Sustainability Advisor, Event

Overview:
RMIT University Commitment

RMIT is committed to the rights of students and staff to be safe, respected, valued, and treated as an equal in their place of study and work. All staff are expected to share this commitment and contribute to a safer community. While carrying out their role, staff are in a position of trust with students. Staff have a duty of care to report wellbeing concerns about students through the designated channels and uphold to the code of conduct. RMIT Vietnam expects all staff members to comply with its Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, which relate to legal and regulatory requirements and our ways of working.

Why RMIT University Vietnam?

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RMIT Vietnam has been honoured with the respectable HR Asia Award as Top Employer To Work For in Asia. To find out more about RMIT Vietnam and our current vacancies, please visit our website:
Your role

The Sustainability Advisor, Event & Communication plays a pivotal role in advancing RMIT Vietnam’s sustainability goals through impactful engagement programs, strategic communications, and ESG integration. This position drives awareness, action, and cultural change across the university by leading the design and execution of flagship events, campaigns, and capacity-building initiatives. A key highlight of the role is leading Sustainability Week, RMIT’s annual flagship event that brings together students, staff, and external partners to celebrate, learn, and take action for sustainability.

Reports to: Manager, Sustainability

Key Accountabilities

Sustainability Engagement & Communications- Develop and lead an annual calendar of sustainability engagement activities and events aligned with RMIT’s sustainability strategy and global goals.- Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of Sustainability Week, RMIT Vietnam’s flagship sustainability initiative, ensuring wide participation, innovative programming, and measurable impact.- Design and implement creative communications campaigns and educational tools to promote sustainability awareness and behavior change among students and staff.- Manage all sustainability-related communications platforms and channels (website, newsletters, social media, etc.), ensuring consistent, inspiring, and informative messaging.

ESG & Data Management- Contribute to the articulation and implementation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices at RMIT.- Collect, analyze, and report on key sustainability metrics and performance indicators to inform strategy and compliance.- Provide regular updates and insights to internal stakeholders, support ESG assessments, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Support- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to embed sustainability principles in key programs, operations, and community initiatives.- Provide communications and logístical support for the RMIT Vietnam Sustainability Committee and other institutional sustainability initiatives.

Other tasks: Undertake any other duties as required by the Manager, Sustainability.

Key Selection Criteria- Bachelor’s degree preferably in Environmental Management, Business Management, Digital Marketing, Project Management, or any equivalent.- Minimum 05- year experience in Project Management or Event Management in a corporation.- Demonstrated event management skills from planning through to implementation, including the ability to deliver against targets, timelines and budgets.- Understanding of sustainability/SDGs/green building certificates is preferred.- Comprehensive understanding of management communication channels.- Experience in engaging with others to build strong stakeholder engagement demonstrating a creative, innovative, and enthusiastic approach.- Proven knowledge of sustainability concepts, including comprehensive experience in planning and implementing sustainability initiatives.- Good influencing and challenging skills.- Ability to liaise with diverse clients and stakeholders with the ability to promote change initiatives.- High level of organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks, to prioritize and to meet timelines in a constantly changing environment.- Highly developed interpersonal skills, including coordination, liaison, negotiation, and multicultural communication.- Demonstrated ability to work independently and under pressure- Striving for achievement; Customer focus; Communication and interpersonal understanding; Environmental, health and safety awareness.

Other Information- Contract duration: 03 months- Highly competitive gross salary- Annual leave: 1 day per working month- Accident Insurance 24/7- Free use of onsite sports and fitness facilities- Library on campus and online - access to the RMIT Australia online library

English Proficiency

English is the language of teaching and communication at RMIT Vietnam. For this role, the minimum requirement is