Sr Manager, Climate & Sustainability

About the job

The company is seeking a talented individual to join their Climate & Sustainability practice and lead high quality advisory projects to assist their clients with accelerating climate and sustainability risks at The company McLennan. This role will be based in Singapore or Hong Kong and split their time between growing the practice including client engagement and business development and supporting delivery of regional projects for areas you have previous experience in, as a vital part of The company’s growing Climate & Sustainability practice across Asia. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

The practice is split across three pillars, and you will be expected to develop projects across the spectrum whilst offer subject matter expertise for areas based on your previous experience. The pillars are:

Physical risk and resilience – supporting their clients analyse and prepare for accelerating physical risks drawing on their climate risk insights, risk engineering capabilities, and insurance transfer products Carbon and Transition risk – helping their clients understand their transition risks using quantitative modelling and supporting them plot a pathway to Net Zero Sustainability – assisting their clients meet regulatory and investor requirements on sustainability disclosures and embedding ESG risks into their enterprise risk management frameworks and strategic roadmaps

Subsequently this role will require:

• Leading client engagements with excellent standards      of quality and relationship management to become a long-term trusted      advisor for their clients

• Working with other subject matter experts and junior      consultants to d deliver services across all three pillars such as climate      risk identification, scenario analysis, transition planning, adaptation,      and associated reporting aligned to ISSB; as well as GHG accounting,      impact assessments, and sustainability strategy

• Originating and/or supporting the development of      related thought-leadership and engagement across The company Asia to      develop novel insurance and risk management products which enable      sustainability transitions

You will be a key member of the regional team and supported with subject matter experts across each pillar and a growing team of consultants. You will also have access to their international network of experts, across the entirety of the company.

The company strongly believes that "Feeling comfortable bringing your whole self to work is a fundamental right of every colleague." Their organizational culture provides:

• A great team environment with energetic and      supportive colleagues

• Work-life balance

• An environment where your professional development      is supported and matters in their global organization

We will count on you to:

• Build The company Climate & Sustainability’s      external presence and visibility in key markets by engaging in external      forums, contributing to thought leadership, and developing industry      networks

• Lead and contribute to consulting projects across      Asia where you have established credibility and experience

• Manage and deliver climate risk advisory services      including risk identification, climate scenario analysis (transition and      physical) and climate reporting

• Manage and deliver sustainability advisory services,      identifying client’s problems, synthesizing core issues and develop      innovative solution that integrate the wide set of disciplines and      expertise required for complex sustainability challenges

• Develop relevant recommendations and solutions to      enhance the management of sustainability and climate risk in a range of      formats including reports, presentations and workshops both in-person and      virtually

• Apply strong communications and influencing skills –      capable of presenting complex analytical topics across all levels of an      organization including senior stakeholders (boards of directors and      C-suite)

What you need to have:

• Degree in business, environmental science or      management, engineering or other academic field relevant to sustainability

• 5-10 years relevant experience in sustainability or      climate change either in consulting or in-house – position will match      level of experience

• Proven experience in building a consulting pipeline      and business development, preferably in Asia

• Awareness and experience in the concepts and      application of relevant international frameworks e.g. ISSB, GRI, SASB,      ISO14001, GHG Principles, SBTi, TCFD

• The ability to provide professional advice to      clients in developing and adjusting project approaches, methodology and      tools to guide risk programs and initiatives

What makes you stand out:

• Experience in key industries such as energy and      power, manufacturing, or financial institutions

• Track record in building a consulting sales pipeline

• Experience emerging climate in sustainability-linked      / climate finance, energy transition, and decarbonisation

• Exceptional client management skills

• Team development experience including hiring and      onboarding of new consultants and ongoing people management

• Flexibility and adaptability to take on tasks that      may be outside your comfort zone

• Postgraduate degree such as an MBA or Master’s      degree in an academic field relevant to sustainability or specific      accreditations e.g. GARP SCR

• Fluency or working proficiency in an Asian language      e.g. Mandarin or Malay and English

Why join their team:

• We help you be your best through professional      development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you      can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact      for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Their scale enables us to provide a range of career      opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

The company, a business of The company (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. The company is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across for businesses: The company, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, The company helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit the company.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

The company is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The company is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All The company colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.