Consultant, Circular Economy

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

Our Consultancy & Advisory Services team provides our clients with outstanding technical expertise that enables the successful implementation of complex sustainability projects. Our expertise spans across multiple topics including land and water management, climate strategies, renewable energies, environmental impact assessments, green products, climate policy, carbon pricing, climate finance, and sustainable finance, to name just a few. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you 

Job summary:

The goal of the Consultant is to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy advice to international and regional clients on sustainability topics. You will play a leading role in the development and overall management of proposals on corporate plastic footprinting, sustainable material strategies, and national-level circularity transition roadmaps. For the implementation of projects, you will manage small project teams. You will be the main point of contact for the client and may also act as a collaborator, providing specific inputs or serving a specific role on a mandate. In addition, you will support the development of new services and solutions at South Pole to address the
circular economy transition.

The Circular Economy team at South Pole is a small, international and growing team. We support private and public sector organisations in assessing and reducing their role in waste. We are very connected to the climate change and biodiversity experts at South Pole, embedding Circular Economy strategies in a broader sustainability context. 

Main tasks & responsibilities:
â Manage medium-size sustainability consulting mandates throughout their entire project cycle: initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure.
â Plan and implement projects to ensure the most efficient and highest-quality implementation.
â Stakeholder coordination for project implementation: support collaborating with government agencies, development entities, academia, and industry partners to identify priority areas for intervention and recommend evidence-based solutions.
â Analyse scientific literature, policy documents, and industry reports to stay informed about emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in the field.
â Map and process critical data for materials flow analysis to assess key circularity and sustainability performance indicators.
â Conceptualize and develop thought leading content for presentations and publications.
â Offer technical expertise and support to partners and stakeholders in the projects seeking to address plastic pollution through capacity-building initiatives, training programs, and educational workshops.
â Interact and build relationships with our international, regional and local clients.
â Develop proposals for the private and public sector on plastics sustainable material strategies, and circularity transition roadmaps in close collaboration with the Key Account Management team and senior consulting professionals to support business development activities.
â For small advisory projects, occasionally provide high-level technical guidance and perform technical review of proposals and deliverables.
â Develop and improve specialised skills and knowledge linked to the topics and services offered by South Pole.
â Support senior consulting and key account management teams in further developing South Poleâs thought leadership, services, products, marketing materials and offerings.
â Topics of engagement may include: corporate plastic footprints, target setting, strategy development and implementation, country-level plastic pollution baseline analysis, lever impact assessment and mitigation strategies including: innovation in packaging/plastic alternatives, solutions for substituting single-use plastic; system-change scenario definition and transition roadmap development, circular economy and plastics overarching policy and reporting standards, MSW management. 

Requirements:

Essential -
â University degree Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Material Sciences, or Engineering, Economics or other sustainability-related disciplines.
â Relevant knowledge of sustainability challenges and solutions within the plastics value chain, including but not limited to plastics pollution and circularity.
â Strategic thinking and analytical mindset.
â Relevant work experience (the expectation is a minimum of 3 years) in sustainability consulting or a related field, including environmental sustainability practices in multinational companies.
â Good project management skills, from both a technical and administrative standpoint, and ability to coordinate project teams in a multi-stakeholder and multi-geographies context.
â Excellent writing skills, with proven expertise in creating high-quality written documents (proposals and deliverables).
â Good stakeholder and client management skills through effective communication.
â Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders.
â Good understanding of environmental sustainability challenges and specific consultancy experience in the relevant areas of the practice.
â Autonomous yet collaborative approach to work.
â Excellent oral and written skills in English and Spanish

Desirable - 
â A Masterâs degree will be an advantage.
â Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
â Excellent working knowledge of all Google Suite applications and MS Word.
â Diligent, reliable, proactive and self-sufficient but collaborative approach to work.
â Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.
â Good prioritisation and time management skills.

What we offer:

At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation. 

Weâre a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.