Senior Consultant - United Kingdom - Environmental Resources Management (ERM)

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Senior Consultant - Social Performance (Associate Level)

Apply locations Manchester, United Kingdom Oxford, United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R

ERM is seeking a passionate and motivated Senior Social Performance Consultant to join our Capital Project Delivery team in the UK. The role is an exciting opportunity to help deliver a range of critical capital projects across numerous geographies for our global clients.

About ERM and the Role

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world's leading organisations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organisations to operationalise sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our "boots to boardroom" approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Responsibilities

As part of ERM's Capital Project Delivery team, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering, coordinating and managing projects on social performance topics in a range of sectors and for a variety of clients across the globe, working closely with ERM's other technical community globally;
• Providing technical support to various team members on social performance topics;
• Contributing to business development activities, through the development of proposals, client presentations, and technical marketing initiatives;
• Adhering to all ERM and client requirements, specifically those related to H&S and governance.
• Working with junior consultants to provide guidance in delivery of social performance assessments; and
• National and international travels might be required.

The ideal candidate should meet the below requirements and have experience and knowledge of the following:

• Knowledge of the IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
• The "S" component of ESGs and Due Diligences;
• Social impact assessment and management planning;
• Socio-economic development including social investment, local content.
• Stakeholder engagement;
• Resettlement and livelihood restoration;
• Excellent report writing, analytical and inter-personal skills.
• 3-4 years previous relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (ideally a Masters degree);
• Previous experience within industry, fieldwork and/or consultancy;
• Demonstrable experience working within cross-cultural teams and environments;

Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English. Candidates who are also fluent in a second language are encouraged to apply.

ERM operates a hybrid working model, with flexibility for home-based working. Other benefits including an annual discretionary bonus, pension scheme, private medical insurance, medical cash plan, life assurance, income protection and many more.

With a robust career framework in place, ERM is able to offer great opportunities for both early career and experienced professionals to advance their career within the business. Structured training around project management, core consulting skills development amongst other topics are offered to support our colleagues' professional development as we continue to grow our team.

You will also be able to join our Global Technical Communities where likeminded professionals come together globally to innovate, network and share knowledge and expertise through internal workshops and webinars.

We are passionate about our people, their safety, well-being and development. ERMers take accountability, are client focused, and collaborate with colleagues across geographies.

If you share our values, believe in sustainability and are motivated by opportunities to shape, build and run a sustainability service team that makes a real impact to our client's businesses, ERM is the right place for you.

We aim to build an inclusive culture by identifying, acquiring, developing and retaining a highly skilled and high performing workforce which reflects the diverse global marketplace in which we operate, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious preference, sexual orientation, physical attributes, educational background.

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About Us

At ERM, sustainability is our business.

We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.

ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.

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