Associate Manager - Environment, Sustainability, and Governance

Associate Manager - Environment, Sustainability, and Governance

Job purpose

A career in ESG & Decarbonization at KPMG will give the associate insights into the inner workings of companies and a broad business perspective that can open up countless opportunities for professional and personal growth. KPMG’s ESG & Decarbonization Services team combines a multi-disciplinary approach with deep, practical industry knowledge to help clients meet challenges and risk associated with emerging ESG/Sustainability, Decarbonization and EHS related issues and respond to business opportunities.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of industries to assist companies in better understand and develop solutions to respond to the complex and evolving policy, regulatory, and business environment risks and opportunities associated with ESG/Sustainability and Decarbonization.
• Supervise and enhance the analysis of corporate activities and provide recommendations related to enhance their sustainability/ESG strategy, methods, framework, and related tools to support clients in achieving their sustainability/ ESG objectives.
• Development of sustainability/ESG programs and related reporting, such as materiality assessments, peer benchmarking, stakeholder engagement, gap analysis, metric/KPI identification (in alignment with common sustainability/ESG reporting standards such as GRI), and the preparation of reporting (internal and external) materials.
• Supervise and coach engagement teams to perform fieldwork, including data collection, analysis, and work paper documentation; prepare, edit, and proofread narrative reports and presentations of observations and recommendations.
• Support team leads with client relationships, business development efforts, and drafting thought leadership, as well as internal collateral and pieces of training on sustainability and ESG topics; work closely, but independently, under the direction of Managers, Directors, and Partners.
• Review of relevant sustainability data (i.e. benchmarking, trends, regulatory developments).
• Day to day management of projects, ensuring quality and liaising with internal and external stakeholders and manage budgets.
• Coach junior team members to develop new skills, monitor their performance, support their development and help manage their career growth.
• Ability to quickly learn concepts outside of your area of expertise.

Education requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in ESG/Sustainability or equivalent studies.
• Understanding of the following concepts and frameworks preferred:
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
• Sustainably Development Goals (SDGs)
• United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) like ISO 1400, 45001 ..etc
• Social Return on Investment (SROI) or equivalent
• Energy related standards like ISO 50001

Our Benefits: 

• KPMG s provides several benefits which are as follows:
• Health: KPMG offers medical insurance option to meet your needs through Premium Medical Care Coverage for employee & dependent family members.
• Career Development & Trainings: KPMG always focus on the career pathing & training of its employees. It gives you a platform for unparalleled learning & development.
• Personal Time Off: In KPMG, employees are entitled to take 25 days Annual leave & 11 days paid Holidays.
• Money-Saving Benefit: KPMG offers several benefits, including Mobile Allowance, Schooling Allowance, Annual Air Tickets Allowance & Relocation Allowance.
• Financial Matters: KPMG  also provides Housing Allowance in Advance for regular employees to support their home financial matters.
• Competitive Salaries & Free Tax Salary: KPMG offers competitive & tax-free salary.