Associate - ESG CoE

at  PwC

JOB DESCRIPTION & SUMMARY

A career in Environmental, Social and Governance will provide you with the opportunity to generate distinctive advantage for our clients by addressing their non-financial performance, ensuring it is a source of viable, societally beneficial outcomes of benefit to all.
Our team provides support across our clients’ Environmental, Social and Governance journeys by identifying specific areas of potential strategic advantage, how to achieve change compatible with evolving Environmental, Social and Governance targets and what transparency is required to earn stakeholder trust.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
The Global Sustainability platform has been established with the aim of PwC being the most credible and pre-eminent adviser in ESG and sustainability transformation globally. It will connect experts to deliver on projects from strategy through execution and reporting, xLine of Service and x-territory. This role will support the deliverables of the Malaysian based sustainability SMEs in the Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence (“CoE”) Project, and the Malaysia-Vietnam firm’s own sustainability CoE. The CoE project will drive increased business performance through improved allocation of expertise and support in both project proposals and project deliveries, as well as supporting thought leadership, profiling, and continued market development.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Demonstrates proactive abilities as a core team member, with potential to lead, emphasizing on the following areas:

• Supporting proposals and projects focussing on x-cutting thematic areas as defined in our strategy - these include human rights and social accountability, nature & biodiversity, and green growth programmes to deliver transformative impact.
• Contribute to improving collaboration and ensuring improved delivery of sustainability work in Malaysia, Vietnam and the Asia Pacific CoE.
• Convening and consulting with MYVN colleagues, and where relevant, AsiaPacific and global stakeholders from across the business.
• Delivering on programmes of work, either internally or for clients - this would involve working with colleagues in the Lines of Service as a joint project team.
• Identifying and managing risks and issues with large programmes of work appropriately.
• Collaborating with other teams or functions to deliver outcomes, e.g. marketing team.
• Assimilating information quickly and dealing with ambiguity.
• Working virtually and in a global environment with diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Understanding in budgeting and allocating resources appropriately to support proposal costing estimations.
• Developing or participating in campaign or programme road shows with internal leaders and clients.
• Supporting project planning and coordinating timelines and milestones with a broad ecosystem of stakeholders.

As a Specialist, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Conduct self in a professional manner and take responsibility for work and commitments.
• Flex approach to meet the changing needs of teams and clients.
• Identify and make suggestions for efficiencies and improvements when performing work.
• Take action to stay current with new and evolving technology.
• Use tools, techniques and firm standard methodologies to support research, analysis and problem solving.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Communicate with empathy and adapt communication style to meet the needs of the situation and audience.
• Manage expectations of stakeholders effectively.
• Embrace different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• At least Bachelor’s Degree or relevant certification.
• Possesses knowledge of core sustainability issues related to Malaysia and/or the Asia Pacific region.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills. Bahasa Malaysia and any other local Malaysian language proficiency highly desirable.
• Strong ability to work laterally across different business units and geographical locations, and vertically across all staff levels.
• Ability to adapt quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Motivated and able to work independently.
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OPTIONAL SKILLS

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• Conduct self in a professional manner and take responsibility for work and commitments.
• Flex approach to meet the changing needs of teams and clients.
• Identify and make suggestions for efficiencies and improvements when performing work.
• Take action to stay current with new and evolving technology.
• Use tools, techniques and firm standard methodologies to support research, analysis and problem solving.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Communicate with empathy and adapt communication style to meet the needs of the situation and audience.
• Manage expectations of stakeholders effectively.
• Embrace different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct