One Firm Services - Sustainability Associate Graduate Programme (Start ASAP)

Your Role

About Sustainability

In the world of sustainability, both organizations and government are gearing up their action to tackle the global challenge facing climate, biodiversity, and other environmental issues in creating a sustainable environment. Stakeholders including government, listed / private organizations, investors, fund managers, etc. require support from professional advisors to walk this journey together.

PwC’s holistic corporate sustainable strategy provides solutions to clients that cover product development, material procurement, production, supply chain, infrastructure construction, and carbon reduction / net zero, helping enterprises to realize their business value.

PwC is empowered by a one-team expert solution for its full-fledged sustainability consulting and assurance services.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

In PwC, you will gain the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities.

PwC works with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever-changing environment. The company works in industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, media and technologies (TMT), fund managers, banks and insurance, consumer products, food and beverage, property development and management, energy and public utilities, automotive industry. 

They help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimizing deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage. 

You will have the chance to be involved in the following work:

• Assist clients in setting up ESG governance structures, processes, goal setting, benchmarking, and support continuous improvement of ESG 
• Work as part of the team in the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting and assurance engagements. 
• Provide service on ESG risk management for clients, including climate change, supply chain management and Environment, green value chain,  Health and Safety (EHS) management
• Formulate a science-based, economic, and efficient ESG roadmap to drive ESG integration across corporate products and market strategies 
• Work as part of a team on carbon neutrality, carbon reduction, and roadmap setting, conduct carbon inventory calculations and set science-based emission reduction targets (e.g. SBTi)
• Develop carbon disclosure framework and management systems (e.g. TCFD, CDP) and prepare TCFD disclosure 
• Provide advisory and assurance services on green and sustainable finance or ESG financial products
• ESG due diligence in sell or buy M&A transaction
• Provide advisory ESG consulting services using the PwC ESG Digital Tools
• Integrated Product Development and Product Lifecycle Management
• Lean Sigma Management
• Supply Chain Strategy and Performance Turnaround
• Digital Supply Chain, Green Value Chain Advisory
• Support on projects that help to deliver effective public policy
• Identify, clarify, and resolve their strategic and operating success issues by thoroughly preparing for and conducting interviews
• Conduct market research, gathering required data,  testing data quality and reconcile data across sources, executing required analyses, identifying issues and problems

About You

PwC is looking for high-caliber tertiary students from any discipline who demonstrate: 

• Experience and enthusiasm relevant to client services
• Energetic, passionate, and fast learner
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
• Good organization skills with influencing skills/leadership potential
• Flexibility to travel to out-of-town assignments and work on-site
• Ability to work under pressure and be flexible to work longer hours if needed
• Passion to work with different stakeholders, including government, public and private sector
• Project or research experience in any of the areas of focus mentioned above 
• Practical experience working with or in public sector organizations ( a plus for certain service areas)
• Strong analytical mindset and creative problem-solving capabilities 
• Team player
• Excellent command of English, Putonghua or Cantonese (written and spoken)
• Majoring in environmental science, sustainability, Finance, Economics, English, Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/ or a related discipline 

Benefits

Once you join PwC, you will get the following benefits:

• WeFlex policy (FlexiHour, FlexiLocation and FlexiDress)
• Wellness Reimagined App (One-stop wellness platform)
• Competitive paid leave package (annual leave, birthday leave, study and exam leave, sick leave, Christmas leave, etc.)
• Interest-free housing loan
• Long service award

Training & Development

At PwC, you will receive a series of training related to the service area you are allocated in. PwC's systematic entry-level training, together with an experienced career coach and work buddy, will provide you with a great start to your career.

Career Progression

PwC provides diverse upskilling programmes and career paths so you can grow and become future-proof based on your aspirations. They also offer comprehensive business and technical training, as well as an excellent environment for career development.

How to Apply

Application Journey:

• Online Application
• Online Assessment
• Interview
• Receiving your Offer
• Starting with PwC

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• pwccn.com/en/careers/students.html
• pwccn.com/en/careers.html
• youtube.com/@pwcglobalcareerschannel3127