Sustainability Consulting Manager (Remote)

Sustainability Consulting Manager | Ithaca Impact | Australia

Are you a whizz at social impact research, data collection and analysis? Are you serious about driving meaningful change? Do you thrive managing a diverse project portfolio? Then read on.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated sustainability focused Consulting Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in management or economic consulting, excellent client management skills, and a deep understanding of impact measurement or sustainability issues. As a Sustainability Consulting Manager, you will lead consulting projects, manage client relationships, and oversee a team of talented analysts to ensure successful project delivery.  

Key Responsibilities: 
 

1. Lead sustainability consulting projects and their teams 

Business Development: Identify and pursue new business opportunities, prepare proposals, and pitch our services to potential clients. 

Project managements: Lead and manage consulting projects from initiation to completion, overseeing report and presentation composition, ensuring deliverables are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. 

Client Interaction: Develop and maintain strong client relationships, understand their needs, and ensure high levels of client satisfaction. 

Team Leadership: Mentor and manage junior analysts, providing guidance and support to ensure their professional growth and project success. 

Strategy Development: Collaborate with senior management to develop and implement strategies that align with the firm’s goals and objectives. 

Quality Assurance: Ensure the quality of deliverables meets the firm’s high standards and client expectations. 

2. Collect, interpret and communicate complex data  

Metric Design: Propose metrics that quantify sustainability performance with respect to identified material issues, and that facilitate benchmarking with comparable entities. 

Data Contextualisation: Contextualise sustainability data with narratives explaining internal company operations and external operating environment. 

Data Interpretation: Identify meaningful patterns in data and choose charts and other visualisation tools that highlight those patterns.  

Data Communication: Describe results through reports and graphics that are tailored to clients’ key audiences. 

3. Align consulting advice with sustainability and impact measurement best practices. 

Sustainability Materiality: Identify the most important sustainability issues to clients’ organisations and their stakeholders 

Impact Investment Justification: Gather evidence to justify clients’ impact improvements.  

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Design impact monitoring and reporting processes designed to prove and improve the effectiveness of impact initiatives. 

Standards Alignment: Ensure that Ithaca Impact’s advice aligns with the relevant third-party sustainability Standards, Frameworks, Regulations and Guidance. 

To be successful in the role you’ll need: 

bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or data driven field (e.g., economics, statistics, business) 

minimum of 8 years of experience in consulting, preferably in economic consulting, management consulting or impact measurement 

proven ability to lead and manage teams 

strong organisational and multitasking abilities 

history of working on sustainability-related consulting projects 

critical thinking skills, asking thoughtful questions that draw out cause and effect 

ability to manipulate data and build models in Microsoft Excel  

excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write and present highly polished reports. 

to be able to build rapport with new people quickly 

an entrepreneurial spirit, with a willingness to work in a small business environment  

to be a self-starter who takes responsibility for project completion with limited to no oversight 

to be located in Australia and be willing to travel occasionally to Brisbane, as required. 

An ideal candidate also has: 

post-graduate qualifications in a data driven field (e.g., Economics, Statistics, Business) 

strong understanding of impact measurement and evaluation methodologies 

experience with measuring the impact using monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) tools 
 

What we offer 

The position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while enjoying professional development and growth opportunities that come from an exposure to a wide variety of sustainability consulting projects and network of inspiring clients keen to make a meaningful impact. You will benefit from a collaborative and inclusive work environment and highly flexible work arrangements that allow you to work remotely on either a full-time or part-time basis.  We offer a competitive salary package, commensurate with the market and your experience, as well as a day off each year to dedicate to an impact project of your choosing.  The role is remote, but candidate needs to be based and have full working rights in Australia.

About Us 

Ithaca Impact is a boutique consulting firm which helps organisations on their responsible business journey to deliver positive social & environmental impact. We work with large private and publicly listed companies, chambers of commerce, industry bodies and non-profits looking to create value and optimise risk, return and impact for their stakeholders.  

Our clients come from a broad range of industries and are looking for experienced professionals to help them navigate rising sustainability, ESG and responsibility standards and deliver genuine, on the ground impact. Go to: www.ithacaimpact.com 

How to Apply 

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you! 

We highly encourage people of diverse background to apply, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin. 

Applications will be assessed in the order in which they are submitted. We will close the process when we have filled the role, or on 31 January 2025, whichever occurs first.   

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