Job Title: Assistant Consultant – Low Carbon Consumer Goods Practice
Position: Full-time
Location: Hong Kong, Office Based
We are looking for an Assistant Consultant to join our team in Hong Kong. This is a unique opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic carbon solutions market to help drive meaningful carbon reductions in the retail and manufacturing sectors.
About Us
For over 15 years, RESET Carbon has been working with companies and institutions across Asia to resolve the environmental crisis by making meaningful reductions in their carbon, water and waste footprint.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, with offices in Shanghai, Taipei, Ho Chi Minh City, Chennai, and Singapore, we deliver end-to-end carbon management and corporate renewable energy services for customers in the real estate, manufacturing, and retail sectors. Our services include strategy development, target setting, roadmap and carbon inventory development, renewable energy procurement, decarbonization programs and more.
What Drives Us
We understand that time is running out. We focus on projects that will directly reduce environmental impacts and we also look ahead and engage market actors to solve problems that are blocking action at scale.
We are not a typical strategy or environmental consulting firm; we build long-term collaborative partnerships with our clients to create, implement, and execute long-term sustainability programs that really drive change.
The Position
The Assistant Consultant – Low Carbon Consumer Goods will:
- Provide technical support to RESET’s major long term customer base and the continued evolution of their carbon management programmes including Science-Based and Net Zero targets and complex scope 3 challenges.
- Support projects with major multinational companies and forge and maintain long-term relationships with leading customers seeking to drive long term reductions in their carbon footprint.
- Participate in the development of RESET’s rapidly growing teams in Hong Kong and other strategic Asian locations
- Support the senior team members in evolving RESET’s technical approach and integration of new carbon standards and accounting methodologies as the market matures.
- Prepare presentations and reports for leadership and stakeholder meetings and workshops.
- Contribute to the development of new toolkits and content as part of tactical delivery of the programmes.
- Researching and analyzing information for report generation and recommendations.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Consultant and the integral team.
We are looking for an individual with the following capabilities:
- Excited by the opportunity to work in the rapidly evolving retail and manufacturing market
- Ideally 1 year or more of working experience on carbon solutions including strategy development, carbon accounting and inventories, reduction target setting and the implementation of carbon targets will be preferred.
- The role of Assistant Consultant will be determined based on the level of experience of the successful candidate
- Strong MS Excel skillset is essential
- Strong report writing skills
- Demonstrated technical presentation skills
- Native or fluent in English, Mandarin fluency a plus
Bonus Attributes
- Experience with the apparel industry or supply chain management is a huge advantage
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys thinking out of the box, like to find ways to “make things happen” and value transparency and relationships
The Team you will be joining
Our exceptional team of carbon experts boast diverse backgrounds in engineering, science, business management, economics, and policy. We work together to deliver creative perspectives and actionable solutions to tackle global environmental challenges in Asia.
Our success depends upon our team, and we care about our well-being. Our office culture lies at the heart of our business approach and is focused on supporting a healthy, curious, agile, and open team spirit.
Who is suitable for this role?
This position is ideal for an individual with a strong technical and project management skillset who is keen to get exposure to the rapidly evolving carbon solutions space across the retail and manufacturing sectors (particularly apparel and textile, outdoors, footwear and toys).
As a Carbon Solutions Consultant, you will play a crucial role in helping our clients reduce their carbon footprint and achieve their sustainability goals. If you have the required experience and skills, and are passionate about creating a more sustainable future, we encourage you to apply for this position.
Apply Now
Please send your CV and covering letter to RC-hiring@lrqa.com to apply for this role.