A

Anthesis

Global ESG and decarbonization advisory

Principal Consultant - Strategy & Transformation

Strategy & Management ConsultingUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeMelbourne VIC, AustraliaNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree or relevant qualification in business, strategy, sustainability, economics, environmental management, public policy, commerce, or a related field.
  • At least 8 years of consulting, advisory, or industry experience in strategy, sustainability, transformation, or related fields.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex strategy development, transformation, or organisational change programmes.
  • Strong understanding of how sustainability, climate, nature, and social issues influence corporate strategy, risk, growth, and value creation.
  • Experience advising senior executives and facilitating leadership-level decision making.
  • Strong commercial acumen, including experience developing proposals, growing client accounts, and supporting business development activities.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering complex projects.
  • Ability to translate technical sustainability issues into practical business and commercial outcomes.
  • Strong problem-solving capabilities.
  • Ability to work with ambiguity and complex challenges.
  • Commitment to sustainability-led business transformation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of complex sustainability strategy and transformation engagements for major corporate, government, and private sector clients.
  • Advise executive teams and boards on sustainability-related risks, opportunities, and strategic priorities.
  • Develop corporate sustainability strategies, growth strategies, transformation roadmaps, operating models, and implementation plans.
  • Facilitate executive workshops, leadership discussions, and stakeholder engagement processes to align organisations around strategic priorities.
  • Lead multidisciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.
  • Provide senior-level oversight, quality assurance, and strategic direction across project delivery.
  • Translate sustainability challenges into practical commercial opportunities, business cases, and transformation initiatives.
  • Support clients in navigating climate transition planning, nature strategy, circular economy, sustainable supply chains, and responsible business governance.
  • Lead the development of proposals and commercial opportunities across sustainability strategy, transformation, and reporting services.
  • Build and strengthen trusted client relationships to identify and convert opportunities across existing and new accounts.
  • Contribute to APAC growth strategy, account development planning, and market engagement activities.
  • Develop and refine the organisation's strategy and transformation propositions, methodologies, and tools.
  • Support thought leadership, market insights, and content development to enhance the organisation's profile as a sustainability strategy advisor.
  • Represent the organisation across industry networks, conferences, and senior stakeholder forums.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across service lines and geographies to bring multidisciplinary solutions to clients.
  • Manage, coach, and mentor consultants, supporting capability development and career progression.
  • Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and commercially minded team culture.
  • Contribute to strategic business planning, practice development, and innovation initiatives across the Strategy & Transformation team.
  • Support knowledge sharing and capability building across the broader business.
  • Engage in professional development and contribute to Centre of Excellence activities.
  • Help shape the future direction and growth of the APAC Strategy & Transformation practice.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in corporate or business strategy.
  • Experience in sustainability strategy.
  • Experience in climate transition planning.
  • Experience in nature and biodiversity strategy.
  • Experience in circular economy.
  • Experience in sustainable supply chains.
  • Experience in responsible business and human rights.
  • Experience in operating model design.
  • Experience in organisational transformation.
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, storytelling, and presentation skills.
  • Strategic thinking.
  • A collaborative and relationship-oriented approach.
  • An entrepreneurial mindset and passion for growing clients, teams, and services.
  • Strong intellectual curiosity.

About the Company

Anthesis

Global ESG and decarbonization advisory

Anthesis is a global sustainability consultancy that helps organizations meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. It offers services in carbon strategy, sustainable finance, supply chain transparency, and net-zero decarbonization, delivered through advisory, digital tools, and educational programs. How it works: the company provides data-driven consulting, develops practical action plans, and uses software to monitor progress, enabling clients to set targets, implement decarbonization measures, and report on ESG metrics. How it differs: it combines expert advisory with digital solutions and training for a broad client base (corporations, governments, nonprofits), delivering end-to-end support from strategy to implementation rather than just recommendations. Its goal is to help clients reduce climate impact, improve resource efficiency, and advance social equity, building a more sustainable and resilient future.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2013

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Anthesis

See more jobs