Senior Associate

Position Title : Senior Associate

Practice : Advisory

Reporting to : Senior / Engagement Manager or Associate Director

Team Reporting : Associates / Analysts / Interns

External Interactions : Company Clients, Corporate or Industry Officials, SMEs, Consultants, or Government officials

Work Type & Schedule : Full time; Permanent role; Monday -Friday

Work Location : Okhla, New Delhi; Field travel for client projects

cKinetics is looking for experienced and skilled Senior Associates who are passionate about Sustainability and seeking to mainstream the same in Industrial settings and looking to be part of the projects that create meaningful cutting-edge work. The candidates would be part of the Sustainability Industries practice of cKinetics. The Sustainable Industries practice provides strategic and operational advisory in the areas of resource efficiency, climate goals related action in supply chains, decarbonization, water neutrality, and material and resource circularity to various Indian and global Corporates. The work entails developing insights into environmental sustainability-related issues and framing recommendations on pathways for developing sustainable products, rolling out global best practices of manufacturing, enhancing resource efficiency in manufacturing processes, clean energy transition, circular resource use mechanisms, as also ESG reporting and disclosures

Purpose of the position

A Senior Associate is tasked with managing project deliverables end to end, overseeing a team of 2-3 associates / analysts or contribute as a SME, per the engagement needs. A Senior Associate must focus on the planning aspects as also the research elements. She / he must ensure that the deliverables are addressing the core objectives laid out by the clients in a timely and comprehensive fashion with requisite quality, specifically creative presentations / narratives backed by requisite market analysis, techno-commercial assessments, and data insights.

Key responsibilities

Project Management

• Plan and execute the sustainability research and advisory projects in the areas of Resource Efficiency(Energy, water, waste, etc), Renewable Energy and Cleaner Production
• Focus on integration of ESG facets also global mandates such as SBTi, EP100, RE100 etc. intoSustainability interventions formulated for the Clients
• Identify the areas for Primary and secondary research parameters for the allocated tasks and reliabledata sources
• Collaborating with the project / internal teams- Associates / Analysts in devising a cohesive solution forclient’s projects / problem / Program / productPlan and undertake Onsite / On-ground field or site visits as required for the different engagements

Client Engagement

Team and Time Management

Business Development Support

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate must be desirous of mainstreaming Sustainability through clean supply chains, circularity, and resource-efficient manufacturing processes. She / he must have the following mindset and skills sets :

Academic qualifications & Experience