Managing Consultant, Social Performance (Personal Services)

ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant to join our Social Performance team in Vancouver. This role will work across social performance, stakeholder/indigenous engagement, and human rights services for the mining industry and other sectors. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing our clients' commitments to responsible business operations, ensuring that social considerations are integrated into capital project delivery, site operations, and corporate planning.

ERM has a leading global Social Performance practice. Candidates should have the skills and experience to provide high quality analysis, recommendations and insight that is grounded in international good practice and an understanding of regulatory and financing requirements.  The successful candidate will be responsive to rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and social expectations, and bring the insight and creativity required to meaningfully partner with our clients. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise, leadership and project management for a variety of projects related to mining, oil and gas, power, renewables, and other sectors. Expected project delivery activities may relate to socioeconomic impact/risk assessments; community/ Indigenous engagement; human rights; multi-stakeholder engagement, participatory processes, and facilitation; developing management strategies and systems; report writing, reviewing and quality control; and providing insightful and actionable recommendations to clients.
• Be self-sufficient and able to complete projects and tasks with limited oversight, engaging with internal stakeholders (e.g. team leads, project managers) as required to ensure work is aligned with ERM and client's needs. Willingness and ability to contribute to other Social Performance work will also be important.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with ESG, sustainability reporting, and compliance teams to ensure alignment and integration of social performance objectives.
• Mentor junior consulting staff to support development of their skill sets including technical skills, project experience, and general consulting and decision-making skills.
• Contribute to proposals and business development, including development of technical scopes and cost estimates in accordance with ERM's policies and processes.
• Build relationships with clients to support new and repeat business.
• Work with other global ERM resources to deepen relationships with ERM key clients to expand ERM's profile and market share through a combination of excellence in technical delivery and business development support.

Qualifications and Desired Skills

Technical Skills/Experience

• Experience in planning and implementation of Indigenous and stakeholder engagement to support extractives industries, capital projects and permitting/regulatory processes in Canada, including a proven ability to draw on different engagement tools/processes, with varying levels of participation, to drive desired engagement outcomes.
• Experience evaluating and managing social and human rights risks as related to mining and other extractives industries.
• Experience advising clients on requirements and best practices with the aim of managing social risk and supporting local benefits.
• Demonstrated experience applying international standards and guidelines (e.g., IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, ICMM Principles) is an asset.
• Proven ability to translate technical content (science, engineering, etc.) into accessible communications materials is an asset.
• Facilitation experience is an asset.
• Experience with ESG data analysis and sustainability reporting, and an understanding of how these processes connect to social performance.
• Experience developing proposals, budgets, and workplans is an asset.
• Project management skills/experience is an asset.

Consulting Skills/Experience

• Versatile, responsive, and results-oriented, with strong critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional communication and technical writing skills, with a keen attention to detail and understanding of how to frame deliverables to suit the specific need/audience.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and complete deadline-driven tasks; be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines; work closely with clients, team members, and other stakeholders; maintain flexibility; and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Business acumen to understand/communicate business risk and challenges and recognize commercial opportunities.
• Commitment to working with a diverse team including mentorship and/or line management of more junior staff.
• Commitment to safety and following established health and safety protocols.
• Willing and able to travel domestically (and, if required, internationally) is preferred.

General

• Post-secondary degree in international development, law, public policy, political science, human rights, geography, public health, economics, social science, resource management, anthropology or similar. Masters degree (or higher) is preferred.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience including demonstrated ability to lead discrete scopes of work; manage teams and budgets; and provide technical guidance, oversight, and quality control. Experience in a consulting role is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Working ability (speaking and writing) in other languages, especially French or Spanish, is an asset.  
• Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

For the Managing Consultant, Social Performanceposition, we anticipate the annual base pay of $95,564 – $116,400 (CAD).  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. 

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