Company Description
- Support and contribute to KPMG's growth plans by working with sectors, functions and SMEs to leverage resources which will enable partners and all KPMG colleagues to initiate conversations related to Decarbonization with clients.
- Work closely together with the GDH knowledge manager to gather client credentials and materials
- Develop decarbonization solution methodologies, GTM approach and execute roll out plans.
- Assist with development and roll out of Decarbonization Tech solutions.
- Support various Decarbonization working groups, networks and Global Community calls.
- Collaborate with other Global and Regional Hubs as well as our pillars across Global ESG to ensure we have integrated end-to-end offerings and one consistent narrative.
Job Description
About the team
KPMG supports organizations of all sizes to embrace the opportunities created by ESG and drive sustainable, measurable, and positive change. Our ESG team is a global, multi-disciplinary group of professionals who help our clients understand and respond to changing societal, stakeholder and regulatory expectations. We offer a curated range of skills and experience across ESG Strategy, Transformation & Implementation, Reporting & Assurance, ESG Tax & Legal, Climate, Decarbonization & Nature, ESG Value & Deals and Inclusion, diversity, equity & human rights. Informed by our Global ESG Strategy and supported by KPMG: Our Impact Plan, ESG is the watermark running through all that we do.
The Global Decarbonization Hub (GDH) falls under the Global ESG umbrella. The Global Decarbonization Hub acts as an accelerator to the growth of our global Climate Change, Decarbonization and Nature (CDN) business with four priorities:
1. Supporting member firms, accounts and sector teams with targeted business development activities, client conversations, proposals and delivery using our sector-specific insights and deep decarbonization expertise.
2. Globalizing KPMG’s offerings across the climate change, decarbonization and nature agenda through the scaling of services, solutions, technologies and methodologies. Tailoring these for sectors and geographies as required.
3. Managing a global climate community, driving a number of connected networks and working groups across the firm sharing knowledge and insights to build climate change, decarbonization and nature capability in member firms, regions and globally.
4. Growing KPMG’s brand and reputation in the climate change, decarbonization and nature space through cutting edge thought leadership, major external events, active social media presence and other targeted marketing activities.
The Global Decarbonization Hub Assistant Manager will directly support our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as they drive KPMG’s Climate Change, Decarbonization and Nature (CDN) propositions, supporting our Member Firms (MFs) to sell and deliver CDN services to their most important clients. The Assistant Manager will focus particularly on Decarbonization, assisting GDH SMEs as they support MFs with proposals through to bid stage and delivery, helping MFs to succeed in their pitches for our largest and most important opportunities globally. The Assistant Manager will also support the GDH's SMEs to globalize KPMG’s offerings across the Decarbonization agenda, collaborating with our global network and building KPMG’s reputation as a CDN services leader.
Key accountability percentages
20% Ability to conduct business development and Client delivery work
- Support member firms with strategically important proposals, pitches and client delivery work.
- Support and contribute to KPMG's growth plans by working with sectors, functions and SMEs to leverage resources which will enable partners and all KPMG colleagues to initiate conversations related to Decarbonization with clients.
40% Ability to develop Market Solutions
- Develop decarbonization solution methodologies, GTM approach and execute roll out plans.
- Assist with development and roll out of Decarbonization Tech solutions.
40% Ability to develop Capability & promote our Brand
- Support various Decarbonization working groups, networks and Global Community calls.
- Help with member firm solutions roll out and training.
- Collaborate with other Global and Regional Hubs as well as our pillars across Global ESG to ensure we have integrated end-to-end offerings and one consistent narrative.
- Help with the coordination of activities in the lead up to major events (e.g. COP).
- Assist with the drafting of Decarbonization thought leadership pieces.
- Provide support to SMEs in preparation for meetings and events.
- Help promote our brand in the market so that KPMG is recognized as a leader in CDN services.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience.
- Solid educational background and qualifications (degree or formal business qualification in a climate-related field highly desirable.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills essential, with modelling skills desirable
- Business development skills and experience desirable.
