Senior Manager / Associate Director - Sustainable Value

At KPMG, we see sustainability as the coming together of environmental, social and economic sensibilities. Though simple in principle, the practice is often complex. KPMG’s broad base of internal expertise helps clients break through bottlenecks to craft practical solutions and create truly Sustainable Value for stakeholders through in-depth analysis, informed strategy, and integrated reporting.This position plays a crucial role within KPMG’s national Sustainable Value Team and IMPACT initiative. As such, it represents an opportunity to help keystone organisations navigate a wide range of environmental challenges, fulfil their purpose, and deliver sustainable value to stakeholders for an inclusive, prosperous, and resilient New Zealand.

The opportunity:

• This senior role will work closely with colleagues to deliver team goals, with a core focus on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and Sustainability issues.
• This role will help provide strategic and operational leadership and grow the firm’s climate change related business by building relationships and promoting the services of KPMG as a whole.

Day to day you will:

• Lead client projects and manage day to day client relationships including; structuring engagements and work plans, client engagement, overseeing junior team members and taking responsibility for project team leadership and direction, budget management and deliverables
• Coach and mentor junior team members
• Produce high quality analysis that combines KPMG expertise and market insight with quantitative and qualitative analytics
• Develop national and international KPMG contacts in order to deliver quality services and contribute to growing service offerings of the Sustainable Value team
• Maintain knowledge of national and global climate change and climate-related issues, especially with regards to how they affect New Zealand and key New Zealand industries

What you'll bring to our team:

• 10+ years of relevant practical advisory experience
• Demonstrated ability in strategic business development and advisory services - relevant management consulting or Big 4 experience an advantage
• Have a passion and interest in climate change and sustainability
• Oral and written communication is a key strength along with planning, project management, relationship building, networking and influencing skills
• Experience managing a broad range of people (at different levels), from across service lines both inside and outside of your area of technical expertise
• Relevant tertiary qualification

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