Associate Director - Europe
The Role We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the role of Associate Director to support the Director for Europe with a growing client portfolio and growing European team, with a specific focus on the French market.
This unique position offers a very exciting opportunity to engage with clients on a broad spectrum of sustainability services, and ultimately drive significant positive environmental and social impact. Passion and a determination to deliver excellence are essential qualities as is a commercially astute and innovative approach to delivering client solutions.
Responsibilities The core responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:Help expand European business with particular focus on expanding France market and engaging French clients and act as the company spokesperson in France.Support the growing team in Europe to deliver ESG strategy, net zero carbon, climate resilience, social impact, smart buildings, big data, and building-level sustainability improvement programmes for clients.Supporting engagement with clients and external parties across pan-European investment portfolios (e.g., heads of sustainability, asset managers, property, and facilities management teams in real estate, financial and corporate sector client space.Support clients to evolve their investment process to fully integrate ESG considerations.Support with business development activities towards expansion of existing client work as well as new client engagement.Tactical input to the development of new products and services, and continual evolution of the companies IP through direct involvement or support to service lines (technical teams covering).ESG strategy, climate resilience, health/wellbeing, social value, data intelligence etc).
Requirements The right candidate must have the following skills:Knowledge of investment sector, preferably in real estate sector.Developing expert in real estate investment with expertise in and/or a passion for sustainability issues and their application to real estate investment.Proven client relationship management and stakeholder management (internal and external) skills.Commercial acumen (monitoring budgets, achieving target profitability/margin).Passion for furthering the sustainability agenda.Understanding of managing programmes, competing priorities and multiple projects.Ability to transform complex sector-specific language into everyday terms and concepts.Strong presentation skills to a range commercial client audience.Proven business development skills.Highly articulate and numerate with clear, highly developed communication skills.Team player.Comfortable under pressure.Fluent French and English.Expertise or qualifications in ESG related subject welcomed.Membership of a recognised professional body (e.g., Chartered Environmentalist).Experience of managing pan-European stakeholders.Knowledge of the built environment, preferably commercial real estate investment management and finance.Environmental and energy audit experience for commercial buildings.Business development experience.Familiarity with TCFD, net zero carbon, EU SFDR, GRESB, BREEAM In Use, Fitwell or WELL certification, environmental data, and environmental legislation.
Location: France, preferably Paris. About us Climate17 are recruitment specialists across Clean Energy & Sustainable markets. Our extensive experience, expert market knowledge and passion for what we do stand us apart.