Sustainability Innovation Director

Climate Salad seeks a Sustainability Innovation Director for the GreenTech Hub in Perth, WA. The role involves developing strategic visions, leading teams, promoting green technologies, cultivating partnerships, and organizing events. Responsibilities also include designing innovation challenges and capacity-building programs while collaborating with educational institutions. The position is full-time and focuses on driving decarbonisation efforts and fostering sustainable practices across various industries.
About Climate Salad

Curtin University's GreenTech Hub in Western Australia is a pioneering initiative dedicated to accelerating green technologies and services across the state.

This collaborative effort brings together world-class research teams, government departments, industry leaders, startups, and SMEs to drive decarbonisation efforts and foster sustainable practices across industries in WA.

Your Key Responsibilities

As Director of the GreenTech Hub, your key responsibilities will include:
• Developing and Implementing Strategic Vision: You will develop and implement the strategic vision for the GreenTech Hub in alignment with its mission to drive green technology development across WA.
• Building and Leading a Team: You will build and lead a dedicated team to deliver key initiatives and ensure the Hub's successful operation.
• Promoting Green Technologies: You will promote the importance of green technologies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, emphasizing their potential for environmental sustainability and economic growth.
• Cultivating Partnerships: You will cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with industry sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, as well as government agencies, universities, and other key stakeholders.
• Co-Designing Innovation Challenges: You will co-design and execute innovation challenges that incentivize the adoption of green technologies to reduce emissions across various industries.
• Developing Capacity-Building Programs: You will develop and implement state-wide programs to support start-ups and green technology providers in scaling up and commercializing new solutions.
• Organizing Events and Knowledge Transfer: You will organize workshops, seminars, and networking events that promote collaboration and showcase green technology innovations.
• Collaborating on Education and Training: You will collaborate with educational and training institutions to support the growth of skills in green technologies across WA.
• Leveraging Investment Opportunities: You will leverage GreenTech initiatives from the Commonwealth and industry to attract investment for research, development, and commercialization of green technologies.
• Providing Advisory Support: You will provide expert advisory support to industry stakeholders and government on green technology solutions and collaborative opportunities.

The GreenTech Hub is a launchpad for transformative GreenTech solutions that facilitates knowledge exchange, provides access to funding, and partners with industry.