Sustainability Reporting Adviser or Consultant
Working Draft version 1.1
Advises organisations on reporting applicability, methodology, process design, disclosure quality and implementation while managing scope and conflicts transparently.
Typical responsibilitiesDiagnose reporting needs; design methodologies; facilitate decisions; review gaps; advise on interoperability; develop tools; support implementation and capability building.
Representative outputsApplicability assessment; methodology; gap analysis; implementation roadmap; review report; training or workshop outputs.
Role boundary
Must distinguish advice from legal opinion, management responsibility, report assurance and certification.
Competency map
How to use this page
For recruitment, self-assessment or development planning: every row names a unit, its target level and the evidence expected. Each row has a stable anchor — link to #R3-ADVISE-A.1 style IDs directly.
Units the role must perform independently — target Level 2, Practitioner.
| Unit | Competency unit | Dom | Evidence expectation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.4 | Assess organisational facts and circumstances affecting applicability | A | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| A.5 | Monitor and operationalise changes in reporting requirements | A | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| B.4 | Apply climate and greenhouse-gas reporting literacy | B | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| B.5 | Apply nature, water, pollution, waste, resource-use and circularity reporting literacy | B | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| B.6 | Apply workforce, human rights, affected communities, consumers and wider social reporting literacy | B | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| B.7 | Apply corporate governance and business-conduct reporting literacy | B | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| D.3 | Plan the reporting cycle, dependencies and resources | D | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| D.4 | Design and control data and narrative requests | D | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| E.10 | Design and operate spreadsheet, system and data-quality controls | E | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| E.4 | Design data sources, ownership and collection processes | E | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| E.7 | Validate, reconcile and investigate sustainability information | E | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| E.9 | Maintain metadata, data lineage and record integrity | E | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| F.5 | Operate and evidence management review, representations and sign-off | F | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| F.8 | Coordinate assurance requests, findings and adjustments | F | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| G.10 | Present reporting information clearly and accessibly | G | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| G.11 | Control publication, correction and post-publication use | G | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| I.2 | Design and control automated reporting workflows | I | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |
| I.3 | Apply taxonomies, structured data and digital tagging | I | A case or work sample demonstrating independent performance, documented judgement and a reviewable professional output. |