Senior Consultant- Climate Change & Sustainability Services

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Senior Consultant- Climate Change & Sustainability

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Hei Oranga Iwi The opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join us in our Climate Change and Sustainability Services team. The EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services team is the biggest sustainability consulting team in Oceania. Our multidisciplinary teams help companies understand the risks and opportunities arising from climate change and sustainability issues advising a significant proportion of the largest companies in New Zealand and Australia to help them drive performance beyond their bottom line. Our team works across the full spectrum of sustainability and climate change issues including environmental social and governance (ESG) strategy outcomes measurement climate risk and decarbonisation human rights and modern slavery through advisory and assurance engagements. Our team works on both advisory- and reporting/assurance-related engagements and we operate as a single team across New Zealand and Australia. We are currently interested in recruiting to support the reporting and assurance side of our business.

This is a hybrid position is based in our Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) or Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Ko Tō Rourou Your key responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of industries assisting organisations on how they manage and report on a broad range of sustainability and climate-related risks and impacts.
• Delivery of assurance of non-financial reporting including sustainability metrics emissions and energy reporting across a range of industry sectors.
• Advise clients on the development of their strategies and delivery of non-financial reporting including sustainability metrics emissions and energy reporting across a range of industry sectors.
• Contribute to strategy solutions methodologies analytical frameworks and tools to help clients succeed and navigate complex regulatory environments and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Assist clients to develop and implement sustainability strategies develop targets and implement plans to enhance sustainability value for a broad range of sustainability topics including diversity waste modern slavery and environmental impacts.
• Assist in climate scenario analysis including understanding climate risks and opportunitiesin order toformulate short-and long-term management objectives.

Ngā Pūkenga Skills and attributes for success

• A strong professional interest in climate and sustainability issues and a passion for learning more about these topics
• Professional services/consulting experience.
• Tertiary qualification in a quantitative subject such as in engineering maths science commerce accounting business or physics.
• Experience in climate change services (either in professional services industry or government).
• Experience in GHG accounting.
• Demonstrable experience in reporting and/or assurance of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Working knowledge of the climate reporting regime in New Zealand.
• Awareness of the Australian Accounting Standard Board S2 standard requirements.
• Experience leading teams and coaching and developing team members.
• Climate and nature disclosure experience including knowledge of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) Frameworks.
• Knowledge of and experience in decarbonisation approaches climate risk and climate strategy.
• Agility to learn and adapt on the job ask the right questions and strive for the best solutions for clients.

Ko Taku Rourou What we offer you

At EY well fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY your career is yours to shape!Well develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

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Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.