Global Sustainability and Innovation Grant Consultant
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Occupation TypeEnvironment professionals
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
Global Sustainability and Innovation Grant Consultant
We have an exciting opportunity available to join our dynamic and growing EY Innovation & Sustainability Incentives team, based in one of our national offices. This team specialises in helping clients access government funding to invest in Innovation, economic development and sustainability/energy transition-focused projects. We work across a broad client base - from FTSE100 companies to ambitious scale-up, many of whom have declared net zero goals and are seeking our support to accelerate their transition through grant funding.
Our service offering includes UK and international R&D tax credits, Government business and innovation grants, Innovation loans, the Patent Box, and increasingly, sustainability-oriented cash grants and incentives. In response to growing demand, we’re expanding our grants team to support a portfolio of companies committed to the green transition and climate innovation.
You’ll be joining a collaborative and agile team focussing on forward looking cash grant and other incentive mechanisms where you will, over time, be supported to develop your own niche within that teams innovation, economic development & sustainability/energy transition pillars.
Your Key Responsibilities
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
Global Sustainability and Innovation Grant Consultant
We have an exciting opportunity available to join our dynamic and growing EY Innovation & Sustainability Incentives team, based in one of our national offices. This team specialises in helping clients access government funding to invest in Innovation, economic development and sustainability/energy transition-focused projects. We work across a broad client base - from FTSE100 companies to ambitious scale-up, many of whom have declared net zero goals and are seeking our support to accelerate their transition through grant funding.
Our service offering includes UK and international R&D tax credits, Government business and innovation grants, Innovation loans, the Patent Box, and increasingly, sustainability-oriented cash grants and incentives. In response to growing demand, we’re expanding our grants team to support a portfolio of companies committed to the green transition and climate innovation.
You’ll be joining a collaborative and agile team focussing on forward looking cash grant and other incentive mechanisms where you will, over time, be supported to develop your own niche within that teams innovation, economic development & sustainability/energy transition pillars.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Work as an effective member of a project team, exhibiting strong communication skills and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams
- Engage with clients’ senior technical, commercial, and sustainability-focused stakeholders (e.g. Head of Sustainability, Head of Transformation, Head of Engineering, etc.) to develop a deep understanding of their innovation and net zero roadmaps
- You have a STEM background and ideally an advanced degree from a top university
- Passion for sustainability and an understanding of key topics related to net zero, decarbonisation, energy transition, or clean innovation, and technology more broadly
- Ability to convert complex technical and environmental projects into impactful written content, tailored to specific funding bodies
- Capability to act as a trusted advisor to clients, facilitating cross-functional collaboration between sustainability, finance and R&D teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work both autonomously and as part of a wider team
- High attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities, especially under tight deadlines or limited information
- Flexibility to adapt to different industry sectors and grant programmes across geographies
- Experience in managing innovation projects with a commercial or environmental impact lens
- Experience with cash grant applications, bid writing or reviewing, ideally with exposure to sustainability-driven funding
- Experience interacting with grant funding bodies and understanding their climate-related policies and criteria – this could include developing policy or assessing grant applications
- Demonstrable experience contributing to or leading the development of environmental or sustainability-focused grant proposals
- Understanding of financial and technological risks in innovation and how these intersect with sustainability transitions
- Familiarity with tools or frameworks commonly used in the net zero planning and reporting space
- Knowledge of the economic and environmental impact criteria used by grant funders
- Experience coordinating cross-functional innovation projects or building effective green tech consortia
We offer a competitive remuneration package and the opportunity to develop your career in one of the most exciting and fast-moving spaces – Innovation, economic development & sustainability/energy transition. Our Total Rewards package includes flexible working support, health and well-being benefits, and personalised learning paths.
You’ll also benefit from:
- Support, coaching and feedback from colleagues at the forefront of innovation and sustainability
- Opportunities to build new skills and make a lasting environmental and societal impact
- The freedom and flexibility to work in a way that fits your life and values
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
EY | Building a better working world
EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
EY | Building a better working world
EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.