Sustainability Advisory – Senior Manager

Job description / Role

The EY Clean Energy and Sustainability Services Team in MENA is actively looking for a market-facing Senior Manager with significant experience in Sustainability Transformation and a proven track record in advising large corporate firms (FTSE 100 / Fortune 500) on sustainability strategy, supply chain transformation and leading the implementation of such programmes to drive value. Prospective candidates preferably have experience in MENA geography.

We are at the forefront of current trends in sustainability and we engage with client staff at all levels to provide insight into these developments. We want candidates who are dedicated and capable of helping us to develop our dynamic sustainability practice that is focused on making the difference for our clients as they navigate this agenda.

If you have significant commercial/consulting experience in the following areas, we want to hear from you:
- Sustainability transformation
- Sustainability strategy development and Program Management
- Sustainable supply chain
- Sustainability Analytics
- Valuing Sustainability
- Sustainability Governance and Reporting

Key Responsibilities
- Develop and lead relationships with large corporate accounts and establish a strong revenue stream from sustainability transformation and related services
- Build a market leading team capable of providing board level strategic advice and winning large transformation engagements that leverage the wider competencies of EY
- Raise EY's profile in the sustainability debate internally and externally
- Identify and Establish relationships with prospective external partners to drive revenue growth and additional client value

Requirements

- Understanding of the key sustainability issues in relation to business transformation
- Experience in leading Sustainability transformation programs, setting up Sustainability PMOs
- Proven track record of business development and project delivery - in particular large scale consulting engagements around sustainability
- Exceptional commercial and leadership skills combined with entrepreneurial mind set
- Experience in engaging at the C-suite level and the ability to translate sustainability into the language of a CFO - to demonstrate how sustainability can create and deliver value
- Existing network of relationships with business leaders across industries most active in addressing sustainability
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team and environment
- Flexible in attitude to deal with GCC mindset, ideally with MENA work experience
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills - ideally possessing a sustainability or technical qualification
- 10+ years of professional experience

Our Assurance group is one of the most trusted, respected and influential organizations in the industry.

As part of our team, you will provide peace of mind to clients by using your skills and experience to give companies, investors and regulators confidence in the validity of financial statements and business-critical information or processes.

Groups (or, as we call them, sub-service lines) within Assurance include External Audit, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Financial Accounting Advisory Services and Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services.

About the Company

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The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region