, as applicable to their role. Any queries in respect of this Framework or the School’s expectations should be directed to safeguarding@ggs.vic.edu.au. For further details or to apply for this position please visit the Employment page on our website: www.ggs.vic.edu.au/employment. Please submit a resume, cover letter and document addressing the key selection criteria. Please be aware that applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, and interviews may occur prior to the closing date. Applications close at 10 am on Monday 30th June 2025.Sustainability and Procurement Manager AUDGeelong3220