Director

Uniqus Consultech Inc; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Dubai is looking for a Director for its ESG team. This role involves conducting ESG Gap Assessments, developing innovative service offerings, and managing stakeholder engagement while providing high-quality ESG consulting services. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a background in sustainability, and consulting experience, alongside the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. This position provides the opportunity to influence and guide clients in achieving their sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• Proven related consulting work experience.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills for analyzing and interpreting data.
• Ability to build relationships with a range of people.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ESG Gap Assessments and provide impactful recommendations.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and ESG communication strategies.
• Develop innovative service offerings in the ESG consulting space.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Creative thinking and problem-solving

Effective written and oral communication

Technical skills including Advanced Excel, PPT, Canva

Education

Bachelor/Master's degree in Business, Sustainability, Energy Engineering, Environmental Studies

Post graduate degree preferred

Job description

Job Title: Director

Function: ESG

Location: Dubai / Riyadh

About the role

Uniqus is seeking professionals for our ESG team. As a member of the team you will work with clients to provide high-quality ESG Consulting services and will report to the Partner/Director with project execution and management.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking ESG Gap Assessment and providing logical and impactful recommendations
• Experience in conducting stakeholder engagement and managing ESG communication strategies.
• Peer Benchmarking/ESG performance across sectors.
• Evaluate the social impact arising out of business activities on the community supply chain employees and other stakeholders
• Providing guidelines to client organisations to comply with standards regulations
• Collecting and collating data related to the sustainability impact through client s business operations and reporting findings
• Provide consulting and advisory support to our clients for developing ESG strategy framework and roadmap
• Experience in writing Sustainability/ESG/IR reports and decarbonization.
• Develop innovative service offerings in the ESG consulting space
• Creation of performance dashboards and ESG diligence & Score Card
• Conducting Risk and Opportunity assessments for client companies
• Good to have cross cultural business exposure
• Experience and knowledge about commonly applied global standards including DJSI Sustainalytics BRSR TCFD GRI CDP SDG SASB UNGC UDHR etc.
• Knowledge of the circular economy model and implementation solutions

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills to rationally explain explore and discuss sustainability issues as well as to sell your ideas and services
• Confidence to present information to various stakeholders lead client workshops and represent the company at industry events
• The ability to build relationships with a range of people
• Flexibility to work under pressure responding to changing legislation and project & programme demand
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills to enable you to think outside the box
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills for analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data carrying out research writing reports and making recommendations
• Effective written oral communication skills
• Technical skills including Advanced Excel PPT/ Canva are preferable
• Ability to work under pressure stringent deadlines and tough client conditions which may demand extended working hours.
• Demonstrate integrity values principles and work ethic.

Qualification

• Bachelor/Master s degree in Business Sustainability Energy Engineering Environmental studies from an accredited college/university required; Post graduate degree from an accredited college/university preferred
• Related consulting work experience