Consulting Associate/senior Associate

ERM is seeking a motivated Consulting Associate - Sustainable Operation to join our growing team in Singapore. You will be part of a strong and growing team of consultants in Singapore with a primary role of delivering high quality outputs to clients but will also help generate new business, and develop excellent client relationships. You will work closely with the Southeast Asia Digital Principal Consultant and, in time, further develop ERM’s Digital business across Southeast Asia (SEA); your role will also include building a delivery team following the pipeline of sales.

Key Responsibilities:
Functional- Support client engagements and account management for services relating ESG disclosures, Circular Economy, sustainability programs, reporting, and research- Provide advisory consultation to clients upon request regarding topics relating to corporate responsibility, sustainability, and ESG- Create guidelines, checklists, policies, procedures, and other related program content, to align with best practice and frameworks, and enable clients to carry out and enhance programs.- Draft narrative content for sustainability reports, trends reports, and other communications.- Lead or provide advisory support in professional design and layout of reports and communications.- Lead or support qualitative landscape/benchmarking studies on corporate sustainability programs, goals, disclosures, performance, and rankings among companies, with corresponding data collection and analysis for client sustainability reporting, industry research, and data management needs.- Support industrywide collaborative initiatives through project management, technical advisory, and coordinating functions and engagement for meetings, calls, workshops, trainings, presentations, and events.

Technical- Lead delivery engagements through activities such as design thinking workshops, process blueprinting, gap assessments, system design, system implementation, data analytics and dashboards- Support implementation of ERM Digital Products including understanding and documenting customer requirements, working with product teams to configure / customize the requirements, manage implementation and support- Deliver high quality outputs to clients within agreed budgets and timelines- Support in preparing proposals offering an in-depth understanding of client needs and values and proposing effective solutions to ensure ERM has the best chance of success

**Requirements**:
- Bachelors Environmental Sciences/Engineering, Sustainability, Circular Economy, Energy Studies Sustainability- Experience and understanding of ESG governing principals and reporting requirements including DJSI, SASB, IFC, CDP, GRESB, PRI, GRI etc.- Understanding of Circular Economy Principles- Understanding of Industry 4.0 principles is good to have, with exposure to emerging digital trends in Finance, O&G, Chemicals or in Process Industries-
- Track record in delivery of projects, including emissions management, sustainability reporting, incident management, safety reporting, environmental management etc.- Experience and enthusiasm in supporting Go-to-Market activities and sales is good to have- Ability to travel on overseas assignments when necessary.- Excellent knowledge and comfort with excel based reporting and data analysis- Excellent skill sets with power point and visuals representation of complex problems- Comfortable with other Office tools: MS Visio, MS Project, Share-point, Office 360 etc.

**Skills**:
- Ability to advise clients on key ESG performance management, trends, gaps and recommendations- Excellent relationship building skills, with strong influencing and collaborative working skills- Excellent communication skills - including oral, written and presentation skills
- Who We Are:_
- As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency._

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Thank you for your interest in ERM.