Managing Consultant, Climate Risks and Opportunities

The goal of the Managing Consultant is to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy advice to international, regional and local clients on sustainability topics for the corporate sector. You will be accountable for the development and overall management of proposals to help clients understand and quantify their climate risks and opportunities, as well as for the implementation of projects, for which you will supervise small project teams. You will provide technical guidance to the project teams and act as the main point of contact for the client. In addition, you will support the development of new products and solutions for the corporate sector at South Pole to address sustainability challenges, with a focus on climate-related risks and opportunities.

**Main responsibilities**
- Manage and supervise medium
- to large-size sustainability consulting mandates throughout their entire project cycle: initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure.
- Plan and implement projects to ensure the most efficient and highest-quality implementation
- Interact and build relationships with our international, regional and local clients and manage the timely delivery of mandates.
- Develop proposals for the corporate sector on TCFD and climate-related risks and opportunities with the Key Account Management team and with senior consulting professionals to support business development activities for the company.
- Provide guidance on and technical leadership in developing proposals and implementing advisory projects, as well as lead their technical review.
- Develop and improve specialised skills and knowledge linked to the topics and services offered by South Pole.
- Support the practice team in further developing South Pole’s thought leadership, services, products, marketing materials and offerings.
- Lead and directly manage small teams of consultants in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context.
- Topics of engagement may include: gap analysis against TCFD requirements; climate change scenario analysis (in line with the TCFD recommendations); identification and analysis of physical / transition climate change risks and opportunities; and development of business resilience strategies.

**Essential profile requirements**
- University degree, ideally at a Master’s level or higher, in economics, business, finance or a sustainability-related field.
- Relevant knowledge of climate science and policies, as well as environmental sustainability challenges in multinational companies.
- Relevant work experience (the expectation is a minimum of 5 years) in sustainability consulting or a related field, including experience for corporate clients in one or more of the following areas: TCFD alignment; climate scenario analysis; GHG accounting in line with best practice methodologies; target-setting (SBTs); environmental policy analysis; sustainability reporting (CDP, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, CSRD etc).
- Advanced project management skills, from both a technical and administrative standpoint, and proven ability to guide project teams in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context.
- Proven expertise in autonomously creating high-quality written documents (proposals and deliverables).
- Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders.
- Advanced stakeholder and client management skills.
- Industry-relevant connections, with a substantial network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders.
- Sound understanding of environmental sustainability challenges and specific consultancy experience in the relevant areas of the practice.
- Demonstrable commercial skills and good business sense so as to be able to identify and seize opportunities in a challenging and competitive market environment.
- Excellent oral and written skills in English, and other local language (a benefit).

**Desirable profile requirements**
- A Master’s degree or wider training in a sustainability or business/economics/finance related discipline.
- Practical experience in GHG accounting, risk management, modelling (financial, environmental, etc), sustainability/climate change strategy development, energy efficiency/ GHG management, target setting (SBTs / NZ), and/or disclosure (e.g. CDP, TCFD).
- Knowledge of the energy sector and current / future developments will be an advantage.
- Strong quantitative skills (data analysis/visualisation and advanced Excel a bonus).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Diligent, reliable, proactive and self-sufficient but collaborative approach to work.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.
- Advanced prioritisation and time management skills

What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a care