Sustainability and ESG researcher and business analyst

Ideas | People | Trust We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world. Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We’ll broaden your horizons Our Advisory teams provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team works across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We’ll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Our ESG advisory team operates with a goal of integrating sustainability thinking and action throughout our entire business. As part of this team, you’ll provide advisory support to our clients across a variety of sectors, from financial services to natural resources, offering expert knowledge on how they can become a more sustainable, resilient and successful businesses. This is a great opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop skills and know-how across a number of sustainable business imperatives, ranging across leadership & governance, climate and natural capital, social and human capital, and associated digital and technological innovations. We’re looking for candidates who are grounded and commercial, with a strong sustainability and ESG purpose at the forefront. If you’ve got a passion for sustainability and ESG, a desire to help businesses understand and embrace the associated risks and opportunities, we want to hear from you. As part of our team, you’ll be supported to achieve your goals as you support our clients to reach theirs. Together, we can make a lasting, sustainable impact on an ever-changing world. You’ll be someone with:

• A minimum 2:1 Bachelor’s degree.
• A strong, purpose-driven belief in the sustainability and ESG agenda, with the courage and integrity to challenge and be challenged.
• A curious mind and someone who is a critical thinker, with an ability to contextualise, look beyond the obvious and consider secondary and tertiary factors.
• Familiarity in data and analytics – the ability to identify key issues lurking within a high volume of information.
• An attention to detail which is essential particularly in relation to knowledge management.
• Excellent communication skills who can communicate across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Awareness of the sustainability and ESG regulation, reporting and disclosure frameworks, and associated public policy developments.
• An advance level competence with MS Word, Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint is desirable.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We’re in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO. We’re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.