Senior Associate-Sustainable Industries

Position title : Senior Associate

Practice: Sustainable Industries

Reporting to: Senior/Engagement Manager or Associate Director

Team Reporting: Associates/ Analysts/Interns

External Interactions: Company Clients, Corporate or Industry Officials, SMEs, Consultants,

or Government officials

Work Type & Schedule: Full time; Permanent role; Monday -Friday

Work Location: Okhla, New Delhi; Field travel for client projects

cKinetics is looking for experienced and skilled Senior Associates who are passionate about Sustainability

and seeking to mainstream the same in Industrial settings and looking to be part of the projects that createmeaningful cutting-edge work.

The candidates would be part of the Sustainability Industries practice of cKinetics. The Sustainable

Industries practice provides strategic and operational advisory in the areas of resource efficiency, climate

goals related action in supply chains, decarbonization, water neutrality, and material and resource circularityto various Indian and global Corporates. The work entails developing insights into environmentalsustainability-related issues and framing recommendations on pathways for developing sustainableproducts, rolling out global best practices of manufacturing, enhancing resource efficiency in manufacturingprocesses, clean energy transition, circular resource use mechanisms, as also ESG reporting and disclosures.

Purpose of the position

A Senior Associate is tasked with managing project deliverables end to end, overseeing a team of 2-3

associates / analysts or contribute as a SME, per the engagement needs. A Senior Associate must focus on

the planning aspects as also the research elements. She /he must ensure that the deliverables are addressingthe core objectives laid out by the clients in a timely and comprehensive fashion with requisite quality,specifically creative presentations/narratives backed by requisite market analysis, techno commercialassessments, and data insights.

Key responsibilities

Project Management

Plan and execute the sustainability research and advisory projects in the areas of Resource Efficiency

(Energy, water, waste, etc), Renewable Energy and Cleaner Production

Focus on integration of ESG facets also global mandates such as SBTi, EP100, RE100 etc. into

Sustainability interventions formulated for the Clients

Identify the areas for Primary and secondary research parameters for the allocated tasks and reliable

data sources

Collaborating with the project/ internal teams- Associates/ Analysts in devising a cohesive solution for

clients projects/ problem/ Program/ product

Plan and undertake Onsite/ On-ground field or site visits as required for the different engagements

Client Engagement

Developing impactful and world-class written and oral presentations - Prepare reports with various data

insights, trends, and patterns after requisite analysis derived from the structured/unstructured data collated through the research phase

Ensure client project (s) /engagements are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner that leads

to requisite client delight

Team and Time Management

Regular monitoring of the project progress on quality parameters & timelines as also providing oversightand inputs to different team members on assigned tasks

Must use and ensure the team uses the Internal /company Project Management/ Time Management

tools in day to day working to record time utilization towards respective project/s

Managing and guiding the Associates, and Analysts to align them with the company and client

expectations

Business Development Support

Support practice leadership in crafting necessary collateral such as White Papers and Intelligence Briefs

and participate in preparing business proposals.

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate must be desirous of mainstreaming Sustainability through clean supply chains,

circularity, and resource-efficient manufacturing processes. She/he must have the following mindset and

skills sets:

Flexible and creative mindset; curious and creative individual able to understand quickly thecomplexities of the client organizations products and markets

Ability to work hands-on and multi-task in an energetic environment

Strong analytical abilities and excellent presentation skills - Ability to present and discuss their research

and findings to a high-level audience and industry experts

Data Analytics skills - Assessment and Visualization Skills to extract and present relevant data

information in a coherent manner; developed spread-sheet based models as part of your work; orworked on R

Well acquainted with Techno-commercial assessments, and project finance essentials

Academic qualifications & Experience

Masters in disciplines such as Engineering, Environmental Management, Economics or a related domain

with appropriate intersect with Sustainability

Must have relevant 4-6 years of experience in Consulting or Industry roles related to Sustainability,

resource efficiency, circular economy, sustainability target setting, carbon accounting, ESMS

frameworks, ESG due diligence and/or ESG governance

Knowledge of sustainability standards or frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, Global Reporting

Initiative (GRI), Integrated Reporting (IR), CDP, and Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) a plus

Location

New Delhi, India

If you are interested, please share your resume with a cover note on why you fit the profile at