Principal Consultant, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change, Malaysia

Job Description

An exciting opportunity currently exists in our growing ERM Climate Advisory team in Southeast Asia.This is a Principal Consultant, Climate Change role within ERM’s regional Southeast Asia Team to lead a portfolio of projects for ERM’s key corporate clients in Malaysia, Southeast Asia and beyond.

This is a senior role, where the candidate will need to be a team leader for a team of 6-8 consultants in Malaysia, thought leader in promoting climate change topic internally, within ERM team, and amongst various stakeholders in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific region (corporates’ executives, project developers, government agencies etc.) via participation in seminars, conferences and clients events as well as connecting with other lead climate experts across ERM.

The candidate will work with ERM’s business development teams and leaders across Asia Pacific to maintain existing client relationships as well as grow new client portfolios in Southeast Asia and more broadly resulting in the growth of ERM’s opportunity pipeline. This will require an individual with good communication skills, client / market understanding and proposal development skills.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Leading projects’ implementation : Act as a technical advisor / leader for climate consultancy projects for corporate clients across a variety of economic sectors, focusing on such topics as low carbon economy transition, GHG emissions reduction actions and plans, climate and net zero strategies, Science-Based Targets, climate-related financial risks and opportunities assessment, adaptation strategies, etc. Provide technical guidance to project teams, conduct technical reviews, ensure quality and timely delivery of project outputs within the budget.
• Business development : assist senior sellers and account directors / managers in identifying and pursuing potential business opportunities with existing and new clients. Help develop and pitch proposals for clients, including methodological approach and description of tasks, budgets and team structures.
• Technical guidance and capacity building : guide and build capacities of ERM climate advisory team in Southeast Asia coaching, training, sharing knowledge and market updates within the team and coordinating with ERM global Climate Technical Community to understand best practices, approaches, methodologies and tools to apply them in the Southeast Asian region.
• Strategy, marketing and thought leadership : support Regional Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change Lead for Southeast Asia in developing regional strategy for climate advisory services, marketing plans and materials; participate in marketing and communication activities around climate advisory, including preparing and co-leading external workshops, webinars, learning sessions, developing thought leadership materials, communication pieces, and reports for a wide audience.
• Team leadership : lead a team of 6-8 consultants in Malaysia, including defining their goals, priorities, coaching, mentoring, hiring new team members.

Requirements

Who We Are

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment & society through the expertise & energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do & is at the heart of both our service offerings & how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing & rewarding our people to work with the best clients & on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers.

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