Job Description
Davy Horizons Sustainability amp; ESG
Now is the decade for solving sustainability challenges That’s what we do in Davy Horizons. We’re growing and this is a great opportunity to be part of our world class advisory team.
Davy are hiring a sustainability specialist to join our innovative sustainability advisory team Davy Horizons. Our ideal candidate will be a self-starter, mid to senior professional with circa 10 years’ experience or more, working in sustainability, ideally in a business environment. This role is ideal for someone looking to work on innovative sustainability projects, as well as supporting the senior leadership grow the business and thought leadership activities. This role will provide a stimulating and dynamic work environment, interesting and varied projects plus scope for personal development.
Davy Horizons and Davy Group
The Davy Group is a leading provider of wealth management, asset management, capital markets and professional advisory services operating in Ireland, UK and Luxembourg. Davy Horizons is the sustainability and ESG advisory part of the business launched in 2020. We are a dynamic team of 7 sustainability and ESG specialists with decades of experience in sustainability leadership, implementation and disclosure across all industry sectors and ESG verticals. In addition to advising large PLC, SMEs and government we provide thought leadership insights, events and host the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability ICRS Ireland. For more see Sustainability Consultants | Davy Horizons.
We value our employees as much as our clients and are committed to embracing diversity in all its forms recognising that the breadth of thought, perspective and experience that emerges from a diverse workforce is essential to deliver on our core values. Performance related bonuses, generous pension contributions and investment into further education demonstrate the value we place in developing and rewarding our staff.
The Role:
- Managing and taking a technical lead role on sustainability and ESG consultancy projects in business and government across multiple sectors. Project areas include GHG emissions measurement and verification, sustainability strategy development and baseline assessment, sustainability reporting and disclosure advisory, sustainable finance advisory, training and capacity building and more
- Responsible for project management and delivery, preparation of presentations, reports, proposals and tenders for client projects
- Supporting the development and evolution of our sustainability and ESG service offerings in this dynamic area
- Managing and developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders across the firm and clients
- Working closely with colleagues you will ensure that work is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our quality and corporate guidelines
Requirements
- Self-starter essential and taking ownership of key tasks
- Circa 10+ years work experience in sustainability, ideally in business and / or professional services
- Working knowledge of sustainability policy, law, initiatives and reporting standards such as EU Taxonomy, TCFD, SBTi, CSRD and ISSB
- Strong team player with the ability to manage several projects, meet deadlines and manage senior management expectations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including drafting reports, proposals, tenders and presentations
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft applications (TEAMS, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project), Zoom and other webinar events online tools
- Experience working in sustainability in state bodies or government also ideal
- Qualifications: Sustainability/environment related degree or post graduate qualification essential
This is a great opportunity to be a key part of a dynamic and rapidly expanding new team. The salary is competitive with bonus. Flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
Davy is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We value diversity both in background and in experience. You might not meet all of the requirements outlined in the above job description, but we would still like to hear from you. We review all applications received.
Davy Group is a member of the Bank of Ireland Group.
