Senior Manager- Climate Change and Sustainability Services

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We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. 

Join EY and help to build a better working world. 

 

 

Location: Dublin / Cork

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: Yes

Business Area: UKI Assurance Ireland

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

 

 

The Team and the opportunity

 

Today, a company’s value is increasingly reflected not just in its short-term financial performance, but also in its ability to deliver value to multiple stakeholders, including consumers, employees, governments, and wider society. How organisations respond to global challenges such as climate change and sustainability are critical in how they deliver and demonstrate value to stakeholders.

 

In response to this, we are looking for high-performing, innovative and enthusiastic candidates to join our growing team of climate change and sustainability professionals who are building a better working world by helping global organisations to identify, measure, deliver and report on the climate and sustainability issues which are most relevant to create long-term value for business. 

 

 

Your key responsibilities

 

This role will place you at the heart of a high-energy, agile team that is committed to helping clients build long-term sustainable businesses. This opportunity will enable you to work with leading organisations at a senior level to deliver better outcomes on some of the world’s most pressing climate and sustainability issues. You will interact with EY colleagues globally and work across our different sectors and business activities.

 

Successful candidates will join the Climate Change and Sustainability Services team at EY. Within Climate Change and Sustainability Services our focus areas are Climate Change and Decarbonisation, ESG and Sustainability, ESG assurance and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). There will be opportunities to work across the focus areas within the wider team. 

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

We are looking for individuals who have a passion for helping clients to future proof their businesses and make them more sustainable in an ever-changing world where doing business is increasingly shaped by social purpose; climate change; effective governance, innovation, and the creation of long-term value.

 

To qualify for the role, you must have

 

• 7+ years’ experience in external sustainability assurance/audit, ideally at Senior Manager level
• Minimum of 4-5 years’ experience in sustainability
• Qualified Accountant - e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA(SA) qualified OR sustainability qualification.
• Proven experience in sustainability or non-financial assurance engagement.
• Strong understanding of CSRD, ESRS and related frameworks
• Excellent leadership, project management and communication skills
• Keen interest in helping clients to better understand, measure, quantify and articulate sustainability and the long-term value they create for investors and other stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to network effectively within large organisations and build relationships with individuals and clients.
• Ability to contribute to new business development by highlighting potential opportunities for new engagements and responding to tenders.

 

Ideally, you will also have

 

We are looking for individuals from varied backgrounds, but it would be advantageous for you to have many of the experiences below:

• Ability to learn and quickly understand new concepts outside area of expertise.
• Ability to think strategically but also identify, develop and implement practical solutions.
• Strong technical, quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to apply to solve