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Role Overview

We are looking for somebody bright and ambitious at an early stage in their career to join our corporate reporting and ESG advisory team, delivering outstanding work for our industry-leading client list of FTSE 100 and 250 companies.

We see this role as the springboard to a successful career, not just a job. Attracting and retaining the right people for our team is an absolute priority for us and we take their career development seriously from day one.

We have several openings for a Junior Consultant, Investor and ESG Communications and we are looking for individuals interested in sustainability and corporate reporting communications eager to work with large FTSE100 and FTSE 250 companies from day one, and support them in shaping their communications strategy.

Our offices are at the Fulham Palace in Putney, a Grade 1 listed building within Bishop’s Park in Putney, and we have a hybrid model of working at the office and from home.

Key Responsibilities

You will work with our senior consultants and directors supporting communications strategy consultancy projects with blue chip companies. Typical assignments include:

• Reviewing and assessing companies’ external communications through different channels focusing on the Annual Report/ Sustainability Reports and wider reporting suite
• Producing draft client peers’ presentations (e.g. for pitching or delivering client work)
• Conducting data collection and research for external or internal workstreams (e.g. materiality assessments or internal research pieces)
• Maintaining our databases of best practice examples in corporate and sustainability reporting.
• Keeping up to date with legal and regulatory changes, consultations and Government initiatives to ensure that the team is always in a position to provide best-in-class advice to clients
• Supporting our external thought leadership programme (if applicable).

• Researching, assessing and reviewing companies’ external communications (e.g. Annual Reports; Sustainability Reports etc.)
• Producing draft client peers’ presentations (e.g. for pitching or delivering client work)
• Conducting data collection and research for internal workstreams (e.g. for the Complete 100)
• Keeping up to date with regulatory and market developments in space of Regulated Reporting/ ESG/ Sustainability

Qualifications, experience & skills:

• A good university degree, Master’s degree is desired but not essential
• Ideally work experience within communications or business consultancy
• Interest in understanding economic and societal issues, the evolving stakeholders needs and how they are impacting businessExcellent writing and presentation skills

Your personal qualities:

• You have strong work ethic and client-service mindset. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple parallel tasks is key to succeeding in this role
• You have good interpersonal skills, consider yourself a confident communicator and presenter and can build trust and respect both externally and internally
• You have a ‘can do’ attitude with an innate ability to take initiative and work independently as well as in a team
• You enjoy being part of a team and actively contribute to it

Interview process

• Phone chat with talent acquisition manager
• 1st Interview with hiring manager
• 2nd interview, making a short presentation to the hiring director and senior colleague within the Insight Team

Come join Black Sun Global

Come join us!

Black Sun Global

Across the globe, there is a powerful movement demanding that businesses focus on purpose, sustainability, and wider value creation. It has never been more important for organisations to build and maintain trust with their key audiences. And that’s where Black Sun come in – we are a partner to some of the biggest brands and businesses worldwide – helping them to build enduring relationships with their stakeholders and spark positive change through better engagement and inspiring communications.

We define, articulate and shape the corporate story, bringing it to life across different channels and content formats. Our team is made up of over 150 talented specialists working across the UK, Europe, South Africa and Asia – analytical thinkers, forward-looking creatives, digital experts and inspiring change makers!

For more than twenty years, we have won many awards and recognition for our work – but great work doesn’t happen by magic. Join Black Sun and you will become part of a, diverse, and inclusive community – a team of passionate and skilful people who will expand your horizon, energise your talents and ignite that spark of magic within you.

You will have the opportunity to make a difference every day, shaping the future of communications and creating positive change – and most importantly, to have fun along the way.

The Positive Change Group

Black Sun is the founding agency at the centre of The Positive Change Group.

The Positive Change Group is a truly international stakeholder advisory and engagement collective of like-minded specialist agencies with a shared ambition to help bold and visionary businesses Spark Positive Change – to make a deeper impact on society, shape more ethical practices, build inclusive communities and deliver more sustainable performance.

The Group currently consists of four pre-eminent agencies: Black Sun Global, People-Made, Stratton Craig and GoCo. Each agency brings together deep expertise on different aspects of stakeholder advisory and engagement – including brand culture, strategic communications, reporting, ESG advisory, analytics and creative storytelling. Current clients within the Group include major international firms, such as AstraZeneca, Burberry, Diageo, Meta, Olam, Virgin Atlantic and Vodafone.

With headquarters in London, Singapore, and offices worldwide, the group is transforming the way companies engage with their customers, employees, investors, and communities worldwide. As business increasingly recognises that long-term success is dependent on the support and advocacy of their stakeholders – the Positive Change Group is helping their clients to inspire trust, build more positive relations and create sustainable value for the people that matter most to them.

Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary based on skills and experience, as an employee at Black Sun, you will have access to a range of great benefits and perks, including:

25 days holiday per year with ‘bonus’ days for long service
Bonus scheme
Training and personal development opportunities
Group life assurance
Group personal pension plan
Employee assistance programme
Hybrid working
Employees will have the option to work remotely somewhere other than home (including overseas) for a maximum of 4 weeks per calendar year

Here at Black Sun, we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We foster a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best work and be relevant in a rapidly changing world