Senior Managing Consultant Agricultural Value Chain
Singapore, Singapore
Job Description
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Posted 24 October 2022
Salary S$126,000-168,000 (Depending on experience)
LocationSingapore
Job type Permanent
ReferenceSING-10
Contact NameLouis Blaser
I am working with a Global Leader in the Sustainability Consultancy space who develop and implement carbon emission reduction projects and strategies for Blue-Chip organisations, Governments and Organisations. Their main expertise spans across the following areas\xe2\x80\xa6
- Land and water management
- Climate strategies
- Renewable energies
- Environmental impact assessments
- Green products
- Climate policy
- Carbon pricing
- Climate finance
- Sustainable finance
The goal of the Senior Consultant is to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy advice to international, regional, and local clients on sustainability topics for the corporate sector. You will be accountable for the development and overall management of proposals on agriculture supply chain strategies and water stewardship, as well as for the implementation of projects, for which you will supervise various project teams. You will provide technical guidance to the project teams and act as the main point of contact for the client. You will also leverage your vast technical expertise to drive business development activities and generate new leads. In addition, you will contribute to the development of new products and solutions.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
- Lead the planning, management and execution of highly complex/very large consulting mandates for the corporate sector on agriculture supply chain strategies and water stewardship to ensure the most efficient and highest-quality implementation
- As a senior expert, provide supervision, guidance on and technical leadership in international consulting mandates and proposals, as well as lead their technical review
- Develop new consulting business opportunities and collaborate closely with the Key Account Management team
- Interact and build relationships with our local and international clients and contribute to the winning and timely delivery of consulting mandates
- Develop and improve specialised skills and knowledge linked to the topics and services offered by the Firm
- Lead the development of the firm\xe2\x80\x99s thought leadership, services, products, marketing materials and offerings
- Lead and directly manage small teams of consultants in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context
- Participate in business strategy and leadership-relevant internal discussions to position our consulting activities within the Firm\xe2\x80\x99s overall business and offering
- Topics of engagement may include: sustainability and corporate supply chain risks with a particular focus on climate, water and forests in agricultural supply chains
Essential
- University degree, ideally at a Master\xe2\x80\x99s level or higher, in a sustainability-related field in Environmental Sciences, Agronomy, Environmental Engineering or related disciplines
- Relevant knowledge of environmental sustainability challenges in multinational companies, especially with the integration of sustainability in supply chains and agriculture
- Extensive work experience, at least partly in corporate consulting
- Specific consultancy experience in sustainability and corporate supply chain risks with a particular focus on climate, water and forests in agricultural supply chains
- Excellent technical project supervision skills and ability to guide project teams
- Excellent stakeholder and client management skills, including the ability to lead contract negotiations
- Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of environmental sustainability challenges and specific consultancy experience in the relevant areas of the practice
- Commercial skills and good business sense to be able to identify and seize opportunities in a challenging and competitive market environment
- Leadership and strategic management experience
- Excellent oral and written skills in English
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with specific communication experience to senior decision-makers (such as C-Suite) and across a range of stakeholders
- Practical experience in:
- Monitoring and quantification of environmental impacts along the supply chain on climate, water and forests -with agricultural supply chains in tropical countries and project development/program management
- Sustainable procurement, change management and sustainability strategy development
- Change management and sustainability strategy development
- Good working knowledge of all Google Suite applications and MS Word
- Diligent, reliable and proactive
- Fully comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment
- Excellent prioritisation and time management skills
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Job IdJD1306889
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationSingapore, Singapore
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EducationNot mentioned