Consultant - Corporate Sustainability And Climate Change (Associate Level)

Due to significant growth in demand for our corporate sustainability and climate change services, there is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced individual to join our sustainability and climate change consultancy team.

The successful candidate will join our multidisciplinary team, supporting ERM’s client organizations on a range of challenges related to energy and climate change, including, but not limited to:

• Sustainability strategy development, including materiality assessment and goal-setting.
• Sustainability reporting and disclosure
• Internal engagement
• External engagement
• Peer benchmarking
• Sustainability/ESG diagnostics

Our role as consultant is to help our clients to achieve their sustainable development objectives, and to effectively manage their related business risks and opportunities.

The team interacts continually with ERM’s other practice areas, and in particular the successful candidate will work closely with the rest of the sustainability and climate change team, with the opportunity to assist clients in areas such as: sustainability strategy; environmental and social impact assessment; transactional due diligence; EHS performance management and assurance; and risk management, to deliver value-added services to ERM’s international client base.

Core Skills

Technical knowledge

• Experience working in multi-cultural teams is a plus
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in English and Bahasa Indonesia
• Strong team player, ability to work collaboratively and effectively with projects teams based around the region
• Highly numerate and comfortable with large datasets including conversions and calculations.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse information and data
• Self-starter, pro-active, willing to take initiative
• 2-3 years’ work experience in sustainability, climate change, energy or related fields;
• Degree (Master's ais a plus) in related field (business, finance, economics, sustainability, international development, climate change, public policy);
• Understanding of and interest in global sustainable development and climate change agenda and trends
• Good written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions
• Strong organization and time management skills, takes accountability for own tasks
• Experience of managing small/mid-sized projects or tasks within larger projects would be an advantage.
• Experience of data manipulation and visualization tools in addition to Excel would be an advantage.
• Good technical writing skills and ability to synthesize reports to a very high standard.
• Ability to manage/deliver multiple projects/tasks in parallel with different requirements and timelines.
• Some business development/proposal writing experience would be an advantage.

Other Requirements Of The Role

• Enthusiasm, energy and a desire to work in a dynamic team within an international consultancy.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively, through good report-writing skills and strong presentational skills.
• Motivated and willing to take the initiative to make things happen; quick to learn new skills and develop in new subject areas related to climate finance.

To Apply:

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

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.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.