Principal Consultant - Sustainable Finance

We are seeking an experienced and connected Principal Consultant to join our team in Hong Kong with a focus on private sector financial institutions (PSFIs). This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business in a senior role, and brings access to ERM's worldwide network of experts, best practices, and learning opportunities. The role also offers a potential ‘pathway to partnership’.

Key service areas that you would help build and deliver include:

• Environmental & Social Due Diligence, with emphasis on value creation opportunities.
• Green/Social/Sustainability-Linked financial product frameworks and SPOs.
• International standard environmental & social due diligence, e.g., ref. EP4, IFC PS, ADB ESS.
• PSFI and portfolio company ESG strategy advisory including materiality assessment, science-based and Net Zero GHG targets, and roadmap development and implementation.
• Reporting services including inter alia UN PRI and EU SFDR.

Familiarity with emerging Natural Capital services for PSFIs would be a bonus.

You will be expected to help build and develop a team of consultants.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPECTATIONS

• Master’s degree in a relevant science, engineering, or business discipline preferred.
• Minimum 12 years’ business development and execution experience in the above services.
• Experience in people and project management.
• Strong communication skills in written / spoken English and Cantonese and/or Mandarin.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

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ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.