Partner, Social Performance and Human Rights (Director Level) (Legal)

As part of the continued growth of our consulting firm, ERM has an opportunity for an experienced leader to join our North American team as a Partner, Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement & Human Rights and to become a true owner and shareholder in a business with sustainability at its heart.

Specifically, we are looking for an established leader interested in becoming part of our thriving global team – outstanding professionals who combine strong consulting and business development skills with a strong technical foundation – to foster and expand a network of excellent client relationships across a variety of sectors.  We seek an individual to help us drive the continued growth of ERM's business through selling and delivering world-class services, recruiting and developing our next generation of leaders, and further advancing our reputation for Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement, Geopolitical Risks & Human Rights solutions. Social performance, including stakeholder engagement and human rights, has become a business-critical issue for many enterprises.  ERM, as the world's leading sustainability consultancy, is uniquely qualified to advise Fortune 500 companies on their performance, from helping Boards set strategic direction, to assisting C-Suites in defining and implementing management systems, developing asset-level programs to manage relationships, risks and impacts, and reporting on the same. 

This is a Partner-level opportunity for a senior-level professional looking to further their career with an equity stake with a global sustainable business consulting leader that supports the world's leading organizations.  A career as an ERM Partner is unique.  Our partnership model offers unparalleled opportunities for leaders with ambition, vision and proven expertise, providing:

• Opportunities to contribute significantly to key decisions, including the overall strategic direction of our organization.
• Meaningful equity ownership with significant financial and intangible rewards.
• Ability to provide “thought leadership” on a wide range of technical and business issues impacting our core markets.
• Extension of ERM's market position and reach with your established relationships to further drive our growth.

ROLE

This role focuses on helping ERM build a more sustainable future with the world's leading organizations.  Central to this effort will be the development of meaningful relationships with client organizations, securing significant project opportunities, delivering the full spectrum of ERM's consulting services, and solving sustainability related challenges.  In so doing, this role includes:

• Providing strong technical leadership within ERM and with our clients, including –
  • Assisting Boards and C-Suites to understand their Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement & Human Rights risks and opportunities, defining the case for change, and setting new direction with strong and integrated strategy
  • Supporting management teams in operationalizing new strategic directions and rolling these initiatives out organization wide, including and in particular at the asset level and throughout their value chains
  • Working with asset level managers and technical leads to realize and report on effective performance improvements and issue management.  
• Developing commercial strategies to pursue and win new business opportunities that result in significant revenue growth with target clients aligned with ERM's global strategy.
• Providing business value by building relationships at the top levels of client organizations, raising the profile of ERM's capabilities and identifying opportunities for value addition.
• Developing new client relationships and expand existing relationships by delivering strategic consulting advice, excellent value, and quality service.
• Maintaining a pulse on industry and client news and prioritize sales efforts toward high potential, top opportunities.
• Managing opportunity capture efforts utilizing technical understanding to develop proposals, including written content, pricing, presentations, and contracting.
• Helping ERM evolve its current Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement & Human Rights offerings and positioning same by being active in the market, listening to clients, developing new services, and delivering high quality and impactful solutions to our clients.
• Building, growing, and managing a high-performance team, serving as a leader and mentor to other consultants.  This includes identifying emerging talent and working with them to reach their full potential, ensuring rising stars are nurtured, developed and given new areas of responsibility.
• Supporting the growth and development of ERM's Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement & Human Rights practices and actively collaborating with colleagues across NA and around the globe.  This includes driving innovation within the practice to stay ahead of client needs and providing thought leadership to differentiate ERM in the market.
• Work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment to build ERM's global business, as well as to lead client and project teams.  Leverage ‘all of ERM' to bring our clients integrated solutions to address their most pressing sustainability needs.
• Meet business financial targets, overall project budgets and schedules, client satisfaction / expectations, and internal and contract requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post graduate qualifications (i.e., a Master's or PhD) in related disciplines, such as economic development, international relations, or similar
• 15+ years' progressive experience in a related function or role, either in a consulting environment or working substantially within a business or institution
• Proven track record in defining strategy, operationalizing same and driving improvements in Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement and Human Rights, at the corporate and asset level
• Experience working “from boots to boardroom” in a variety of sectors and settings
• Business acumen to understand business risk and challenges, and to recognize key market opportunities
• Well-versed in the full suite of Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement & Human Rights challenges faced by clients in a variety of sectors
• Offer recognized technical expertise and an established reputation in the local marketplace.
• Bilingualism in Spanish / English is an asset.

For the Partner, Social Performance and Human Rights (Director Level) position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $171,000 - $183,000 (USD).  An employee's pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.  We also may have instances where employee's fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are NOT bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and any other benefits to eligible employees as applicable.

You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world's leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. 

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Thank you for your interest in ERM!