Job description
KPMG‘s Internal Audit Risk and Compliance Services (IARCS) practice provides three core services: corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and Internal Audit.
Climate change and Sustainability Advisory services practice is an area of the firm with tremendous growth potential and provides sustainability consulting and assurance services to clients in diverse industries.
To complement our existing team, we seek dynamic and motivated professionals for the role of Senior Advisor.
Key roles and responsibilities
· Participate in sustainability services strategy formulation
· Identify and evaluate client goals and strategic objectives in the context of their operating environment
· Demonstrate a detailed understanding of how current and emerging economic, social and environmental issues affect clients
· Assist clients in developing sustainability reports using various reporting frameworks
· Conduct environmental and social due diligence and impact assessments for small and large projects
· Perform environmental health and safety audits
· Prepare and review reports on ESG findings and recommendations
· Actively manage a portfolio of clients whilst forging and maintaining robust relationships with them
· Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients
· Contribute to proposal development efforts
· Manage and motivate a team of staff
Qualifications and experience
· Minimum of 4 – 5 years’ experience in corporate sustainability or in a sustainability consulting services firm
· A relevant Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, coupled with a professional qualification.
· Additional qualifications in energy, environment and social impact will be an added advantage
· Excellent report-writing and presentation skills
Skills and attributes
· Able to demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market
· Ability to interpret complex data
· Ability to undertake multiple parts of an engagement gaining management and supervisory skills
· Entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals
· Socially confident, and able to create a strong presence with clients and the KPMG team
· The ideal candidate must be able to provide support to various management and leadership levels, and work well independently.
We offer:
· Opportunity to work with a diverse and dynamic environment
· Continuous learning and development;
· Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams; Local and regional travel
· Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
