Job Description

• Use your passion to support clients solve issues that matter

• Great opportunity for career growth and development

• Outstanding benefits and flexible working arrangements offered

Who we are

Accenture has many opportunities for Strategy Professionals to deliver and sustain exciting new organizational capabilities, operating across a broad range of clients. In the world of strategy today, it is about the future, and in the future, technology is the disruptor. Digital technology is changing competitive landscapes and creating new opportunities for almost every organization. This situation plays directly to Accenture's strengths, operating at the intersection of business and technology. With Accenture Strategy, we have created what we believe is the strategy firm of the future. It’s a very exciting place to be!

Our Sustainability Strategy offering helps businesses that are facing numerous market pressures across stakeholders to embed sustainability and relevant environmental, societal and governance (ESG) considerations as part of businesses’ core planning and operations activities. New shared value (for shareholders and stakeholders) can be unlocked through responsible transformations – characterized by a shift in the value paradigm, digital and technology enablement, as well as partnership and ecosystem innovation. Sustainability at Accenture will focus on the following growth areas:

• Net Zero Carbon Industry Transitions

• Responsible Supply Chain, Product Design & Circular Economy

• Sustainable Technologies / Green IT & Cloud

• Sustainability Measurement, Analytics & Ledger

The work

As a sustainability Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for delivering client value within the agreed timeframe and budget. You understand the client’s unique situation and develop deliverables that exceed expectations. You are able to perform complex analyses to support business case realization while keeping the broader perspective in mind. You will work in a technology inspired and innovative environment in which you are able to identify what is required to solve client challenges. Typical activities include:

• Application of consulting skills: Supervising and supports the structuring and on-time delivery of the overall project issues, analyses, and deliverables; synthesizing and preparing storylines and cogent documents with minimal supervision

• Leadership of projects: Structuring the project plan; ensuring full consistency with Accenture methodologies, communication standards and best practices; tracking progress of the team against the work plan

• Business development: participating in client development efforts, and around engaging clients on business issues and collaborating on the writing of proposals; developing points of view on issues facing the industry.

• People development: Eliciting maximum team performance potential from the team through feedback, coaching and creating opportunities for team members to grow; providing regular feedback to team members highlighting strengths and development needs; motivating team performance

• Building and sustaining Communities of Practice (CoP): Taking ownership and proactive measures to curate, evolve and sustain the CoP; connecting and bringing together the different synergistic capabilities across BUs/GUs to enable a coherent, impactful, yet differentiated delivery of service propositio

​Here is what you’ll need

• A university degree in Business or Engineering is required and candidates typically also have an MA, MSc, MBA or PhD degree.

• Specialization in or dedicated exposure to sustainability-linked curriculum as part of tertiary education qualification (or above) is preferred

• 4 to 8 years of business consulting in an international firm, or equivalent experience in the industry with exposure to sustainability strategy and initiatives development and associated business partners and stakeholder management, is required

• Experience in shaping and leading sustainability consulting engagements is required

• Proficiency, or equivalent experience, in at least 1 of the following subject matter areas, is required: Sustainability-linked strategy development and execution, e.g. corporate sustainability strategy, CSR strategy, ESG strategy, sustainable products/ services strategy, clean energy strategy OR Sustainability knowledge and experience domains, across Net Zero Carbon Industry Transitions, Responsible Supply Chain, Product Design & Circular Economy, Sustainable Technologies / Green IT & Cloud and Sustainability Measurement, Analytics & Ledger.

• Problem solving: structuring, issue identification, data gathering and analysis, synthesis and recommendation development

• Demonstrated leadership potential and drive

• Strong, well-structured communication skills, both written and oral, including in English

Some of the Benefits We Offer

• Grow your skills by accessing our wide range of learning opportunities.
  

• Work with the foremost experts to bring the best of human ingenuity and technology to our global clients.
  

• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of gender.
  

• Up to two weeks of paid well-being leave to support your mental health.
  

• The ability to purchase up to four weeks of additional annual leave.
  

• Study leave options to focus on your learning and growth.
  

• A personal career counsellor to support your career development.

Have we got your attention yet?

You’ll work in an environment where you will gain the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to thrive; take advantage of unique learning experiences for the next generation of forward thinkers and apply today!

Qualifications

Apply deep business strategy development, architecting value and operating model architecture skills to influence client agendas through business insight. Partner with our clients to make bold decisions on priority C-Suite issues at the intersection of business, technology and operations. Provide deep understanding of our clients' industry landscape and business options in the context of global, economic, technology and social trends.

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