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Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Consultants
London (includes some home-based working)
Future opportunities in Manchester
The Company
FSquared is a values-led sustainability and corporate responsibility consultancy that has been at the forefront of sustainability since its launch 6 years ago. We work within the public, private and voluntary sectors to ensure that social, economic and environmental sustainability is embedded in all areas of their business.
We have a nation-wide reach. This means that you will regularly be required to travel and work from client sites. You will need to be self motivated, mature and highly professional in your approach to work.
We are initially recruiting for someone to expand our London team, however we plan a second phase of recruitment later this year for a Manchester-based position, if you are interested in being considered for this role please indicate this on your application.
The Person
We are looking for someone who is:
- Excellent at writing, presenting and consulting
- Bright, emotionally intelligent and articulate
- Not easily intimidated
- Assertive
- Open to being challenged
- Knowledgeable and eager to learn
- Able to listen to clients and communities
- Able to create sustainable solutions
- Able to get into the heart of local issues
- Able to work alone or in a variety of teams
- Able to research and assimilate complex information quickly
- Able to present knowledge and opinions in a variety of formats
Being a Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Consultant within FSquared is about being flexible. As well as the experience which you can bring to the role, we will be looking for people who can demonstrate the following specific –skills and attributes:
Skills
- IT skills
- consultancy skills
- writing skills
- analytical skills
- communication skills
- presentational skills
- ability to assimilate complex information quickly
- creativity skills
- representational skills
- time management skills
- planning and organising skills
- influencing and negotiating
- team working skills and abilities
- thinking on your feet
- media and politically aware
- source appropriate support and information
- flexibility
- multi-tasking
- commercial awareness and business development
Attributes
- confidence
- integrity
- robust/resilient
- self sufficient
- emotionally intelligent
- credible
- pragmatic
- professional
- friendly
- initiative
- objective
- creative
- knowledge
- self improving
- motivated
- reliable
- honest
- comfortable with processes and procedures
- articulate
- well organized
- respectful to colleagues and clients
- astute
- a positive attitude to change
- energy and commitment
The Pay
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Consultants:
£30-£40K per annum.
The Job
You will be responsible for providing social, economic and environmental consultancy expertise to partners across the country on a range of projects. You will be expected to actively promote the company and share your expertise with other team members – we come from a range of backgrounds, learn from each other and transfer our skills.
You should have experience in a relevant field, confidence in how to make things happen for deprived communities, and belief in the importance of this kind of work.
Functions of an FSquared Consultant
- delivering to deadlines
- self administration
- representing the company
- contributing to the delivery and success of complex projects
- working within internal company structures
- desk based research
- project planning
- analysis of research
- working in internal and external teams
- report writing
- identifying and engaging with stakeholders and service providers
- writing and attending presentations
- knowledge management
- client meetings
- networking
- stakeholder engagement
- customer relations
- facilitation of learning events
- maintaining up to date knowledge of sustainability and corporate responsibility policy and initiatives
- problem solving
- solution finding
Closing Date: Friday 25th July 2008
Please include your email in your application.
We will confirm via email that we have received your form. If you do not receive confirmation within 24 hours we may not have received your application so please call the office on 0161 273 5959