Climate Change and Sustainability - Manager

Position summary

Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) professionals provide assurance and advisory services including ESG/Sustainability Advisory, Sustainability/non-financial reporting, EHS, Climate Change and impact assessment studies. Our CCaSS team is growing exponentially, and as a senior youll play a key role in that growth. We expect you to be competent to deliver projects single-handedly and be responsible for the timeliness and quality of the work as per EY Global Standards. The role requires technical knowledge of GRI, CSRD, SASB, TCFD, CDP etc. along with well-developed communication skills.

As a manager, you'll be expected to lead a team of professionals while closely working with the EY MENA teams and their clients. You will work with clients to comprehend the non-financial reporting regulations and/or standards (e.g., GRI, CSRD, SASB, Integrated Reporting, TCFD, CDP, DJSI among others), develop processes and controls and undertake limited / reasonable assurance on the non-financial disclosure / reporting of EY MENA clients.

While the Manager will be based out of our Kochi/Trivandrum office, the individual will be required to travel to other countries (short term) for executing the client engagements.

Primary responsibilities

As a manager, you will be required to

• Lead a team of professionals while enabling and enhancing their experience in EY GDS
• Develop and maintain stakeholder connects with EY MENA teams
• Maintain detailed knowledge of global sustainability regulations and awareness of market trends while developing tailored solutions and thought leadership
• Provide advisory services on the client’s sustainability strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry trends.
• Implement technology solutions to support and enhance ESG initiatives across the client organization.
• Create a decarbonization roadmap to guide the organization towards a low-carbon future.
• Delivery sustainability reports based on global reporting standards and frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP) and the ability to define and measure ESG metrics and KPIs.
• Plan and lead the execution of ESG Assurance projects including but not limited to limited /reasonable assurance of ESG disclosure, Green / Climate / Sustainable / Social bonds Assurance, Assurance of Environmental proceeds against legal obligations while ensuring a quality output

As a manager you will demonstrate management skills, including but not limited to the following:

• Creating a positive work environment within team
• Monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations
• Providing candid, meaningful, and constructive feedback in a timely manner
• Manage and grow GDS CCaSS services, with high quality service across all CCaSS engagements, by being connected, responsive and insightful internally and with clients.
• Deliver training on CCaSS methodology and other current market trends and industry issues
• Strong focus on operational excellence, efficiency, and cost. It is critical to improve overall utilization levels in GDS CCaSS, while increasing overall retention and ensuring people development.

Qualifications, skills, and experience

• BE/B-Tech/MBA/ or specific graduate in Environmental sciences, Sustainability and other related discipline
• 10+ years of experience preferably from consulting background
• Experience in ESG reporting, materiality assessment, Impact assessments, among others and understanding of Double materiality assessment, CSRD regulations and IFRS standards will be an advantage
• Certifications in climate change, environment, and sustainability related areas from GRI, SASB, GARP, etc. will be an advantage
• Excellent and demonstrable team & engagement management, problem solving and analytical skills
• A proven record of excellence managing, mentoring, and upskilling a team of high-performing colleagues
• Lead engagements, delivering high quality Sustainability solutions to clients, including managing the delivery team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear messages with stakeholders
• Excellent MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.
• Ability and comfort level in researching client inquires and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel on short notice, as necessary.