Sustainability Communications And Engagement Expert

Summary

Join Quantis as a Sustainability Communications & Engagement Expert and lead client projects, developing engaging sustainability narratives and strategies. You will translate complex environmental data into accessible communications, manage projects from start to finish, and build strong client relationships. This remote role requires advanced communication skills, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of sustainability challenges. You will collaborate with a team of experts to deliver high-quality consulting services and contribute to Quantis' mission of creating a sustainable future. The role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to work on impactful projects. Travel is approximately 30% of work time.

Requirements

• Possess creative verbal and visual communication skills (for presentations, deliverables and online trainings)
• Reliably deliver comprehensive and strategic analyses in an efficient manner
• Bring an understanding of business and/or sustainability challenges in one or more core sector(s)
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and taking on new tasks
• Take ownership of self-development, including knowledge and skill improvement
• Operate with integrity and trustworthiness and applies high ethical and moral standards
• Be acutely aware of work style, interaction style, strengths, and growth areas, to further the Quantis purpose, vision, and culture
• Exercise self-management for maximum effectiveness
• Be curious about and seeks clear understanding of how behavior and choices impact others
• Own professional growth and development
• Complete all tracking systems and tools as requested in a timely manner
• Adhere to policies, processes, and procedures
• Set priorities in alignment with group/branch/team strategy and needs of key stakeholders
• Ensure all work within scope is satisfactory and workload targets have been met before providing cross-functional support
• Proactively manage individual workload to ensure the timely and effective delivery of work, and communicate about workload with team members, Team Lead, Development Lead and/or Operations Lead, seeking support as necessary
• Take initiative and is proactive in identifying and solving issues and problems
• Use positive language and reframes challenges as problems to solve and mistakes as lessons
• Contribute to a culture of trust by effectively giving and receiving feedback on individual and team performance, as appropriate

Responsibilities

• Support and lead client-facing strategic communications and sustainability strategy projects based on project scope and client needs, working closely with Quantis experts
• Write engaging sustainability narratives and claims that translate metrics into relevant communications across digital/print media, including infographics, brochures, presentations, reports, videos
• Develop ESG/environmental sustainability strategies through peer benchmarking, regulatory review, industry trends assessment, materiality assessment, and sustainability gap analysis
• Translate clients’ environmental sustainability strategies and progress to-date into original content for reports, slide decks, and other communications. This may include content that aligns with global sustainability reporting and regulatory frameworks (ex. CDP, GRI, SASB, CSRD, TCFD, etc.)
• Develop strategies and content to engage client stakeholders on sustainability topics to educate and/or create buy-in. This can include workshop design and facilitation across all levels of the organization
• Build a solid rapport with clients, guiding them with a consultant posture from crafting the scope of work to developing excellent deliverables
• Manage client projects from kick-off through completion, including managing all rounds of edits and revisions, understanding and translating client needs for designers and writers, maintaining project timelines and carrying out administrative tasks
• Ensure overall quality, style, and consistency of communications projects, on-time and on- budget
• Support communications team marketing activities with building case studies & collecting materials for thought leadership pieces
• Support client meetings and workshops organization - taking notes, drafting meetings and workshop summaries, preparing materials, etc
• Participate in developing new business, working alongside sustainability consultants to craft compelling proposals, sell-in projects, and manage client relationships
• Collaborate across sectors, solutions, support functions, both in the US and globally

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Remote work
• Salary will be determined based on potential for contribution to the organization’s success. The compensation target for this role ranges from $118,000/year - $125,000/year