Social Specialist at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Purpose of Job
To perform:

• Strategic sustainability advisory projects, with a focus on social risk, return, impact and performance; linked to aspects including community sustainable livelihoods, wellbeing and gender.
• Internal audits in relation to strategic sustainability subject matter (control design and effectiveness)
• Social due diligence review as part of a broader due diligence project
• Support broader Sustainability and Climate Change team with guidance/suggestions on projects in relation to social specialist subject matter

Key Outputs

• Ensuring proper planning and documentation of fieldwork.
• Preparing draft reports.
• Managing teams.
• Identifying weaknesses in procedures, systems and controls.
• Developing strategies, frameworks and responses to social issues and how these connect with sustainability in general.
• Conducting return on social investment and social impact assessments.
• Providing advise on stakeholder engagement approaches and results.
• Assessing and analysing information obtained and interpreting findings.
• Delivering value added services to clients.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients.
• Presenting on internal training.
• Being part of internal teams to evolve and develop this specialist area.

Experience

• 3-5 years working experience in aspects of social risk, impact, return and performance
• Exposure to broader sustainable development strategy and performance within the private sector would be advantages

Qualifications

• Any relevant social science degree with honours

Competencies / Attributes

• Social impact assessment
• Return on Social Investment – SROI
• CSI programme and monitoring
• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement techniques
• Deep knowledge of social risks and strategic responses
• Broad knowledge of sustainable development
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail and willingness to work overtime
• Building and sustaining relationships
• Being passionate about customer service
• Leading and contributing to team success
• Developing self and others through coaching
• Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities and coach to help deliver results.
• Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from from current trends in business area.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Share relevant thought leadership.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality, diverse relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.