Climate and Sustainability Leader / Director (IMEA - India, Middle East & Africa)

Marsh McLennan; Doha; Hybrid; QAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Climate and Sustainability Leader / Director in Doha. The candidate should have at least 15 years of experience in consulting, particularly in the Middle East, with expertise in developing and delivering sustainability strategies. Responsibilities include leading consulting teams, driving business development, and achieving sales targets. The firm offers a hybrid work environment and values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in consulting within the Middle East.
• Experience leading and delivering Climate & Sustainability projects.
• Strong business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Climate & Sustainability consulting teams in project delivery.
• Develop tailored offerings to meet client needs.
• Achieve Sales Target Revenue for the practice.

Skills

Climate strategy

Environmental consulting

Team building

Client relationship management

Conflict resolution

Job description

Overview

Climate and Sustainability Leader / Director (IMEA - India, Middle East & Africa) — Location: Preferably Riyadh, KSA

We are seeking a highly experienced Climate and Sustainability Leader / Director to join our team in the IMEA region. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of experience, with a strong background in regional consulting within the Middle East. This role will involve leading and delivering Climate & Sustainability consulting teams, ensuring high-quality project deliverables, and supporting our vision through operational excellence and high client retention.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Climate & Sustainability consulting teams in analysis, scoping, planning, and executing projects.
• Develop and tailor Climate & Sustainability offerings to meet client needs.
• Drive business development efforts, including drafting RFP responses and visiting clients and prospects to promote risk consulting services.
• Achieve dedicated Sales Target Revenue for the Climate & Sustainability Practice, focusing on GCC countries.
• Raise revenue and project profitability by streamlining project delivery processes.
• Enable client success by prioritizing client interests and assisting them in overcoming challenges and realizing new opportunities.
• Position Marsh Advisory as a “Strategic Risk Partner” with key strategic clients across MENA.
• Conduct market, trend, and competition analysis to establish the Climate & Sustainability Practice Strategy.

Climate & Sustainability Expertise

Candidates should have experience in the following domains:

• Health and Safety
• Environment & Social Risk Consulting
• Sustainability Risk Consulting
• Climate Physical Risk and Climate Transition Risk
• Climate Strategy
• Development of net-zero strategies

People Skills

• Unconventional thinker who can present bold ideas, energize those around them, and deliver quality to clients.
• Effective team builder through professionalism, teamwork, and dedication.
• Eager to learn and strive for success.
• Strong mediation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and lead teams/projects.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and training delivery skills.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining client relationships.
• Energetic, self-motivated, and results-oriented.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV in English.

We look forward to welcoming a talented professional to our team!

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.