Sustainability Consultant

General information

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Creation Date: 27-Feb-2023

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Type: Full time

Ref #: 1234570100

Description & Requirements

Role Title: Sustainability Consultant

Location: London

Type: Permanent

About the Department & Team:

Liberty Mutual, a diversified global insurer is leading the charge in an industry undergoing tremendous change, including the increasing importance of sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). Liberty Mutual's Global Risk Solutions (GRS) segment offers a wide array of property, casualty, specialty and reinsurance coverages to commercial entities. We believe that sustainability is a massive, once-in-a-generation opportunity for our customers, our business, and the globe. The GRS Sustainability team is seeking an experienced and talented person to join a team focused on capitalizing on that opportunity and driving growth and sustained top tier profitability as we integrate our sustainability strategy across our entire global $14B commercial business.

Collaborating with underwriting, distribution, innovation, analytics, and technology, you will lead and/or be hands-on supporting meaningful sustainability-focused initiatives that have significant impact and drive the organization forward. Current focus areas include refining and operationalizing embedding ESG considerations into our underwriting approach, improving awareness and training of our market-facing teams, and designing the approach and preparing to measure and report on emerging ESG standards. This position requires candidates who enjoy collaborating and influencing, bring strong listening skills, business acumen and problem solving to the team, and are able to get into the details to execute and deliver. Experience in consulting and familiarity with sustainability and insurance are preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand strategic sustainability issues (internal and external) faced by commercial insurance; monitor, review, analyze market developments to inform Liberty approach and advise leaders about challenges and opportunities

• Identifies opportunities and influence the development, implementation, and administration of frameworks, processes, and programs to integrate sustainability/ESG issues into our core business, including underwriting, portfolio steering, product and service innovation, training, communication, and measurement and reporting

• Design, plan, and manage and execute complex initiatives and complex problems with business impact, preparing high quality materials to support GRS sustainability strategy; balance responsibilities on multiple projects

• Collect data and information from various internal and external sources (e.g. stakeholder interviews, workshops, surveys)

• Perform business analysis and evaluate the impact of alternative management decisions on our sustainability strategic objectives, GRS business objectives, and financial performance. Take a broad perspective to identify solutions and conduct complete, high quality, and error-free analysis.

• Craft materials that clearly articulate findings, insights, and recommendations; assist with preparing materials for the board and senior executives

• Communicate with senior leadership and audiences of varying size, level, and exposure to sustainability to move the organization to action

• Build and own relationships with key stakeholders across our enterprise sustainability team and GRS business segments

• Guide team and stakeholders towards consensus points, gain buy-in, support change management and ensure impact

• Coordinate knowledge sharing within the sustainability team and enhance broader organizational awareness and sustainability/ESG knowledge

• Benchmark best-in-class methods, monitor future trends, research emerging issues, incorporate expert feedback, and support readiness and response for ESG-related compliance.

For SMCR SMF and Certified / Solvency II Roles

In virtue of your role’s prescribed legal entity responsibilities, you will be required to:

• Undertake your role with due regard to the prescribed responsibilities and regulatory requirements associated with that role - which may require undertaking appropriate learning & development.

• Take appropriate responsibility for legal entity management oversight to enable the effective response to regulatory enquiry and challenge.

• Oversee and contribute to the ongoing maintenance and fostering of a healthy culture.

Skills and Experience

• Strong problem solving, analytical, research, and critical thinking skills

• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship management skills

• Ability to support change and impart value within an organization

• Ability to drive work forward independently and also work collaboratively and incorporate multiple stakeholder viewpoints

• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment

• Experience in supporting initiatives that deliver against agreed organizational priorities in sustainability (or other relevant/transferable area) preferred

• Knowledge of relevant ESG frameworks, ratings, and data sources and their strengths and shortcomings preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor`s degree (preferably in Sustainability/ESG or related field) or equivalent experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior leaders

• Strong organizational and project planning skills with a proven track record of integrated implementation

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions

• Works independently; receives minimal guidance

About Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM)

Liberty Specialty Markets is part Global Risk Solutions and the broader Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, which is a leading global insurer. We offer a breadth of world-class insurance and reinsurance services to brokers and insureds in all major markets.

Our people are key to our success. That is why “Put People First" is one of the five Liberty values which unite us as a global organisation. We bring this to life for our colleagues through:

• Offering a vibrant and inclusive environment and committing to their career development.

• Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Our Inclusion Matters framework and employee-led networks strengthen the diversity of our workforce and our inclusive environment.

• Reinforcing that collaborating together to share our unique perspectives help us make better decisions, deliver innovative solutions and pursue our ambitious goals.

• A supportive culture, which includes promoting a healthy work-life balance and working flexibly.

For more information, please follow the links below:

https://www.libertyspecialtymarkets.com/gb-en/careers/working-for-us

https://www.libertyspecialtymarkets.com/gb-en/careers/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing/diversity-and-inclusion