Managing Consultant – Malaysia / Indonesia (Sustainability)

at  Stonehaven

PERSON PROFILE

• Understand the business culture and environment in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
• Able to speak Indonesian/Malay. Proficiency in other Asian languages is a plus.
• Experience working in the region. Experience in consultancy, especially managing a team is essential.
• Able to manage several projects ongoing and ensuring high quality delivery, managing client expectations and meeting deadlines
• Experience in working on commodities in the region; for example: palm oil, coconut, mining, forestry, pulp, and paper.
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge on key regional and commodity certification schemes and systems. Such as RSPO, ISPO, FSC, EUDR, etc.
• Experienced in conflict mitigation, working with regional and international Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), NGOs, governments and native communities. Experience working in CSO/ NGO is a major advantage, especially if candidate has led campaigns on key commodities and companies in the region.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking capability.
• Confident consulting skills, including workshop leadership and co-creation initiatives with clients.
• An entrepreneurial spirit that supports the growth and development of the consultancy.
• Familiarity with the deployment and analysis of qual/ quant research and data-based evidence to support project recommendations.
• Effective team leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills that underpin your place as a brand ambassador for Robertsbridge.
• The ability to multi-task across different client assignments and business needs.
• A specific and developed capability in the delivery of sustainability-related tools that support client needs.
• In-depth knowledge of an industry sector that has the potential to enhance our service offer.
• A minimum of six years’ experience in sustainability strategy development and consulting. A minimum of eight years’ working experience overall.

ROLE

Robertsbridge Stonehaven is looking for a bright, forward-thinking, and passionate Managing Consultant with deep consulting experience to support our sustainability strategies offer in the region.
As someone who has worked with cross-sector clients and been at the forefront of delivering positive change within organisations, you will have a strong track record of managing complex assignments and issues associated with sustainability transition drivers within markets and industries.
As a Managing Consultant at Robertsbridge Stonehaven, you will lead key areas of client relationships and project initiatives, working closely with our team to develop, articulate and deliver sustainability strategies. You will be working and managing a team of senior consultants, consultants, and analysts in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. The team is expected to evolve and expand in other regions in Asia. You will be in charge of project delivery, ensuring timely, robust and high-quality advisory for clients utilizing the resources available to you.
Your work will include strategic stakeholder management and mediation, and relate to business, government and civil society. Robertsbridge works extensively with private companies, the public sector and other organizations across the region. The industries we work in this region include forestry, agriculture (including palm oil), mining, aviation, and retail. Globally we work with entertainment, fashion, finance, and many more.
We welcome applications from candidates with demonstrable entrepreneurial zeal. As a senior executive in our Asia team, you will contribute to the development of business opportunities that align with our consultancy’s go-to-market strategy.
Robertsbridge as a part of Stonehaven, has a one-consultancy architecture in which our teams in London, Dubai, Singapore, and Jakarta work closely, leveraging capability and expertise from different geographies to maximise high-quality outcomes for clients. Our ideal candidate will have had previous exposure to international assignments in which a multi-market skill set has been deployed effectively against local issues.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead priority areas of our relationship with key clients, delivering excellence in project outcomes and building trusted partnerships that realise extended opportunities.
• Proactively contribute to the development and growth of Robertsbridge Stonehaven’s sustainability strategies consulting offer in Asia, identifying and pursuing business opportunity.
• Manage several ongoing projects with diverse team members, ensuring high quality delivery, meeting deadlines and managing client expectations.
• Forge strong relationships with key subject-matter experts within Robertsbridge Stonehaven’s global operations and leverage their knowledge to deliver better client outcomes.
• Carefully manage the human resources available to you within project teams on client assignments, business development and build resource capability to support business growth.
• Work closely with our Director, APAC, our Managing Director, Partners, and finance team to ensure all assignments meet our commercial metrics and manage budget decisions that relate to successful project outcomes.
• Build a team of high calibre and exceptional talent and play a hands-on role in the development of career pathways for those in your team.
• Identify and contribute to marketing opportunities that extend the brand reputation of Robertsbridge Stonehaven in the Asia market.