Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services at Ernst & Young

Qualifications

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. That means you’ll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues. You’ll also be collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines and disciplines to provide our clients with integrated solution, so a key part of your role will be to build relationships and develop talent. In a modern hybrid working environment supported by cutting-edge technology, travel and on-site work will still be required from time-to-time as you will be meeting with key clients and overseeing engagement teams.

Skills and attributes for success

• The successful candidate will be a generalist with some experience in ESG advisory and ideally helping clients through their corporate sustainability journeys.
• Consulting experience with clients on sustainability related topics, spanning research and analysis of relevant matters, development of presentations and models to support decision making and communications and project management skills
• Working as part of engagement teams to understand our clients’ unique needs, ambitions and expectations and to deploy appropriate strategies and tools to meet these
• Building relationships with colleagues across multiple service lines to provide seamless integrated service
• Managing performance and identifying opportunities to improve our products and processes
• Driven personality with an appetite to grow and develop as part of a networked and diverse organisation

To qualify for the role you must have

• A degree or postgraduate degree (preferably a Master’s-level degree) in an ESG related field (e.g. environmental management, environmental science, sustainable development, climate change), as well as experience and/or qualifications in a business management-related field (e.g. financial, legal, change management, strategy etc.).
• A minimum of upper second-class honours or its equivalent 
• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong technical writing skills and advanced analytical skills
• Experience in ESG and climate change specific topics will be an advantage, such as:
• Understanding and experience of broad ESG/ sustainability reporting standards from GRI, Integrated Reporting, ISSB IFRS S1/ S2 etc
• Experience in assessing companies for their ESG performance including undertaking ESG Due Diligence assessments, review of performance against environmental and social action plans (ESAPs) and similar assessments using the IFC Performance Standards, and similar standards by leading development finance institutions and investors
• Experience with ESG materiality / maturity assessments and framework development
• Ability to complete GHG assessments and carbon accounting in line with good international practice, e.g. ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
• Understanding of the Kenyan regulatory regime for climate change as well as regulatory requirements across the Eastern Africa region including Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda,
• Understanding of key climate mechanisms including carbon tax, pollution prevention plans, energy management plans, carbon offsets, carbon budgets and energy reporting
• Exposure to various climate change disclosures such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) or Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• Potentially experience in assurance of sustainability and climate change related data as part of company’s annual reporting
• Other potential skills related to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and related cradle to grave assessment tools, energy (resource) efficiency assessments and management systems in line with ISO 50001, Science Based Targets development, and Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC) 
• A minimum overall grade of a B in High School/KCSE, and B in both English & Mathematics