Consulting - Strategy - Senior Manager - Decarbonisation / Net Zero
Professional Services, Consulting
Minimum Requirements
- Tertiary degree in Environmental Sciences, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Marketing Science, Engineering, Business Administration or related field.
- An MBA or Masters in a relevant field is an advantage.
- Professional Certifications e.g. Professional Natural Scientist (SACNASP), Certified Risk Management Professional (IRMSA) or equivalent.
- 7–10 years’ experience, including at least 5 years in a client-facing and management role in Strategic Advisory.
- with a Tier-One Professional Services Firm and/or blue-chip organisation.
- Deep knowledge in one or more industry sectors (e.g., Energy, Mining, Government, Donor Funded Infrastructure Programmes e.g. Just Energy Transition).
- Proven track record in leading and managing strategic projects and teams.
- Strong leadership, sales, and negotiation abilities.
- Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver strategic insights, manage client relationships, and drive profitable engagements.
- Passion for developing talent and building inclusive, high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver tailored strategic solutions for our clients.
- Support Service Line Leadership in delivering projects and engagements.
- Develop high-performing teams, foster collaboration, and set the direction for exceptional client service.
- Build strong client relationships and identify new business opportunities.
- Drive the sales cycle and shape proposal responses including resourcing, budgeting and quality control.
- Champion Deloitte’s purpose, values, and transformation agenda.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of decarbonisation and net zero programmes, including diagnostics, strategy, roadmaps, implementation support and benefits tracking.
- Advise executives on target-setting and transition planning aligned to leading frameworks (e.g., SBTi, TCFD/ISSB, GHG Protocol), tailored to African market realities.
- Develop marginal abatement cost curves (MACCs), decarbonisation levers, and investment cases across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
- Support clients with carbon accounting approaches, data requirements, controls and governance (working with audit/risk counterparts where relevant).
- Integrate climate risk, adaptation and resilience considerations into transition strategies where material.
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams (energy, engineering, finance, digital, supply chain) to deliver integrated outcomes.
- Own or co-own priority accounts and drive pipeline through client relationship management, opportunity identification and value proposition development.
- Lead proposal development (problem framing, approach, pricing, resourcing) and contribute to contract negotiation and mobilisation.
- Represent Africa Consulting Services in client forums, conferences and industry working groups to build market presence.
- Build and mentor high-performing teams; coach managers and consultants on both technical and consulting skills.
- Develop reusable assets (methodologies, tools, benchmarks, training) to scale delivery quality and efficiency.
- Contribute to thought leadership relevant to Africa’s transition (power, hard-to-abate sectors, nature, finance, just transition).
- Promote quality, risk management and independence considerations across engagements.
- Net zero strategy, transition planning and implementation roadmaps for corporates and public sector entities.
- Emissions baseline development and improvement plans for GHG data, systems and governance.
- Decarbonisation opportunity assessment and MACC for industrial operations and portfolios.
- Scope 3 hotspot analysis, supplier engagement strategy and value chain interventions.
- Apply risk management tools and techniques to drive operational efficiencies that derive intended climate benefits e.g. GHG emission reduction.
