Senior sustainability advisor job description

ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) help companies design and manage their corporate governance, executive compensation, and sustainability programs to align with company goals, reduce risk, and manage the needs of a diverse shareholder base by delivering best-in-class data, tools, and advisory services.

Companies increasingly focus on refining their disclosures and management practices around their environmental and social practices, impacts, and risks. Boards and executive teams seek expert guidance on industry norms and best practices, stakeholder expectations, reporting standards and frameworks, and a better understanding of prevailing ESG ratings, such as ISS ESG Corporate Rating and ISS QualityScore.

ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) is a subsidiary of ISS that provides publicly traded companies with advisory services and software solutions to help solve a wide range of critical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. The Sustainability Advisor role on the ICS team is a fast-paced client-facing role that provides advisory and consulting services on critical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues to senior executives at the world's largest companies.
The Role
In this role, you will combine your subject matter expertise and communication skills with our market-leading proprietary data and tools to help progressive companies understand how to evaluate and respond to perceptions of ESG risk and to educate executives and board members about the changing ESG landscape.

Most of our sustainability work involves helping companies optimize their public environmental and social disclosures to increase transparency in alignment with standards, frameworks, and stakeholder expectations. On a daily basis, you will:

Work as a member of sector-focused team specializing on key issues most relevant to the industries the team covers.Form and sustain ongoing relationships with senior client executives and management teams to understand their needs and provide them with context and advice tailored to their challenges and goals.Analyze evolving ESG trends-including reporting standards, rating systems, and shareholder expectations-to identify key disclosures on which clients should focus.Produce and deliver polished client deliverables and discuss them in detail with sustainability and legal executives.Synthesize information from our ESG databases and platform to uncover actionable intelligence on ESG disclosures and practices.Develop industry-leading intellectual capital and thought leadership on ESG topics, including whitepapers, toolkits, webinars, and presentations for individual clients and at industry conferences.The role requires 10% travel or less, typically for conference attendance and occasional client visits.

Qualifications
Degree in Business, Finance, Sustainability, Environmental Science, or a related field with an exceptional performance record1-3 years of successful work experience related to climate change analytics, strategy, corporate reporting, or related role Technical comfort (including the ability to quickly learn and train on customized computer applications) Strong understanding of climate related business risk and climate business strategy development Familiarity with GRI, SASB, TCFD, and other market standards and guidelines Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines Excellent organization, multitasking, and prioritization skills
Analytic
Strong analytical skills Superior problem-solving skills Intellectual curiosity and ability to master complex concepts and technical subject matter quickly Ability to diagnose client needs and identify relevant resources Proficiency in distilling data using Excel, SQL, or other tools Extreme attention to detail Proactive in turning to others for assistance when required Ability to understand intersection of various sustainability reporting standards
Communication and Client Focus
Team player, working collaboratively with peers and managers to best serve our clients Ability to present professionally and authoritatively Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to foster and maintain collaborative relationships in a cross-functional environment Capacity to quickly establish relationships with executives and be seen as a resource Demonstrated poise and grace under pressure Should be solutions-focused and contribute to team's continuous improvement

*We offer a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in office and 2 days work from home. Most offices have returned to working in-office.

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Featured Benefits include:
Medical, Dental and Vision - multiple PPO plans to choose from 401(k) Plan with a competitive Company Match up to 9% inclusive of Safe Harbor contribution FSA and Commuter benefit programs Generous Paid Time Off (annualized minimum of 20 days vacation, 11 holidays and separate paid sick leave) Flexible Work & Hybrid policies may apply Paid Parental Leave

ISS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Veteran and Disability Acts.