Advisory Fellowship
5 days ago
London
POSITION: ADVISORY FELLOWSHIP About AccountAbility AccountAbility is a global consulting and standards firm that works with businesses, investors, governments, and multi-lateral organizations to achieve opportunities, advance responsible business practices, and transform their long-term performance. We focus on delivering practical, effective, and enduring results that enable our clients to succeed. Please visit our website ___to learn more about us and our work. Position Overview AccountAbility's Advisory team is the firm's lifeblood, delivering expert consulting services for organizations of every type and size that want to assess, establish, and/or implement leading practice sustainability initiatives that provide tangible ESG impacts while driving bottom-line performance. The Advisory team's projects are bespoke to the unique needs of each client, touching on areas such as strategy, governance, reporting and communications, stakeholder engagement, and training. The Fellow position is open to current undergraduate and graduate students nearing completion of their degree or recent graduates, with 1-3 years of prior work experience. The Senior Fellow position is open to current graduate students nearing completion of their degree or recent masters-level graduates, with 3+ years of prior work experience. Throughout their fellowship, Advisory Fellows will gain experience in distilling global business and sustainability trends, and will work with cross-functional teams serving clients and executing client deliverables, while contributing to other firm-wide standards and communication efforts. Fellows will have the opportunity to gain experience in corporate sustainability advisory on multiple project and client types, be coached by experienced leaders in the sustainability consulting industry, and be exposed to sustainability business practices across industries and geographies. The ideal candidate would seek to use the Fellowship as a platform to grow sustainability consulting experience with the objective of achieving a long-term placement with AccountAbility. Position Expectations • Contribute 40 hours per week for 12-16 weeks towards AccountAbility's ESG advisory projects,, • Support and manage project work for a roster of clients worldwide on service offerings including ESG/Sustainability strategy development, current state assessment, reporting, stakeholder engagement, peer benchmarking, ESG trends research, and more,, • Work with AccountAbility's Advisory team to develop client deliverables and internal process documents (e.g., PowerPoint, Word documents, or Excel),, • Conduct weekly check-ins with position managers, collaborate with relevant internal stakeholders during primary operating hours, and attend all weekly team meetings and global all-company meetings Position Benefits • Receive hands-on, practical experience in the global business and sustainability consulting fields,, • Develop management consulting skills, project experience, and experience shaping operational processes,, • Help shape the brand, communications, and strategy of a growing, global consulting firm,, • Receive a competitive hourly rate; exemplary Fellows have the potential to move to a full-time, salaried position immediately following the successful completion of their Fellowshipterm Location: London, UK (In-office 4 days per week, Mon-Thurs, remote on Fridays) How to Apply Please send a copy of your resume or CV and a brief cover letter (1-page maximum) to with the subject line Advisory Fellowship [London] – [Last Name] outlining: • What skills you will bring to the role of Advisory Fellow with AccountAbility, • What (3-4) sustainability consulting service offerings, innovations, or trends in corporate sustainability, and/or global ESG standards relevant to AccountAbility’s work you would like to support and why, • How becoming an Advisory Fellow with AccountAbility will support your career goals Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.