Are you a passionate sustainability professional on a mission to tackle urgent ESG issues? We are seeking a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Rio ESG to work alongside our rapidly growing team.
A passion for sustainability, knowledge, and a desire to be an expert is required for this role, and in return you will have the opportunity to deliver impactful ESG and sustainability strategies to drive systemic change across a diverse portfolio of clients.
About Rio ESG:
Rio ESG are an innovative sustainability technology company, leveraging its patented Artificial Intelligence process to deliver cutting edge sustainability and ESG strategy tools.
Their flagship product Rio takes expertise that was formerly only found in the heads of sustainability experts and democratises it through artificial intelligence. The platform is distinctly designed to help organisations improve their impact on the planet, manage ESG risk, and save money. In doing so they are growing rapidly, both in terms of the sophistication of the software and their client base which already includes blue-chip companies and flagship national institutions.
Rio's core mission is to empower everyone with the knowledge they need to make informed, impactful sustainability decisions www.rio.ai.
Responsibilities:
Providing a first point of contact for clients across multiple sectors
Managing relationships across key external clients. Developing a role as a trusted adviser, across a range of projects
Challenging clients through their insights and analysis to develop bold programmes that capture the value of sustainability & ESG
Taking clients through the strategy development and implementation journey, designing well-crafted action plans and bringing the strategy to life
Data analysis, this will include the interrogation and manipulation of sustainability related datasets to provide key insights to our clients via our Rio platform
Participation in events and discussions - you will assist in the delivery of events from both an organisation and delivery perspective, including the delivery of presentations.
The successful candidate will have significant client and/or stakeholder management experience (ideally in a consultancy environment), including experience of working at a senior level to deliver complex solutions and managing different stakeholder expectations.
About You:
Currently working as a sustainability consultant, or have an in-house role developing your organisation's Carbon, EMS, ESG or CSR reports
Experience of one or more environmental framework: CDP, TCFD, GRI, GRESB, SASB, PRI etc.
A powerful analytical skill-set, with the ability to analyse complex datasets and information - identifying opportunities for improvement
Exceptional interpersonal communication and presentation skills
Master's degree (or equivalent) in a sustainability discipline
Multi-lingual is once again desirable however not essential
This is a truly unique role, bridging technical and commercial talents. To be considered please contact Jack Porter at jack.porter@acre.com.
