Consultant - Sustainable Finance

Job Description

Sustainable Finance Senior Consultant/Social Specialist

France Offices – Paris, Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, (with flexible/remote working option)

We invite you to bring your consultancy and management skills into play as you contribute to innovative and high quality environmental, social and sustainability solutions across a range of international development projects in the infrastructure, energy and renewables sectors. To succeed in this role, you must have demonstrable experience in successfully supporting environmental and social input to complex international development projects, and to a have a good knowledge of international lender E&S standards, including the IFC Performance Standards, the Equator Principles and the OECD Common Approaches.  Specialist knowledge and expertise in Social disciplines in particular, is highly desirable.

Inviting bright minds

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative and empowering culture? Are you a curious and open-minded person?

We work to create a sustainable future and our inspiring projects and innovative solutions aim to set the standard among our peers. You will join a global company that has been growing successfully since its founding in 1945. Together, we lead and leave a positive impact on societies, companies and people around the world.

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Global Impact Assessment Service Line as our new Senior Consultant and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

You new role

As our new Sustainable Finance Senior Consultant/Social Specialist, you will be part of our world-renown Sustainable Finance team, which sits within our Global Impact Assessment Global Service Line.  Based in France, you would be working closely with around 70 colleagues across our global office network in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.  Working for both borrowers/sponsors and lenders, the team’s core services are to support the bankability of multiple international development projects. We offer the opportunity to work on important and prestigious projects across a range of geographies and sectors. 

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Technical input and delivery, including report writing and internal reviews, on a range of Independent Environmental & Social Consultant (IESC) projects for environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) and impact assessment (ESIA)
• Project managing small to large-scale IESC ESDD projects or ESIA projects
• Support world-wide site audits and monitoring visits as part of IESC ESDD
• Support on proposal management and writing
• Support the implementation of the Sustainable Finance business development plan

Your key deliverables within the first 12 months will be to:

• Successfully support a number of E&S due diligence assessments on behalf of lenders
• Successfully support a number of E&S impact assessments on behalf of borrowers/sponsors to meeting international standards
• Support development of a number of proposals
• Provide active support to the Business Development plan and the development of existing and new clients

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Strong project management skills including project financial management
• Technical expertise in social aspects of the international standards: labour and working conditions, occupational health and safety, human rights, supply chain social assessments, resettlement, livelihood restoration, cultural heritage etc.
• A Bachelor/Master degree in a relevant environmental and/or social discipline
• Good organisational and communication skills
• Good presentation and technical report writing skills in both French and English
• Ability to work independently as necessary and collaboratively with a range of environmental, social and engineering technical specialists
• Practical experience of the implementation of international lender E&S standards, including the IFC Performance Standards, the Equator Principles and the OECD Common Approaches (at least 5 years’ experience in this field)
• Experience in consultancy from 5 to 15 years
• Must be fluent in English and French, plus other languages would be advantageous
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