Junior Associate

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.

**Job Summary**

The goal of the Junior Associate is to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality consultancy work on sustainability topics to international and regional clients. Within the team, you will act as a collaborator, providing technical input and supporting the overall implementation of projects. In addition, you will engage in the development of proposals on climate change mitigation solutions and will occasionally support the development of new products for the corporate sector. Areas of involvement include corporate GHG accounting, and Circular Economy.

**Main tasks & responsibilities**:

- Collaborate with tasks in sustainability consulting mandates throughout their entire project cycle: initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure.
- Implement projects to ensure the most efficient and highest-quality implementation.
- Interact with our international, regional and local clients and collaborate to ensure the timely delivery of mandates.
- Develop proposals for the corporate sector on climate change mitigation solutions in close collaboration with the Key Account Management team and senior consulting professionals to support the company's business development activities.
- Develop and improve specialised skills and knowledge linked to the topics and services offered by South Pole.
- Support senior consulting and Key Account Management teams in further developing South Pole’s thought leadership, services, products, marketing materials and offerings within specific areas of expertise.
- The engagement topics will focus on corporate GHG accounting, Circular Economy, and occasionally other topics of interest.

**Requirements**:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree ideally in Sustainable Development Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or related studies.
- High mathematical and spreadsheet skills.
- Excellent writing skills, with proven expertise in creating high-quality written documents (proposals and deliverables).
- Rigorous and autonomous yet collaborative approach to work.
- Excellent oral and written skills in English.

**Desirable -**
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Diligent, reliable, proactive, and sufficient but collaborative approach to work.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international environment.
- Good prioritisation and time management skills.
- Experience in GHG accounting and Circular Economy.
- Experience in any of the areas above mentioned.

**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.

We’re 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.