Sustainability - Senior Consultant-Business Consulting (BC)

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EY GDS Business Consulting – Business Transformation & innovation - (BT&I Consulting Senor Consultant for the ESG service)

As part of our Business Consulting team, you will help EY clients on their ESG and sustainability related projects with strong consulting and technical skills to provide consulting services. Working with regional and global team, you will help clients by demonstrating business and technology expertise across end-to-end ESG transformation, strategy design, implementation of sustainability programs.

The opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior Consultant with expertise in ESG and Sustainability domain to support EY clients in their ESG Strategy and roadmap development, ESG risk and materiality assessment, Sustainability program implementations, ESG financial valuations, ESG reporting, compliance and value measurement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a ESG/Sustainability domain service offering.

Your key responsibilities

• Part a dynamic team of professionals undertaking ESG strategy and transformation consulting projects for our Consulting Practice clients
• Responsible to participate in proposal development and support in proposal presentation from GDS to EY clients on strategic opportunities
• On large ESG/Sustainability Transformation and strategy projects support the Consulting Practice by taking up the role of workstream leaders/engagement managers

Key experience required

• Good knowledge on the ESG/Sustainability and extensive experience in the following venues or areas
  • ESG Strategy:
    • Advisory on client’s sustainability strategy
    • ESG considerations, business value drivers and industry trends
  • ESG Roadmap:
    • Develop ESG Roadmap for sustainability programs
    • Organisational structure / cost for ESG function
    • Component model and process map for ESG function
  • Risk and materiality assessment
    • Scenario modelling and stress testing to identify ESG risks and opportunities
    • Materiality assessment
    • Quantify ESG transformation risks
  • ESG assessment framework and Due Diligence
    • Country level ESG risk
    • Comparison of projects using ESG KPIs
    • Pre-IPO Due Diligence and reporting framework for "Green-bond" issuance
  • Sustainability program implementation
    • Develop & design sustainability platform
    • Implementation of firmwide campaigns
    • Implementation of technology solution to support ESG initiatives
    • Incorporation of sustainable approach in all functions of organization (services and product design)
  • Decarbonization
    • GHG emissions calculations
    • Develop third party/supply chain climate risk management process
    • Aligning corporate functions to relevant standards/frameworks
    • Refine business and operational resiliency to capture climate change related risks
    • Develop decarbonization roadmap
  • ESG link to financial performance
    • ESG fund flow analysis
    • Study relationship between ESG score and financial performance
    • Valuation model
  • ESG reporting, compliance and value measurement
    • ESG compliance related assessment
    • Define ESG metrics and KPIs
    • ESG/Sustainability reporting and framework aligned to global standards (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP)
• Exposure or experience in ESG related digital solutions, automation projects if any will be an added advantage
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, must be able to effectively prioritize projects - align with team’s aspirations
• Able to build and manage a team of high performing consultants and achieve defined VoC targets for self and the team
• Participate actively in supporting the Business Consulting leadership in building the practice and supporting the annual team strategy
• Manage relationship with key stakeholders to build tangible business outcomes. Focus consciously to build a network within the practice and brand yourself as a GDS focal point to connect on relevant MENA pursuits/engagements
• Right attitude to understand and align with the organizational goals and priorities. Lead and support the leadership in implementing strategic initiatives at GDS/team levels.
• Collaborate with other competencies and ensure Organizational goals and priorities are achieved as a team

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong understanding and minimum 6 year of client facing consulting experience in ESG/Sustainability strategy development, transformation/ implementation, ESG valuation and reporting.
• Strong consulting and technical skills to provide consulting services is what we are ideally looking for
• Good to have experience in ESG/Sustainability related digital tools and systems
• Good Research skills, report writing and communication skills and exposure to various research tools will be a necessary expectation of this role
• Ability to plan and run workshops involving Client executives on large Transformation projects
• Experience in project managing transformation engagements and initiatives
• Ability to benchmark client requirements against leading practices and identify client pain points and opportunities.
• Be creative, go-getter and take on any challenge to drive impact and results for our clients/ engagement stakeholders
• Good managerial and leadership skills to enhance the relationship with key stakeholders and develop new business opportunities

To qualify for the role, you must have

• BE/B-Tech/MBA/ or specific degree in ESG/Sustainability
• 6 year of experience in ESG/sustainability projects
• Strong PowerPoint and presentation skills
• Experience in usage of analytical tools/ representations

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills
• Report writing, Customer handling, Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience in usage of analytical tools/ representations
• Right attitude to understand and align organizational goals and priorities and assist in implementation of strategic initiatives
• Willing to work on Sunday to Thursday working week and support MENA timings (11AM – 8.30 PM), as preferred (supporting Middle East Clients)

What we look for

• A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience, and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
• An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of business consultant professionals, in the integrated global business worldwide.
• Opportunities to work with EY Business Consulting practices regionally/globally with leading businesses across a range of industries

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from start–ups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

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