Job Title: Consultant
Location: Oxford (London or hybrid) (UK-based remote working will also be considered)
Salary: £27.5k-£42.5k Depending on experience
Job type: Full Time/Permanent
Please note there are 2 X positions available (1 X Junior)
3Keel is a small, specialist sustainability consultancy. We have grown organically since our founding in 2013, becoming a high impact team. The business is structured to address key sustainability issues, and we focus on innovations and coalition-building to develop approaches that challenge the status quo.
About you:
- Do you have a good grasp of data and how it can drive the most effective action for sustainability?
- Do you enjoy getting to the bottom of what drives commercial business decisions?
- Are you inspired by the prospect of bringing together unusual partners to solve the crisis in nature and climate?
We are looking for a Consultant and a Junior Consultant to join our Sustainable Commodities practice area, supporting our work to address issues of deforestation and exploitation in soft commodity supply chains. The roles will join a team at the heart of our highly successful consultancy services, focussed on delivering high quality supply chain analysis, risk advisory and strategy for our roster of world-renowned clients. Tackling deforestation continues to be at the heart of the sustainability agenda, and global action to address the climate and biodiversity crises. Many of the organisations we work with have goals to achieve fully deforestation-free supply chains imminently approaching, making this a particularly exciting time to get involved and contribute towards the protection of forests in countries where commodities such as soy and palm are produced.
The Junior Consultant role would suit candidates with passion for our mission and relevant knowledge / qualifications, but with little or no experience of working in sustainability consultancy. To be considered for the Consultant position we will be looking for prior experience of working on these topics in a consultancy or other organisation, and broader / deeper understanding of the work we do
The important stuff (essential requirements):
- Great team working skills with evidence of working collaboratively on projects.
- Experience of rapid research and distillation of complex topics.
- Effective project management skills.
- Self-starter and driven.
- Confidence for external presentations and client relationship management.
- Understanding of current social and environmental issues.
- Proficiency in using Excel and PowerPoint.
- Clear and engaging writing style, excellent verbal communication and the ability to present complex information in a client-friendly way.
- Organised and systematic approach to work.
- Proficiency in project management.
- Excellent communications and report writing skills.
- Academic background in a relevant subject.
- Ability to engage a wide variety of stakeholders on achieving a shared vision.
Other stuff (desirable skills):
- Experience of data analytics and visualisation (e.g., PowerBi).
- Knowledge of FMCG supply chains (especially palm oil, soy and cocoa), food systems, commodity production and sourcing.
- Experience of planning and running effective multi-stakeholder workshops and meetings.
- Successful track record in business development / developing successful proposals.
- Understanding of and experience in sustainability policy.
- Knowledge of another language relevant to our work, such as Bahasa, French, Portuguese, Spanish or German.
What 3Keel offer:
- A friendly team of individuals from many walks of life, all constantly striving for excellence and committed to making a difference in sustainability – and having fun along the way!
- Genuine work-life flexibility for people at different life stages, with a well-established hybrid working culture
- Competitive salary depending on experience (based off a 37.5 hours working week)
- Part time working will be considered
- 30 days paid annual leave per annum.
- Pension scheme with 5% company contribution and personal investment/savings platform
- A generous employee annual cash Profit Share scheme
- Employee NHS Cash Top Up health insurance scheme
- Employee assistance and mental health support programmes
- Life cover
- Access to office space in various different locations in Oxford and London
- Three days of paid volunteering time per year for each staff member
- Generous maternity, paternity and sick pay/leave
- Annual training budget per employee
- 5 days for study per year
- Portion of annual profits donated to charity annually
- Salary sacrifice schemes for bikes (cycle to work scheme) electric vehicles and other tech
- Rail cards
Please apply via our website by clicking apply. The deadline for applications is Friday 30th June 2023, however we often schedule rolling interviews for interesting candidates, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of: Senior Ecologist, Ecology Consultant, Consultant Ecologist, Ecologist, Senior Ornithologist, Environment Manager may also be considered for this role.
