Senior / Principal Consultant - ESG Reporting & Disclosure

Department: Advisory - ESG & Mandatory Reporting

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: United States

Compensation: Senior Consultant: $74,000 – 106,000 USD / Principal Consultant: $102,000 – 131,000 USD

Description

About Anthesis:

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.    Anthesis has clients across all industry sectors and supports some of the world’s largest multinationals such as Amazon, Cisco, The North Face, and Target. The company brings together 1,300+ experts operating in 42 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and the US.   At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

We encourage all employees to contribute their ideas, perspectives, and experiences to help us create an inclusive and equitable workplace. By embracing diversity and providing equal opportunities, we believe we can drive innovation, foster creativity, and achieve our shared goals. So, if you’re ready to be a part of something truly extraordinary, then we want you! Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identify, national origin, age, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Together, we can continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive.

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Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

We are an innovative leader in corporate ESG reporting, helping companies navigate the evolving reporting landscape and stakeholder needs. We produce top-tier sustainability and ESG reports, public disclosures to key standards, implement practices to improve ESG ratings, and create communications to share our clients' stories with diverse stakeholders. We are looking for senior and principal consultant level practitioners who can effectively guide clients through the planning, development, design, publication, and socialization phases of their sustainability and ESG reports. In this role you will also help clients understand the evolving landscape of voluntary standards and mandatory ESG disclosure requirements and guide clients in responding to these expectations.

Key Responsibilities:
 
Project Management

• As a Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant in our ESG Reporting & Disclosure Service Line, you will be expected to support and/or manage the delivery of client engagements targeted at improving clients ESG reporting and disclosure. Delivering tasks on time and within budget, and with quality, either as, or in support of, the project manager / project lead to ensure that projects meet or exceed targets and deadlines. You could be managing several projects at any one time, each with their own dedicated project teams. 

Client Management 

• Working with a senior client manager, you will share responsibility for managing client expectations as well as helping them optimize value through projects to drive continuous, strategic improvement. You will work to develop a trusted advisor relationship with all clients and focus relentlessly on helping them be successful in defining and achieving their reporting and disclosure goals. 

Sustainability/ ESG Reporting & Disclosure

• You will be coaching clients on the evolving sustainability/ ESG reporting landscape and supporting them in the development of meaningful public disclosure strategies that both tell their stories in an authentic way and optimize their scoring in various ESG standards, frameworks, and assessment platforms. You will develop content, including writing and editing reports, disclosures and other communications materials. You will also support reporting strategy projects via rater and framework gap analysis, benchmarking and reporting trends analysis as well as support the client in gathering data and information and translating key sustainability m