Position: Senior Consultant – ESG and Biodiversity

Organization: ERM

Location: Mumbai

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Responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant joining our team, your key focus will be to enhance our technical skills, to support project management and innovation for the delivery of:

• Complex project, regional and sectoral impact assessments;

• Managing ESG due diligences primarily for the financial sector;

• Bringing in a focus on environment and/or biodiversity; and

• Mentorship of consultants, particularly on environment and/or biodiversity.

You will be responsible for:

• Technical review, oversight and management of medium to complex CPD projects for ERM’s Clients across South and East Asia;

• Supervising project team(s) and coaching and mentoring more junior staff;

• Supporting innovation and service development to strongly environment and/or biodiversity as a part of ESG and climate change advisory;

• Leading proposal development, commercial negotiations and supporting business development and thought leadership initiatives;

• Remaining up to date with external market and client industry trends

• Sharing expertise and knowledge within the business unit and/or global practice area

• Understanding how work of the project team and or practice community contributes to ERM’s success

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree (Master’s-level degree) in a relevant discipline (i.e. Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Sustainable Development);

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Impact Assessment and Due Diligence;

• Expert level knowledge of environmental and biodiversity regulations, regulatory drivers and international standards (notably World Bank Group’s ESF and IFC Performance Standards, 2012)

• Commercial acumen, business development and project management skills;

• Commitment to excellence, and to health and safety;

• Excellent leadership and communication (both verbal and written) skills;

• Experience with using data and technology to solve clients social performance challenges;

• Willingness to travel – including field work;

• Language skills.