GDS Operational Sustainability Enablement

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Operational Sustainability Enablement Supervising Associate – Corporate Responsibility – Supervising Associate 

The opportunity

We’re looking for an Operational Sustainability Enablement Supervising Associate for EY Global Delivery Services (GDS). GDS is EY’s service delivery vehicle and a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We have 70,000 people working across eight countries – Argentina, Hungary India, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Sri-Lanka and Mexico– and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies, and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy.  As a business, we are further embedding principles of responsibility, sustainability, and inclusive growth in our own operations and throughout the EY value chain, to demonstrate that we meet the highest standards of ethical business.

GDS Operational Sustainability Enablement Supervising Associate is a critical role in the GDS Corporate Responsibility function, monitoring and reporting on GDS environmental performance in the eight countries we operate in as well as supporting key Operational Sustainability projects. 

Your key responsibilities

• Provide regular reporting of EY GDS carbon footprint metrics, working with multiple stakeholders across our eight countries.  Strong ability to collect, interpret and present data/analytics is required. 
  • Monitor and drive timely completion of data entry – carried out by respective EY GDS country points of contact - into EY Global carbon emission data capture tool. 
• Support preparation of non-financial related disclosures, specifically related to Sustainability to comply with regulatory requirements in certain EY GDS geographies e.g. TCFD and CSRD  
• Carry out regular analysis of current or upcoming Sustainability reporting regulations in each of the eight countries EY GDS has presence in to accelerate reporting readiness.  
• Support the planning, execution and monitoring of key EY GDS Operational Sustainability projects.
• Support preparation of materials for internal and external meetings, e.g., monthly environmental status updates for each of our eight EY GDS locations. 
• Consolidate EY GDS certification documentation e.g., Renewable Energy Certificates, across all of our eight locations in a central repository and ensure these are regularly updated.
• Regularly update the EY GDS Operational Sustainability site, the main interface with our 70,000 GDS people, which highlights our progress vs our environmental targets and impact stories. 
• Effectively collaborate with several EY GDS Operations Functions who directly provide input and feedback into our sustainability agenda and metrics.  E.g., Real Estate, Travel, Facilities and Procurement 
• Have a good understanding of leading practice, market insights and emerging trends in sustainability to make contributions to EY GDS carbon ambition.  

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to navigate complexity and deliver significant change using personal style, influencing skills and change methodologies.
• Strong ability to influence and build collaborative relationships with senior-level and virtual stakeholders 
• Ability to navigate complexity and successfully coordinate multiple initiatives in an evolving, high pressure environment 
• Ability to flex personal style and work across geographies and cultures
• Strong team player who is comfortable working collaboratively, virtually and independently  

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 5- 7 years’ experience in carbon emissions management/reporting 
• Experience supporting corporate environmental improvement programs (preferred)
• Experience collaborating with third-party organizations 
• Experience engaging, influencing and building collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders
• Experience as part of diverse and virtual high-performance teams.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong project management skills
• Environmental related degree (preferred)  
• Experience in meeting net-zero carbon emission targets within an organization (preferred) 

What we look for

• Ability to create measurable deliverables, passion towards environment and climate 
• Aptitude to translate thoughts into action 
• Thorough knowledge of ongoing trends and best practises from the market  

Why join EY GDS
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