Senior Consultant - Corporate Climate Action

Coral Future; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Coral Future in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Consultant – Corporate Climate Action to lead sustainability engagements for international and local clients. You will drive strategy, ensure high-quality deliverables, and mentor teams across regions.

The role focuses on carbon footprinting, GHG inventories, and disclosures aligned with GRI, SASB, and TCFD frameworks, requiring 7+ years in sustainability consulting and strong client management skills.

Qualifications

• University degree, ideally at a Master’s level or higher, in Engineering, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Business, or a sustainability related field
• At least 7 years or more experience in sustainability consulting or related field
• Knowledge in GHG accounting, target setting, climate scenario analysis, corporate sustainability strategy and reporting is required
• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills
• Excellent writing skills and expertise in reviewing proposals and deliverables
• Excellent commercial skills to be able to win opportunities in a competitive market
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international multicultural environment
• Skilled in using Google Workspaces and MS office applications

Responsibilities

• Undertake carbon foot printing, GHG inventory assessments, reporting and develop key tracking metrics
• Develop strategies for Carbon Neutrality and guide corporates towards a Net Zero strategy
• Ensure all climate related disclosures and targets align with external frameworks such as GRI, SBTs, SASB, and TCFD
• Lead annual responses to DJSI, CDP, Sustainalytics, MSCI, and other rating and ranking entities
• Stay informed on reporting trends, stakeholder expectations, and emerging rating/ranking entities
• Manage and supervise complex consulting mandates in a multi-stakeholder and geographical context
• Plan and deliver highest quality projects with close oversight on the entire process
• Plan and be responsible for key deliverables, deadlines hold internal and external stakeholders accountable
• Implement new database to collect ESG data, manage dashboards and data visualization
• Identify and proactively look for new business opportunities, develop proposals and client outreach

Skills

GHG accounting

Stakeholder management

Client management

Proposal writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Business or related sustainability field

Tools

Google Workspace

MS Office

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Coral Future is on a mission to create simple solutions to the world's most complex problem - Climate Change. We are quickly becoming a leader in offering innovative sustainability services to our clients globally. Our creative solutions have earned us brand recognition and a reputation for being a breath of fresh air in the industry. We believe that businesses need to be disruptive and creative in order to thrive and employees are our most important clients. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional who believes in making a real difference, this job might be for you.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Consultant – Corporate Climate Action to join our Corporate Sustainability Consulting Team. As a rapidly growing service line, you will play a key role in embedding sustainability advisory services to our offerings to international, regional, and local clients.

This is a diverse role with many potential opportunities to technically support clients in their sustainability journey. The position will also be closely involved in a leadership role to drive consistency, excellence and continuous improvement in our consultancy services, product development, methodologies, team development and external partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Undertake carbon foot printing, GHG inventory assessments, reporting and develop key tracking metrics
• Develop strategies for Carbon Neutrality and guide corporates towards a Net Zero strategy
• Ensure all climate related disclosures and targets align with external frameworks such as GRI, SBTs, SASB, and TCFD
• Lead annual responses to DJSI, CDP, Sustainalytics, MSCI, and other rating and ranking entities
• Stay informed on reporting trends, stakeholder expectations, and emerging rating/ranking entities
• Manage and supervise complex consulting mandates in a multi-stakeholder and geographical context
• Plan and deliver highest quality projects with close oversight on the entire process
• Plan and be responsible for key deliverables, deadlines hold internal and external stakeholders accountable
• Implement new database to collect ESG data, manage dashboards and data visualization
• Identify and proactively look for new business opportunities, develop proposals and client outreach

Qualifications

• University degree, ideally at a Master’s level or higher, in Engineering, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Business, or a sustainability related field
• At least 7 years or more experience in sustainability consulting or related field
• Knowledge in GHG accounting, target setting, climate scenario analysis, corporate sustainability strategy and reporting is required
• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills
• Excellent writing skills and expertise in reviewing proposals and deliverables
• Excellent commercial skills to be able to win opportunities in a competitive market
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced international multicultural environment
• Skilled in using Google Workspaces and MS office applications

Additional Information

• Entrepreneurial mindset and big picture thinking
• Decision-making ability based on cost-benefit trade-offs
• Experience of working in a similar role at a climate change consulting firm is a big plus