Role: Senior/Principal Consultant – Green Design Lead
Location: Flexibly remote from one of our UK hubs (Bristol, Edinburgh, Harrogate, London, Manchester or Oxford)
Contract: Full-time
Remuneration Range: Competitive
Key responsibilities:
- Work with the Program Director and Technical Lead to shape and develop the Green Design solution and growth plan
- Lead the relationship with some of the world’s largest companies to understand their sustainability priorities and what behaviour they want to encourage in their designers – using this to develop methods to scorecard products and give them the information to improve their products.
- Support the Program Director on business development, including proposal writing.
- Project and client leadership responsibilities and line management expected.
- Be at the forefront of solution development, aligning to clients evolving needs in product footprinting.
- Working closely with our software partner Footprinter (San Francisco) to design, configure, roll-out and maintain client’s tools.
About Anthesis
Anthesis is the sustainability activator!
Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. The company combines the reach of big professional services groups with the deep expertise of boutiques.
Anthesis has clients across industry sectors from corporate multinationals such as Reckitt Benckiser, Cisco, Tesco, The North Face and Target, and also supports early-stage companies through Anthesis Ventures. The company brings together 1000+ experts operating in 42 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US.
At Anthesis we value both the wellbeing and the professional development of our people by doing our best to make Anthesis a great place to work. Our identity, values, and the quality of our work are vested in our people and we want you to thrive, develop and succeed here.
As an equal opportunity’s employer, we value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on skills and experience – the only thing that differentiates you is your talent and the value you bring. We understand that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results by inspiring our thinking, challenging our solutions and enhancing our culture. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability.
Summary of role:
We are seeking a Senior/Principal Consultant for our high growth Green Design program. They will join our team specialising in product score-carding using LCA approaches and other methods to support clients like PepsiCo, Reckitt, and Britvic with sustainable product innovation. The program has seen great success and interest from the sustainability community, and we have bold ambitions to build on the momentum to grow our reach and influence in this important arena of scope 3 reduction. Joining the team in this role provides a great opportunity to work directly with the Program Director to shape our product footprinting solutions; a key growth opportunity for Anthesis.
Key requirements:
- Excellent client and project leadership skills, with the confidence to own and develop trusted working relationships.
- Would expect at least 3-years’ experience in product innovation OR leadership/ownership of SaaS deployments, consumer goods preferred.
- Effective commercial skills, from understanding client needs, translating into compelling proposals, close and facilitate the delivery.
- Project management skills: ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and to client expectations.
- Experience in packaging, FMCG, or Food & Beverage sector preferred.
- Relevant Bachelors/Master’s Degree.
- Team player who collaborates well, with effective communication and project team leadership.
Your benefits:
- Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company
- Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team
- Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients
- Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME’s who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have
- Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis
- Competitive salary in line with education, experience and skills
- Competitive benefits including flexible working, 25 days holiday and two volunteering days off and the day off for your Birthday!
- Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.
