Consultant - ESG & Sustainability

Key responsibilities

• Deliver ESG and sustainability reporting engagements aligned with BRSR (including BRSR Core), GRI, IFRS S1 and S2, and, where relevant, CSRD / ESRS and TCFD.
• Conduct GHG accounting and carbon foot printing across Scope 1, 2 and 3 in line with the GHG Protocol, and support the development of decarbonisation roadmaps and science-based targets.
• Perform climate risk assessments covering both physical and transition risk and translate findings into board-level and disclosure-ready outputs.
• Advise clients on ESG ratings and disclosures, including CDP, EcoVadis, S&P Global CSA, MSCI and Sustainalytics, and design improvement plans against these frameworks.
• Support ESG assurance readiness and coordinate with assurance teams on limited and reasonable assurance engagements.
• Manage assigned workstreams end to end: planning, data collection, analysis, quality review and client presentation, within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and managing stakeholder expectations across engagements.
• Prepare and deliver client-facing presentations, workshops and management discussions with clarity and confidence.
• Draft client deliverables: reports, strategies, gap assessments and management presentations, in a clear and professional style.
• Coach and review the work of Analysts and Consultants, and contribute to the practice's knowledge base and methodologies.
• Support business development through proposals and thought leadership.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong technical grounding in ESG and climate frameworks, with the ability to apply them to varied client contexts.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior client stakeholders and produce polished, board-ready deliverables.
• Proven client management skills, with the confidence to run day-to-day engagement relationships independently.
• Sound analytical and data-handling skills, including strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with carbon accounting or sustainability data tools is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and deadlines with limited supervision.
• A collaborative, coaching-oriented mindset and a genuine interest in the sustainability agenda.