Senior Consultant - affirmative position for people with disabilities

ERM is looking for a motivated, hands-on ESG and Climate Change Senior Consultant.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a delivery-focused communications professional who is passionate about sustainability and the role of communications in this area. We are looking for someone who is already experienced in creating engaging and compelling content in the area of ESG, whether through writing sustainability reports or developing sustainability-focused brand communications.

You will need to be a skilled writer with a creative flair, have good organizational skills, and be able to plan and prioritize your work to meet varying deadlines. This is definitely a role for someone who is ready to get involved, be part of a strong team, work across multiple disciplines, and deliver excellent work. Experience in ESG communications is essential for this role.

The ESG Communications Team sits within the global Change and Transformation Business Unit, which has team members across the globe. As part of this role, you will also work closely with our design team who produce the sustainability reports with us. This role requires excellent intercultural awareness and the ability to deal with many different stakeholders across the business and within our client organizations. If you are excited by the idea of working across different sectors to create engaging and authentic sustainability communications, then we would love to hear from you.

Key areas of responsibility

• Develop and write sustainability reports, investor relations reports, and marketing content focused on engaging and authentic sustainability communications.

• Take part in client-facing brand workshops to shape the messaging and structure of their reports and communications around their ESG activity.

• Work closely with the design team to support the production of client reports and brand content, ensuring attention to detail when incorporating feedback from clients.

• Be creative while guiding our clients on how to avoid greenwashing in their communications.

• Bring a passion for working with clients to help them make an impact in their work, supporting a more sustainable world through consistent and engaging communications.

Required experience and attributes

• Fluent speaker of English with strong writing skills.

• Must hold a bachelor’s degree minimum and/or a professional communications qualification.

• Experience creating ESG content for communications/marketing across various business sectors.

• Experience with regulatory reporting frameworks such as GRI.

• Ability to interpret complex information and create content that is accessible for a wide range of audiences.

• Ability to work with highly sensitive and confidential information.

• Positive and proactive working style.

• Collaborative, cooperative, and team-oriented.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Attention to detail.

• Strong organizational skills and time management.

• Team-oriented and self-motivated.

ABOUT ERM:

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services, and sustainability-related services. We have more than 160 offices in over 40 countries and territories, employing more than 5,000 people who work on projects around the world. ERM is committed to providing a service that is consistent, professional, and of the highest quality to create value for our clients. We have worked with many Global Fortune 500 companies, delivering innovative solutions for business and selected government clients, helping them understand and manage the sustainability challenges that the world is increasingly facing.

For over 50 years, we have been working with clients around the world and in diverse industry sectors to help them understand and manage their environmental, health, safety, risk, and social impacts. The key sectors we serve include Oil & Gas, Mining, Power, Manufacturing, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical. All face critical sustainability challenges, and our clients in these and many other areas rely on our ability to assist them in operating more sustainably, which has a positive impact on our planet.

At ERM, we know that creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career.

If you would like to read more about Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) at ERM, you can visit here on our website, or read about our progress in our 2024 Sustainability Report.

For this position, we will give preference to people with disabilities.