Risk Services, Sustainability and Climate Change Advisory - Manager/ Senior Manager

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Sustainability

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

We believe that challenges are better solved together. That's why you'll join a diverse, global community of solvers - an unexpected mix of people that come together to build trust in society and solve important problems. With us, you are encouraged to lead with your heart and values, and where your unique skills are developed and put to work in unexpected and exciting ways, superpowered by technology.

Our Risk Services Practice provides an invaluable safeguard in today’s complex operating environment with insights and independent assurance. We work with clients to deliver business control to help them to protect and strengthen every aspect of their business from people to performance, systems to strategy, business plans to business resilience. We help clients manage, mitigate and control risks from potential cybersecurity breaches to possible breaks in the supply chain. We assess and prepare businesses by looking into their technology, finance, data analytics, regulatory requirements, data security and privacy, internal audit, and the third parties our clients rely on, to help clients deliver quality results and meet their strategic objectives.

A career in our Sustainability and Climate Change practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.

How will you value-add?

You will be a part of PwC’s Risk Services – Sustainability & Climate Change team, and you will experience a dynamic and fast-paced working environment where we provide a holistic set of services to clients for accelerating their sustainability agenda.

you’ll work as part of a team of subject matter experts with extensive industry experience, providing guidance on a wide variety of issues and working with clients from the corporate, private equity and public sector. With the recent growing number of sustainability related regulations and requests from both business and government, we can help future-proof businesses by making them more resilient, agile and sustainable. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Your ability to establish relationships with clients and be seen as a trusted advisor on ESG & Sustainability matters in the market

• Working closely with clients and engagement teams to assist them in adapting to a wide range of ESG frameworks and schemes including GRI; SASB; WEF; UNPRI; etc

• Staying connected across the global PwC network on emerging ESG trends across the globe with relevance to our clients in each market

• Your ability to accurately calculate corporate carbon footprints

• Managing and developing teams to successfully deliver client engagements

• Assisting in business development and pitching assignments to engage potential clients

About you:

• 5- 8 years of relevant experience, preferably from a Sustainability and Climate Change background with relevant project experiences in driving ESG initiatives a plus

• A strong passion for sustainability and ESG issues

• Experience in some/most of the following:

  ○ Sustainability reporting,

  ○ GHG calculation,

  ○ ESG Materiality assessment,

  ○ Sustainability Strategy setting,

  ○ Sustainable supply chain

  ○ Human rights impact assessment

  ○ TCFD and climate risk management

• Should have a strong familiarity with corporate management and governance structures

• Ability to write corporate policies, SOPs, process documents

• Highly evolved analytical skills

• Data management and visualisation skills

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, particularly when communicating on an engagement to a wide range of stakeholders from senior management to project managers.

• Exposure to preparing and delivering proposals and client management;

• A graduate degree in business, engineering, environmental science and/or equivalent

• Knowledge of and experience with international sustainability and assurance guidelines and standards

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Strategy, Carbon Accounting, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Pricing and Trading, Circular Economy, Climate Change Adaptation Program Design, Climate Change Impact Assessments, Climate Change Impacts and Risks, Climate Change Scenarios, Climate Finance, Climate Policy, Climate Reporting, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Economic Impact Valuation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Energy Transition {+ 30 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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