Consultant, Advisory

**Role**

Consultant, Advisory

**Location**

Mexico

**Who we are**

ELEVATE is the global market leader in ESG, sustainability, and supply-chain services. Our focus is on delivering ESG program effectiveness and impact to the world’s leading companies and their supply chains. We design, build, and manage data-driven, sustainability-linked programs that drive positive impact, with assessment, advisory, program management and analytics solutions. With 30+ offices globally (and still growing), we offer a unique opportunity to work on real issues that span the globe and positively impact people, communities, and the planet.

**Job overview at a glance**

We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate professional to join our team and support clients to address their most pressing sustainability challenges.

This role will be client-facing and require direct engagement with clients’ Sustainability/ESG or Procurement teams as well as a number of our internal teams for coordination purposes. You will work with private-sector clients, many of which are major global companies, spanning a variety of sectors, including consumer goods, retail, food/agriculture, finance, real estate, and electronics.

We are looking for entrepreneurial individuals who will be motivated by the opportunity to work in a rapidly growing and successful business at the cutting edge of sustainability and to partner with world-class leaders to take on some of the planet’s most pressing ESG challenges.

**Who you are**
- Passionate about sustainability and ESG issues
- An entrepreneurial self-starter and continuous learner who is always innovating and 'getting things done'
- A structured problem-solver, critical and creative thinker, and effective communicator
- Motivated by working on complex challenges in a fast-paced, high-growth, dynamic work environment
- A team player who thrives in multi-cultural teams

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Facilitate effective project delivery through internal and external coordination (including audit scheduling and follow-up), contract management, record and data management, and support of the project manager and director
- Proactively own and deliver specific tasks on time and to specification for client projects and internal projects, with guidance from more senior staff:

- Research, analyze information, and synthesize findings and recommendations to address project needs
- Contribute to project deliverables, such as reports and presentations
- Communicate with and present deliverables to clients and other stakeholders
- Contribute to product and service standardization
- Support project management, onsite assessment coordination, and administration as needed
- Use ELEVATE platforms and processes (Wrike, Salesforce, COP and Revenue Recognition, etc.) accurately and in a timely manner
- Follow training and development plans as directed
- Contribute to proposal writing, networking, and raising the profile of ELEVATE, as directed, to help secure new business opportunities with existing and prospective clients
- Support product and service research and development as directed

**Qualifications**
- 2+ years of experience in a relevant field
- Undergraduate degree or higher
- Experience in ESG/sustainability, management consulting, or PMO required
- Experience with complex project coordination and support of project management and administration required
- Excellent organizational skills, conscientiousness, and attention to detail required
- Experience with the intersection of business and human rights preferred
- Experience with social compliance programs, social auditing, or responsible sourcing preferred
- Experience in food and agriculture supply chains preferred
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish required
- Strong written and spoken communication and presentation skills
- Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work virtually, one-on-one, and in a team
- Ability to influence without formal authority
- Capacity to work across different time zones and to hold meetings outside of regular local working hours
- Skilled with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other professional software fundamentals

**Compensation**
- ELEVATE offers a competitive salary and compensation package based on experience and qualifications

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Updated: January 2023