CareEdge - Assistant Director/Associate Director - ESG Advisory

CARE Advisory Research and Training Limited (CareEdge Advisory):.

CARE Analytics and Advisory Pvt.Ltd.

(CAAPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of CARE Ratings Ltd., is a leading consultancy firm specializing in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) advisory services.

We work with diverse industries to enhance sustainability, manage risks, and drive positive impact.

Our team is expanding, and we are seeking a seasoned professional to join with a focus on ESG/Sustainability advisory services.

Position: Assistant Director/Associate Director ESG Advisory.

Position Purpose.

- Role requires the person to develop and maintain ESG product / service and support the relationship teams.

- The role requires candidate to work in environment with diversity of work, and someone who. embraces to work both independently and in teams.

- Candidate should have research and analytical bent of mind to understand and make use of various research reports on ESG topics and can incorporate the knowledge & understanding in development of products and services.

- The role requires the candidate to demonstrate the high degree of problem-solving capacity and ability to come up with innovative solutions.

- Strong knowledge on concepts like ESG, climate change, ESG reporting standards, regulations.

Key Responsibilities.

- Candidate should have min 10-15 years' experience of implementing sustainability programs at corporate level or have strong consulting experience in Environment and Social aspects.

- Candidate should be well versed with sustainability reporting standards and frameworks such as BRSR, GRI, SASB, IIRC, IFRS S1 and S2.

- Candidate should have demonstrated experience in developing decarbonization strategy and implemented the same in sectors like steel, cement, O&G, chemicals, metals and mining.

- Candidate should have exposure in atleast two or more following areas:.

Implementing programs like LCA, EIA, SIA studies.

Net zero targets through SBTi.

Knowledge on standards - ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001.

Double materiality assessment.

ESG due diligence basis IFC PS.

- Partner with across teams on developing proposals, tracking and applying to tenders and engage with companies on various ESG related deliverables.

Skill set required:.

- Strong domain knowledge on Sustainability, leading practices and regulations.

- Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

- Intermediate to advance level Microsoft Excel and PPT skills.

- Ability to multi task.

Should be able to lead multiple projects and deliverables.

- Ability to work Independently or within group as per project requirements.

Education and Experience:.

- Bachelor's degree in engineering is a must.

- Master's degree in related discipline (environment and/or social sciences, energy management, sustainability or related fields);.

- Previous work experience in below areas.

ESG consulting and advisory, Part of Sustainability team in corporate.