Sustainability Communications & Engagement Expert - Quantis

BusinessTitle: Sustainability Expert - Communications & Engagement

Location: Remote

As a Sustainability Communications & Engagement Expert, you will be bring a combination of communications knowledge and strategic capabilities to lead project teams in developing client solutions and delivering high-quality environmental sustainability consulting services for our clients in the US.

Why you’ll love Quantis

Quantis is a leading sustainability consultancy pioneering approaches to solve critical environmental challenges. For nearly two decades, our dynamic and visionary team of talent has partnered with leading organizations across the globe to transform their industries and pave the way for a planetary economy that aligns business with nature — business at its best.

We believe that sustainable transformation is possible and within our power. We’re contributing to this transformation by combining the latest environmental science with strategic business insights. Our counsel and guidance enables global leaders in the consumer goods and finance industries to understand how to reduce their environmental impacts, implement the changes and operate within planetary boundaries.

Motivated by this common purpose, our 300+ talented professionals cultivate a unique, collaborative culture that we call the Quantis Spirit. We are innovative. We are impact-oriented. We are science-based. We are Quantis.

Join us!

Does this describe the responsibilities of your next role?

The primary responsibilities consist of the performance of work that requires advanced knowledge and that is predominantly intellectual in character and consistently includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment. In particular, the position will include a combination of the following responsibilities:  

• Support and lead client-facing strategic communications and sustainability strategy projects based on project scope and client needs, working closely with Quantis experts.  Client-facing work may include:
• Write engaging sustainability narratives and claims that translate metrics into relevant communications across digital/print media, including infographics, brochures, presentations, reports, videos.  
• Develop ESG/environmental sustainability strategies through peer benchmarking, regulatory review, industry trends assessment, materiality assessment, and sustainability gap analysis.
• Translate clients’ environmental sustainability strategies and progress to-date into original content for reports, slide decks, and other communications. This may include content that aligns with global sustainability reporting and regulatory frameworks (ex. CDP, GRI, SASB, CSRD, TCFD, etc.).
• Develop strategies and content to engage client stakeholders on sustainability topics to educate and/or create buy-in. This can include workshop design and facilitation across all levels of the organization.  

• Build a solid rapport with clients, guiding them with a consultant posture from crafting the scope of work to developing excellent deliverables.  

• Manage client projects from kick-off through completion, including managing all rounds of edits and revisions, understanding and translating client needs for designers and writers, maintaining project timelines and carrying out administrative tasks. 

• Ensure overall quality, style, and consistency of communications projects, on-time and on- budget.  

• Support communications team marketing activities with building case studies & collecting materials for thought leadership pieces.

• Support client meetings and workshops organization - taking notes, drafting meetings and workshop summaries, preparing materials, etc. 

• Participate in developing new business, working alongside sustainability consultants to craft compelling proposals, sell-in projects, and manage client relationships.  

• Collaborate across sectors, solutions, support functions, both in the US and globally. 

You will be successful in your role if you: 

• Possess creative verbal and visual communication skills (for presentations, deliverables and online trainings).
• Reliably deliver comprehensive and strategic analyses in an efficient manner.
• Bring an understanding of business and/or sustainability challenges in one or more core sector(s).
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and taking on new tasks.
• Take ownership of self-development, including knowledge and skill improvement.

Personal competencies expected of all Quantisians: 

• Operate with integrity and trustworthiness and applies high ethical and moral standards. 

• Be acutely aware of work style, interaction style, strengths, and growth areas, to further the Quantis purpose, vision, and culture. 

• Exercise self-management for maximum effectiveness. 

• Be curious about and seeks clear understanding of how behavior and choices impact others. 

• Own professional growth and development. 

• Complete all tracking systems and tools as requested in a timely manner. 

• Adhere to policies, processes, and procedures. 

• Set priorities in alignment with group/branch/team strategy and needs of key stakeholders. 

• Ensure all work within scope is satisfactory and workload targets have been met before providing cross-functional support 

• Proactively manage individual workload to ensure the timely and effective delivery of work, and communicate about workload with team members, Team Lead, Development Lead and/or Operations Lead, seeking support as necessary.  

• Take initiative and is proactive in identifying and solving issues and problems. 

• Use positive language and reframes challenges as problems to solve and mistakes as lessons. 

• Contribute to a culture of trust by effectively giving and receiving feedback on individual and team performance, as appropriate. 

Some logistics to consider

• Location: Any location in the US. You'll have the possibility to work collaboratively in the Boston office as needed as well as to regularly meet your colleagues on team retreats.
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Ability to travel, approximately 30% of work time for client or internal Quantis work and conferences

Quantis has a distinctive, fluid structure nurtured by our Quantis Spirit and our way of collaborating, that, in combination with our paid time off and other benefits, provides a positive and unique working environment. Salary will be determined based on potential for contribution to the organization’s success. The compensation target for this role ranges from $118,000/year - $125,000/year.

Quantis is where passion meets purpose. Come grow with us and contribute to creating a sustainable future while building a fulfilling career. 

To learn about the Quantis Spirit and what makes us exceptional, check out our “Braver New World” video and Employee Spotlights. 

To learn about our commitment about DEI, please read our statement below. 

QUANTIS DIVERSITY-EQUITY-INCLUSION:  

At Quantis, the principles of DEI have always been an essential part of our identity, our values and our mission. Our commitment is to elevate the voices of all Quantisians to foster an inclusive culture where all employees feel that they belong and are valued. Our goal is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of all the places where we live and work. This extends to our clients, their clients, and their entire value chain as sustainable thinking and collective representation are integral components of our purpose to transform the way that businesses operate.