Advisor, Corporate Sustainability

TKO•New York, NY

About The Position

Reporting to the Head of Risk Management, you, the Sustainability Advisor will support our sustainability projects by assisting with the management of our climate risk and emission governance and ensuring accurate reporting of sustainability data. You will work with different teams to collect, verify, and transform data for public disclosures and sustainability goals. You'll also help develop and maintain sustainability reports and certifications. Collect, verify, and disclose information through data analysis needed to report progress on public-facing goals and plans, including Scope 1, 2 and 3 data and end-to-end operational metrics, including energy consumption, water usage, and waste generation. Lead annual Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) submission and corresponding data collection, work with subject matter experts and external advisors to draft required disclosures, and lead the review process prior to disclosure. Assess risk and standing for completing other voluntary disclosures that may be of interest of our various business units. Review reporting efforts related to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) raters and rankers (such as EcoVadis), including monitoring performance and recommending areas of improvement. Provide our business units with expertise in strategic, technical, and reporting aspects of various climate challenges, including decarbonization, risk management, emissions measurement and reporting. Demonstrate strong transformation execution skills to implement and govern ESG program or manage change with influence. Demonstrate the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, produce high-quality deliverables, manage business unit relationships, and foster a high-performance team culture. Collaborate with finance and audit teams to strengthen governance systems around ESG disclosure. Provide internal education about company sustainability programs (if applicable) through new hire orientation and ad hoc trainings and engage business units regarding opportunities for sustainability projects that are important to their clients, sponsors or industries.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Accounting, Finance, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Business, or a related field.
2+ years of experience in sustainability reporting, data analysis, accounting or related field.
Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Excel – Intermediate level, PowerPoint, Power BI and Environmental Database Systems such as Watershed.
Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks and standards (e.g., Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), CDP, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
Passionate about sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Understands internal controls and has experience in designing and executing controls
Proven hands-on mentality with strong operational implementation capability
Proven experience of diplomatically resolving issues through understanding conflicting views, achieving alignment, and proposing solutions
High sense of urgency and ability to work with minimal direct supervision
Exceptional listening, written and verbal communication skills across organizational levels
Experience managing multiple tasks.
At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Assist with the management of our climate risk and emission governance and ensuring accurate reporting of sustainability data.
Work with different teams to collect, verify, and transform data for public disclosures and sustainability goals.
Help develop and maintain sustainability reports and certifications.
Collect, verify, and disclose information through data analysis needed to report progress on public-facing goals and plans, including Scope 1, 2 and 3 data and end-to-end operational metrics, including energy consumption, water usage, and waste generation.
Lead annual Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) submission and corresponding data collection, work with subject matter experts and external advisors to draft required disclosures, and lead the review process prior to disclosure.
Assess risk and standing for completing other voluntary disclosures that may be of interest of our various business units.
Review reporting efforts related to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) raters and rankers (such as EcoVadis), including monitoring performance and recommending areas of improvement.
Provide our business units with expertise in strategic, technical, and reporting aspects of various climate challenges, including decarbonization, risk management, emissions measurement and reporting.
Demonstrate strong transformation execution skills to implement and govern ESG program or manage change with influence.
Demonstrate the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, produce high-quality deliverables, manage business unit relationships, and foster a high-performance team culture.
Collaborate with finance and audit teams to strengthen governance systems around ESG disclosure.
Provide internal education about company sustainability programs (if applicable) through new hire orientation and ad hoc trainings and engage business units regarding opportunities for sustainability projects that are important to their clients, sponsors or industries.