Project Manager - ESG Advisory

Malk Partners; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in London is seeking a Project Manager to oversee ESG engagements with private equity clients. Responsibilities include leading due diligence projects, advising on ESG advisory engagements, and managing a small team. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in management consulting or a related field. Strong project management and communication skills are essential. This role offers opportunities to work on impactful ESG initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in management consulting or similar field.
• Previous experience in private markets or ESG/Sustainability preferred.
• Self-starter, critical thinker, and highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project execution for ESG due diligence engagements.
• Lead the development of ESG due diligence reviews and client-facing deliverables.
• Support ESG fund advisory projects and draft related documentation.
• Oversee and mentor a small team of Associates and/or Senior Associates.

Skills

Project management/organization

Communication

Presentation

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Strong writing

PowerPoint

Research

Qualitative reasoning

Financial modeling

Business acumen

Language fluency in French, German or Spanish

Education

Demonstrated track record in a rigorous academic environment

Job description

About Us

Malk Partners is a fast-growing consulting firm that advises the world’s most successful investors on responsible investment, with offices in New York and London. Malk assists private markets investors in establishing best-in-class environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and impact programs that are deployed throughout the investment lifecycle to mitigate risk and create value. We partner with firms that invest across a range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and consumer products. Malk was an early entrant into this rapidly-evolving industry and continues to be at the forefront of ESG innovation and defining best practices. Malk was recently acquired by SLR Consulting, a global sustainability consulting business.

Job Description

Project Managers at Malk assist on ESG engagements directly with our private equity clients including both ESG due diligence and fund advisory. Within ESG due diligence, Project Managers will lead diligence projects with a team, overseeing the review of company materials, leading a call with Management and ensuring strong completion of the final ESG report. Malk expects Project Managers to guide diligence teams to think creatively about material ESG issues and to ensure the development of strong recommendations for tangible improvement. While Fund Advisory work varies in depth and breadth, sample projects include development of an ESG program, ESG training materials for investors, board members, and C-level executives, ESG-related fundraising materials, and targeted DEI and GHG projects. Project Managers leverage business strategy, organizational skills, project management skills, and PowerPoint to complete high-caliber projects for a range of clients. Project Managers normally report to an Engagement Manager or Vice President.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end project execution for multiple time-sensitive ESG due diligence engagements concurrently, across a range of subject industries, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Lead in the development of written ESG due diligence reviews by independently writing – or editing and reviewing team drafts of – client-facing deliverables. This includes stewarding deliverable quality, consistency, and accuracy.
• Serve as the client point of content to discuss, explain, or align on findings in the deliverable, as relevant to their needs.

• ESG Advisory Engagements: Support ESG fund advisory projects for a range of Malk clients (approximately 40% of total time).
• Support the drafting of ESG fund advisory projects (e.g. DEI survey, UN PRI application, ESG due diligence questionnaire responses, climate change training, annual ESG reports, etc.).
• Collaborate with internal teams and support multiple client account leaders by tracking tasks, managing competing priorities, and maintaining consistency across deliverables and communications.
• Contribute ideas to help improve fund advisory processes and assist in shaping client recommendations under the guidance of senior team members.

• Managerial/Professional Development Responsibilities
• Project Managers will oversee a small team of 1-3 Associates and/or Senior Associates.
• The Project Manager will be expected to support and advise on the professional development of their direct reports, including skill-building, goal-setting, and coaching to help them achieve proficiency (approximately 10% of total time).

Qualifications

• Skills: Project management/organization, communication, presentation, teamwork, and attention to detail will be key to success in this role. Strong writing, PowerPoint, research, organization, qualitative reasoning, financial modeling, and business acumen are preferred. Language fluency in French, German, or Spanish is a plus.
• Experience: Top candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in management consulting or a similar field. Previous experience working with private markets (equity or credit) or in ESG/Sustainability is preferred but not required.
• Education: Candidates who have demonstrated a track record of success in a rigorous academic environment.
• Other Traits: In addition to being highly motivated, candidates must be passionate about solving business problems. Candidates must be self-starters, critical thinkers, highly organized, able to work independently, able to multitask, able to teach/coach/develop, and enjoy working in an informal work environment.

Additional Details

• Location: London