Junior Sustainability Consultant / Strategist with CSRD / ESG reporting compliance knowledge
Salary £40,000 – £50,000 p/a
London
Hybrid
We are working with a leading agency with expertise in sustainability strategy and reporting as well as a creative communications offering. They provide a range of services around corporate sustainability strategy, reporting on it, through to communications, branding and content for a diverse client roster. The agency is well established and has built a reputation based around its deep knowledge and experience in corporate Sustainability Programmes and reporting compliance. It’s known for its consultative approach, well-crafted creative output and the emphasis it places on truly understanding the clients that they work with and communicating their goals with regards to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. This allows them to advise and consult, whilst producing exceptional reports and communications work that is executed to the highest standard and has meant that they have retained clients as well as winning new ones year on year.
Within this role, we are seeking a Junior Sustainability Consultant who has worked in a similar agency or consultancy environment. Ideally you’ll have experience as an Analyst or in a supporting role where you will have gained technical knowledge of ESG / Sustainability reporting and related frameworks and required disclosures. You’ll have an understanding of the corporate sustainability space more broadly and helped Consultants who advise on strategy for clients.
The role will see you supporting clients from a wide range of sectors including many large and well recognised multinationals. Whilst you’re not expected to have had a huge amount of client experience yet, this is a role where you will be able to develop into a client centric, strategically geared consultant. You’ll advance skills to enable you to advise and guide senior clients at different stages of the sustainability journey. The clients that you work with may have complex ESG and reporting needs and be based across different continents along with many other factors specific to them and their operations, so it is important that you have a willingness to build a deep knowledge of legislation, standards and the various frameworks for compliance, and to set out strategic roadmaps with clients for upcoming years.
The role will be varied and see you working on clients’ sustainability goals and KPI’s, Materiality and Double Materiality. You may work on emissions calculations, and ESG rankings and support on work for Client Workshops on upcoming regulatory changes and write white papers or thought leadership pieces. You’ll also collaborate with Reporting and Communications Consultants at the agency on projects and play a role in supporting more senior Consultants on New Business Proposals that help to win and develop accounts for the agency. It’s important that you are enjoy taking complex and technical info and translating it into understandable and digestible communications.
We are looking for:
- Experience from a Consultancy or Agency supporting Sustainability strategy and best practice on reporting.
- Understanding across frameworks for sustainability reporting. i.e. TCFD, SRS, SASB, etc.
- Knowledge of legislation and regulations across the UK and Europe including CSRD, ISSB, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, and anti-greenwashing policies.
- Experience of working on double materiality assessments.
- Some knowledge around GHG emissions calculation, net-zero assessments, and Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
- An eagerness to ask questions, learn and develop your career as in Sustainability Strategy Consultancy.
The agency has a broad offering and you’ll get the opportunity to work with highly talented colleagues who will develop you, whilst giving you opportunities to share your knowledge and provide insights. They are experiencing fantastic growth and this role is an exciting opportunity to be big part of that and develop in your career.
If this role sounds interesting and you have relevant Sustainability Analysis and Consultancy experience underpinned by strong ESG technical knowledge, then please APPLY NOW.
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