ESG Senior Manager - JHB at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

KPMG South Africa is a multinational firm with an ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm in the world.

ESG affects every client of the firm, in every sector, and in every geography. Our ESG strategy is ambitious and we aim to embed ESG in our existing services and developing new ones in line with the market demand. We have an opportunity to support clients in their ESG Transformation journeys as they gearing up for new reporting requirements.

Our ESG Consulting business needs a strong self-driven Senior Manager, who is as passionate as us about ESG and helping clients in their ESG journey. The role will provide opportunity to be involved in various stages of the client’s ESG journey including advising on ESG strategy, transition, and implementation – including in specialist areas like climate change and human rights and helping clients to understand their ESG readiness and prepare for ESG reporting

At KPMG, providing clients with the best possible solution to the challenges which they face is paramount, thus the role will enable you to collaborate with a wide variety of staff members (e.g. data, technology specialists, climate change specialists) from various KPMG business units.

This collaborative approach in everything that we do helps to distinguish us in the market place.

Key responsibilities:

•  Lead the delivery of ESG transformation and reporting engagements.  From advising clients with ESG strategy, transition and implementation;
•  Assist clients to understand their ESG readiness and prepare for ESG reporting;
•  ESG SME and ambassador for the firm;
•  Participate in market activities to grow the ESG market for the firm;
•  Develop and train team;
•  Vision through to target operating model development design (including future state validation and deployment) to the evolution of implemented operating models;
•  Interpret client requirements and support the team with the sales process of ESG projects engagements including an appropriate tailored approach and methodology;
•  Understand how technology enables the ESG function of the future etc;
•  Display diligence during the execution of any work of KPMG’s internal risk management processes at all times;
•  Contribute effectively to the discussions around the ESG Agenda and actively participate in generating creative ideas and thoughts; and
•  Other ad-hoc tasks as assigned.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

•  High level of drive and resilience;
•  High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality;
•  Strong organisation skills; a self-starter with initiative, ability to foster innovation and a common-sense approach to problem solving;
•  Ability to multi-task and reprioritise tasks as and when required;
•  Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
•  Very good business writing skills, numerical skills, communication and interpretation skills;
•  Executes excellent “first review” skills;
•  Excellent ability to compile PowerPoint decks and able to present with confidence and passion;
•  The ability to build collaborative relationships with good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to colleagues with differing levels of expertise and skills while championing inclusion and diversity;
•  Passionate about how technology enables the new future; and
•  The ability to adapt to a changing work environment and accommodate changing client demands.

Minimum requirements to apply for the role:

•  Minimum 5 - 7 years’ experience working on ESG projects or a ESG transformation and reporting.
•  Professional qualification with degree in engineering, accounting or environmental sciences with experience in corporate performance measurement and reporting, including business process management and functional systems specifications/CA (SA)
•  Passionate about working on ESG Transformation and ESG Reporting.