Senior Associate to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

Job Description & Summary

A career in Environmental, Social and Governance will provide you with the opportunity to generate distinctive advantage for our clients by addressing their non-financial performance, ensuring it is a source of viable, societally beneficial outcomes of benefit to all.

Our team provides support across our clients' Environmental, Social and Governance journeys by identifying specific areas of potential strategic advantage, how to achieve change compatible with evolving Environmental, Social and Governance targets and what transparency is required to earn stakeholder trust.

About the job
PwC has been leading the way in helping its clients benchmark their carbon footprint and build clear strategies to become more sustainable organisations. Our ESG team has been ensuring both stakeholder and shareholder value creation are at the core of those sustainability strategies. A career within ESG Advisory team will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in improving their core operations, improve productivity, uplift performance, embed a culture of high performing teams, take carbon out, re-engineer how they work, and bring practical solutions to transform delivery of products and services in line with a sustainable business strategy. We are seeking a Senior Associate to ESG Advisory. We are looking for ambitious candidates who are able to take ownership and who are seeking long-term development opportunities in a challenging
environment. Candidates with experience and expertise in different aspects of ESG – including but not limited to climate change – will be considered.

Job responsibilities:

• Conducting market research to understand key ESG trends in business, develop strategic view on ESG development and contribute to ESG thought leadership
• Supporting clients in setting and operationalizing their ESG strategies, defining KPIs and frameworks for measuring and monitoring their impacts on the environment, society and economy
• Conducting ESG readiness assessments and due diligence for businesses, portfolios, and projects
• Contributing – as an expert in ESG – to broader opportunities and assignments in other areas, including the identification and analysis of key ESG risks and opportunities, and demonstrating how they can be mainstreamed
• Supporting business developments to further expand our ESG-related services
• Managing a team of junior colleagues on daily basis
• Communicating with the decision makers of our clients (including governments, international agencies, industrial groups, banks, private equity companies, shareholders, and investors)
• Work closely with senior colleagues

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, or related field.
• A Master’s degree or professional certifications in sustainability or ESG would be a plus
• At least 3-4 years of professional experience within scientific, engineering field, energy and power and/or other industry sectors or consulting with the focus on ESG
• Minimum one (1) year of experience as an in-charge / senior / team lead
• Experience in sustainable/green finance will be an asset (e.g. structuring green bonds)
• Certificate in ESG areas (e.g., GRI, CFA in ESG investments) would be a strong plus
• Understanding of global trends, agendas, ESG frameworks, standards, and regulatory environments
• Sharp analytical, problem-solving, strategic thinking skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, coaching and presentation skills (incl. PowerPoint)
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Russian – fluent, English – advanced/fluent (both oral and written)
• Candidate needs to be adaptable, detail oriented, able to manage projects independently and ethically and be ready to assume a high level of responsibility as a member of a team