Business Sustainability

1 week ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Forvis Mazars Full time R250 000 - R500 000 per year
Job Description

Forvis Mazars Business Sustainability Team has an opportunity for a professional consultant to contribute to the team's growth. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your sustainability strategy, climate advisory, and reporting capabilities in delivering niche sustainability service offerings to diverse clients. An opportunity to deepen your technical ability through pragmatic business solutions in key sectors.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Develop, manage, and execute sustainability reporting processes in compliance with international and local standards & frameworks.
  • Report compilation for clients.
  • Coordinate data collection from various departments and ensure the integrity and accuracy of the data reported.
  • Monitor and report on key sustainability metrics and performance indicators.
  • Conduct materiality assessments to identify and prioritise the most significant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues for the company.
  • Engage with stakeholders, including customers, employees, investors, and regulators, to gather input on material sustainability topics.
  • Oversee and training of junior consultants.
  • Business development, track of portal, proposal compilations and complete internal quality processes.
  • Client product design from strategy to gaps analysis then solution design.
  • Climate change client maturity journey, from measurement to decarbonisation pathways.
Minimum Requirements

Educational / Professional Qualifications

  • Relevant post-graduate qualification essential (sustainable development, business, finance or accounting)
  • Strong understanding of international and local sustainability reporting standards and frameworks and developing landscape.
  • Working knowledge of the GRI Standards, IFRS S1 and S2, CSRD an added advantage.
  • A minimum of 3 years' client facing professional services experience within the sustainability field.
  • Experience in carbon footprint assessment and decarbonisation strategy development and implementation preferable
  • Commercially focused and adept in applying your sustainability knowledge to differing client situations
  • Business development is essential
  • Strong business writing and presentation skills.

Personal Attributes

  • Passionate about sustainability and committed to making a positive impact.
  • Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in data handling and reporting.
  • A self-starter, proactive, with a strong ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Adaptable and resilient, able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Project and time management essential

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