cKinetics - Associate Director - Sustainable Finance/Investment Advisory

2 months ago

Gurgaon, India cKinetics Full time

Position title: Associate Director

Practice: Sustainability Finance/ Investment Advisory

Reporting to: Director/ Executive Director

Team Reporting: Engagement Manager/ Senior Engagement Manager /Senior Associates

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 a seasoned professional for an Associate Director role in its Sustainable Finance/Investment Advisory practice. The individual needs to have a demonstrated track record of thought leadership in the Sustainable Finance, ESG and Climate Finance areas.

The role entails formulating growth strategies and solving business challenges pertaining to Green/Climate Finance, Sustainable and Responsible Investing and Carbon Finance. Our typical engagements pertain to developing insights, analysis, and investment related research support in enabling interventions and ventures in upcoming carbon positive sectors, Climate Finance and ESG-related corporate risks /disclosures.

Purpose of the position:

- This role will be responsible for the P&L as also upscaling the growth for the assigned sub-areas within the practice area. The person is expected to evolve new offerings /anchor new initiatives addressing evolving challenges in the sector as also focus on enhancing the practice team competencies to continue delivering top notch quality.

- The candidate will be required to (i) lead the business development in the assigned sub-areas including crafting business proposals and necessary collateral such as White Papers and Intelligence Briefs; (ii) manage sub-practice P&L incl. overseeing different team members working on the concerned engagements; (iii) shape profound insight leading to client delight on the overseen engagements; (iv) mentor the Managers and SAs to help evolve next set of leaders for the Practice

Key responsibilities:

Practice Management:

- As part of Practice Leadership, be responsible for formulating and implementing Annual plans as also OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for the Team as also individual team members; in sync with the Company goals

- Developing innovative offerings and lead active pursuits with existing and potential cKinetics clients - this shall entail developing proposals, concept notes, and other collateral as needed for presenting cKinetics capabilities in Corporate ESG enablement, investor portfolio assessments, green/ climate finance, and sustainability and responsibility investing (SRI)

- Devise and implement Client retention strategies, and a practice-specific client engagement plan based on customer feedback and ensure the team incorporates it in their day-to-day Internal project operations.

- Ensure each Project remains profitable by overseeing and gauging the progress and delivery of the project through consistent project performance evaluation and interactions with the Engagement Managers and Senior Associates.

Team Management & Development:

- Nurturing, guiding, and developing a high caliber advisory team of Senior/Engagement Managers, Senior/ Associates, and Analysts by unlocking their potential through work opportunities and people development tools and plan to upskill them

- Managing and mentoring the Engagement Managers and Senior Associates to evolve into next set of Practice Leaders

Organization Development:

- Lead and participate in internal Organizational development initiatives encompassing culture building, thought leadership, customer-centricity, and employee engagement.

Candidate Requirements:

The ideal candidate must have hands-on business consulting and /or relevant investment advisory expertise related to Green Finance/ Climate Finance, Corporate ESG disclosures, Carbon Finance and Sustainability and Responsible Investing (SRI) interventions. In addition, She /he must have the following mindset and skills sets:

- Flexible and creative mindset; curious and creative individual able to understand quickly the complexities of a client organization's products and markets

- Prior, relevant experience in leading teams and managing strategic research and consulting engagements on a P &L basis

- Strong analytical abilities and excellent presentation skills

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

- Ability to present and discuss the research and findings to a high-level audience and industry experts

Academic qualifications & Experience:

- MBA / CFA Level III certification and a desire to work in the Sustainability space

- Must have 12+ years of experience in Consulting or Industry related research in Finance, ESG, Climate Finance, and Carbon Markets

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