Summary of Role

Anthesis, a rapidly growing global sustainability consultancy, is looking for a junior consultant to support our growing Advisory & Communications (A&C) team, which supports Anthesis’ global offerings by bringing innovative sustainability solutions to market.

As part of the A&C team, your role will include supporting client projects related to materiality assessments and related sustainability strategy development, setting environmental and social goals/ targets, assessing hot spots and risks and opportunities throughout the value chain, benchmarking against industry best practices, conducting environmental inventories (e.g., energy/GHG emissions/water/waste), and supporting on all aspects of sustainability reporting (e.g., GRI, CDP, SASB, WMSI, DJSI, and others). 

Your projects and clients will span across a diverse set of industries, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to boutique brands, and require engagement with clients, and in some cases their suppliers, around the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting project managers in conducting primary and secondary research and analysis on sustainability leadership practices, and emerging issues and trends in a range of industry sectors utilizing a wide range of sources, including web searches, interviews and other methodologies

• Supporting senior colleagues in the development of work plans, schedules and budgets for the delivery of client projects

• Working on several projects at the same time, typically for different clients on different topics

• Being part of global project teams with colleagues in different offices and time zones

• Performing data analysis and interpretation

• Drafting reports and presentations that convey key messages and inform strategic decision-making

• Supporting proposal writing

• Supporting client relationship management

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject(s)

• Demonstrable passion for, and commitment to improving sustainability

• A willingness to learn new skills and work collaboratively with others in a dynamic work environment

• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with both internal and external clients

• Clear and concise written communications

• Experience working with data sets and demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret and communicate findings

• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality

• Exceptional organization and time management skills

• Proven research and analytical skills (from academia or work experience), with proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Ability to think and work independently, while also being an enthusiastic and proactive team player

Opportunities from Working at Anthesis

• Experience of working in a fast-paced sustainability consultancy

• Chance to apply your skills and knowledge to support our work with leading companies, impacting their strategy, programs and purpose

• Work with an international team with operations in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East

• Interesting, challenging and rewarding work across sectors and organizations

• On-the-job training and coaching

At Anthesis, we value both the well-being and the professional development of our people by doing our best to make Anthesis a great place to work. Our identity, values, and the quality of our work are vested in our people, and we want you to thrive, develop and succeed here.

As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity in our workforce. All candidates will be considered without regard to age, color, race, national origin, disability, family or marital status, pregnancy or maternity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, religion or belief, veteran status or any status protected by law. Anthesis does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.