Job Description

Principal Consultant - Reporting & Disclosure

Department: Strat, Trans & Reporting : Advisory

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Netherlands

Key Responsibilities

• Client & Project Delivery – 65% of time
• Project Management – managing the delivery of agreed consulting engagements / projects on time, on budget, and to high standards of quality.
• Deliverable Drafting & Presentation – preparing and delivering high quality reports, presentations, and sometimes workshops in line with project scope.
• Expert input and QA – reviewing project work and providing expert viewpoint and quality assurance on deliverables.
• Client Relationship Building – earning the confidence and trust of client teams, and representing our direct clients’ interests effectively inside their organisations. Business Development – 20% of time
• Service development - contributing to the development of our reporting service offering and/or streamlining and improving existing service offerings including creating delivery and proposal templates, providing training and acting as internal expert on a report architecture, content and design.
• Key Account Development – helping to guide and support deeper and longer-term partnerships with valuable and impactful clients over time.
• Proposal / Bid Writing & Presentation – discussing, framing, designing, pricing and presenting project proposals (with the guidance and support of colleagues)
• Thought Leadership & Marketing – supporting the team and wider business in lead generation and brand-building through the creation of IP and marketing materials Organisational & Personal Development – 15% of time
• Training & Personal Development – using the ACE (Anthesis Centre of Excellence) learning and development platform, and guided by your line manager.
• Line Management – supporting more junior colleagues to guide and manage their growth and performance within Anthesis.
• Strategic & Organisational Initiatives – contributing to important internal initiatives, proposition development and innovation.
• Recruitment – contributing to growing the team through recruitment

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• We believe that great contributors can come from various backgrounds, and we welcome those shifting into the sustainability space from adjacent fields. As guidance, at this level, we’d typically look for:
• 6+ years of experience in strategy consulting, reporting consulting or agency.
• Or 6+ years' experience in-house, in a related organisational function / field, where strategy implementation and reporting were part of the role.
• Experience of Sustainability Reporting is essential.
• Confidence in talking to Board level stakeholders including CFOs and financial professionals in client organisations.
• Ability to respond positively to pressure and take a flexible approach to the dynamic, fast moving sustainability reporting sector.
• Good working familiarity with MS Office Suite is required, with high levels of numeracy and good Excel skills preferred.
• Understanding of ESG data collection platform landscape and experience of implementing data systems with clients or in-house is desirable.
• Previous experience with CSRD or ISSB reporting/preparation, sustainability assurance and/or running Double Materiality Assessments in-house or for a client is preferred

Job Benefits

• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team
• Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients
• Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME’s who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis
• Competitive salary in line with education, experience and skills
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
• Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.