ANALYST, SUSTAINABILITY

Location: Hybrid (3+ Days in Office in Stamford, CT or New York, NY)

Sodali & Co is a leading provider of shareholder engagement advisory and governance consulting services to corporate clients around the world. The firm provides corporate boards and executives with strategic advice and services relating to a broad range of activities, including mergers and acquisitions, annual and special meetings, shareholder activism initiatives, multinational cross-border transactions, sustainability issues and debt restructuring. From headquarters in New York, London, and Sydney with offices in the world’s major capital markets, Sodali & Co serves more than 2,000 corporate clients in over 80 countries, including many of the largest multinational corporations. In addition to listed and private companies, the firm’s clients include mutual funds, ETFs, stock exchanges and membership associations.

The Opportunity

We are seeking early-stage candidates for this Analyst, Sustainability role to work within our consulting team to advise our clients through multifaceted consulting engagements across sectors to develop ESG visions, strategies, and goals and influence performance. You will conduct complex analyses and research to create and contribute to client deliverables. This early-career individual contributor position plays a key role in supporting project teams. You will be trained in our approach to client work and all our services and methodologies.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation of being in either our midtown NYC or Stamford, CT office at least 3+ days/week.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with team members to produce high quality, visually compelling and actionable deliverables.
Support robust ESG gap analyses, recommendations, and strategic action plans aligned with key market and investor trends and client focus areas.
Support the end-to-end process of developing clients’ annual sustainability and ESG reports in partnership with a cross-functional team of stakeholders.
Support stakeholder engagement interviews across a variety of functions and industries to source underreported or new ESG performance data and information.
Contribute to firm development as a strategic ESG advisor by supporting various firm business development, communication, and thought leadership activities.
Guided by client’s needs, complete research requests and synthesize findings into concise format for sharing with executives.
Support other administrative and client account management needs.

Successful Candidates Would

Have previous experience in corporate sustainability/ESG reporting or general management consulting with demonstrated interest in ESG issues.
Understand sustainability/ESG and climate accounting, management, and disclosure standards and regulatory frameworks such as GRESB, ISO14064, TCFD, IFRS, SASB, CDP, SBTi, EU Taxonomy, SFDR, CA SB 253, CA SB 261, EU CSRD.
Have experience with ESG ratings providers and assessments such as ISS, MSCI, Sustainalytics, CDP, and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).
Strong analytical, technical, and database management skills.
Be able to communicate and give presentations to internal stakeholders effectively and professionally.
Possess strong writing and editing abilities.
Be committed to learning new concepts and industry best practices within a fast-paced, high-performance consulting environment.
Be comfortable executing multiple projects and high-quality deliverables simultaneously with excellent time management skills and sense of prioritization.
Demonstrate proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel.

Role Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
0-2 years of relevant professional experience (i.e., climate change, sustainability and ESG, management consulting, risk and data management)
All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Our Interview Process

We personally review every application, and if we think there might be a fit, we’ll reach out via email within a couple days to start the conversation. From there, our hiring process includes:

30-minute video interview with a member of our Operations Team
Review of prior work samples
45-minute video interview with members of our Sustainability Team
Case study exercise
Final 30-minute video interview with a Practice Lead +

An Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions, veteran status, unemployment status, arrest or conviction record, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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