Lead - ESG & Corporate Reporting
Location: Mumbai/Kolkata
Experience: 3+ years
Reports to: Head - Content
AICL Communications is India’s leading stakeholder communications consultancy with a growing ESG consulting practice. We have offices in Mumbai and Kolkata with a diverse team of ~100 people. Our client base includes top large-cap and mid-cap companies, unicorns and emerging corporates across sectors. We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver bespoke ESG services and create well-researched, insightful reports and communication collaterals that bring out their value proposition to various stakeholders including investors, customers, business partners, employees, government and communities. Our team of experts deliver Corporate Reports (including Integrated Reports, Sustainability Reports, ESG Reports, etc) that meet requirements of regulators (SEBI), rating agencies (DJSI, MSCI, Sustainalytics, among others) and reporting standards (GRI, CDP, among others). Our range of services extend to Investor Communication (including presentations, micro-sites and ESG), Sustainability and Branding with our promise of ‘Impactful Communication for a Stakeholder-Driven world’.
Our reports and services have played a key role in evolving stakeholder communication in India. For our efforts and products, we have won several awards of national and international repute, over the past decade.
AICL Communications is looking for smart-working and goal-focused ESG professionals to join our growing team.
We prefer people who are curious, with a yearning to learn new things as well as an ability to think on their feet. The ideal candidate is someone who is at ease at client meetings and brainstorming sessions, besides possessing a unique and flexible style of writing, sharpened through practice and focus.
Roles & responsibilities
- Being a part of our consulting function, contribute to strategy for sustainability-specific deliverables for our diverse clientele. These will include Integrated Reports, Sustainability Reports, ESG Reports, TCFD Reports and Sustainability campaigns, among others.
- Assist in undertaking full blown materiality assessments with stakeholder consultations
- Conduct research on companies and industries from primary and secondary sources to develop content for sustainability/ESG reports and communication collaterals
- As part of team, consult clients on enhancing their sustainability profile and reporting by (1) identifying key disclosures (2) benchmarking with the global best practices such as climate reporting and (3) developing engaging and relevant content
- Participate in developing thought leadership pieces, research documents and improve internal knowledge management systems
- Ensuring deadline management
Skills & competencies
- Proven research skills and an analytical mind
- A keen interest in ESG, sustainability and sustainable development
- A natural flair for simple, straightforward writing and effective communication
- Confidence to communicate with C-suite executives
- Self-starter and target-oriented with a problem-solving attitude
Qualifications & experience
- A workplace orientation to sustainability – either through full-time employment or through meaningful project work. For both, the candidate should be able to clearly explain their role and the value they added, apart from giving an account of their learnings.
- Familiarity with globally accepted reporting frameworks, standards and goals such as GRI, Integrated Reporting <IR>, TCFD, SDGs, among others. Exposure to ESG rating frameworks will be a plus.
- A basic understanding of stakeholder engagement and materiality analysis
- Understanding of sustainability in a business context
- An MBA or an advanced degree in sustainability or both
- Demonstrable examples of ownership and leadership
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with leading corporates in India and gain first-hand experience in projects across core reporting and strategic ESG communication
- Develop consulting acumen by learning from the best with a fast-track path to lead projects and build equity in stakeholder communication
- Participation in the creation of communication collaterals that are critical to corporate reputation
- Opportunity to interact first-hand with top industry professionals, and work with some of the biggest brands in the country
- Award winning global offices/studios with ample space for social distancing.
- Best-in-class compensation structure, with an attractive, performance-linked variable pay
- Flexible, fun and informal work environment that values talent, and seeks to provide the best opportunities
- Significant headroom for accelerated growth within the organisation
- Medical and accidental insurance coverage
