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Nordic Sustainability is a future-facing sustainability strategy consultancy. Tomorrow’s leaders transform today, and we help multinational businesses turn that ambition into practice. We’re looking for an experienced climate specialist for our work on decarbonisation strategies and climate transition plans.

This is a senior specialist role, not a people management position. It’s built for someone who wants to go deep on the technical and strategic craft of decarbonisation, backed by strong project leadership, rather than manage a team.

The successful candidate will act as Nordic Sustainability’s lead on climate transition plans (CTPs), setting the standard for how the climate team designs and delivers them across projects. We’re placing candidates as associate manager or manager depending on seniority, and welcome applications from strong senior consultants ready to step into a more senior scope.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the development of climate transition plans for corporate clients, translating targets into credible decarbonisation pathways and investment cases across scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
• As decarbonisation lead, you’re also responsible for the development of our internal and external tools, templates, guidances, and trainings
• Act as the climate team’s subject matter lead on climate transition plans: setting methodology, quality-assuring deliverables across projects, and building the team’s capability in this area, without a formal people management responsibility
• Manage climate strategy, GHG inventory and science-based target-setting projects end to end, working with client teams, internal specialists and external stakeholders
• Support companies in preparing for climate-related disclosure requirements, including the transition plan elements of ESRS E1 under the CSRD
• Contribute to business development: proposals, existing and new client relationships, and the ongoing development of Nordic Sustainability’s climate service offering
• Contribute to marketing materials related to climate transition plans e.g., webinars, events, conferences, etc.

Your competencies

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in climate or decarbonisation advisory, gained at a consultancy or a large corporate
• Hands-on experience using the GHG Protocol and the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) methodologies, including developing climate transition plans for private sector organisations of which experience is a must-have
• Working knowledge of the disclosure requirements relevant to climate transition plans, such as the CSRD and ESRS E1
• Project management experience, comfortable driving projects independently and with teams as well as presenting in front of clients and a larger audience
• Excellent skills within the consultancy toolbox: data analysis (Excel), presentations (PowerPoint), AI tools such as Claude, proposal writing and client communication
• Fluent English, spoken and written. Fluency in Danish is an asset but not a requirement

Your mindset

• Sustainability is central to how you think, and you look for ways to push what companies and individuals can achieve on climate action
• You hold your own work to a high standard and keep raising the bar for what you can deliver
• You’re a kind, collaborative team player who makes sure we succeed together
• You’re proactive, and comfortable offering your own view on how to approach a project
• You bring strong interpersonal skills and a can-do attitude to client and team relationships
• You’re ready to take on a senior specialist role in a growing organisation

About Nordic Sustainability

Companies that will lead in the future know that the only way to secure long-term success is to decarbonise and deliver lasting impact reductions at scale. At Nordic Sustainability, we help companies anticipate and navigate this change, turning sustainability strategies into tangible business opportunities.

You’ll be part of the Climate & Nature team together with many climate specialist colleagues lead by the Head of Climate & Nature Maria Steingrimsdottir.

Nordic Sustainability is an international, diverse team, and we hold two things to the same high standard: doing excellent work, and treating each other with kindness and care.

We offer

• The opportunity to make a tangible difference, working with some of the most interesting companies in the market
• Increasing responsibility and a direct hand in shaping a growing organisation
• A competitive compensation package
• A close-knit and ambitious team that cares about each other and the work
• Flexible working hours, with up to two days a week from home
• A non-discriminatory and inclusive workplace
• An office in central Copenhagen

Requirements

• All applicants must have the right to work in the EU.
• Please note that this role is not remote and requires presence in our Copenhagen office.

How to get in touch

If this sounds like the right next step, apply via the link below. We welcome applications from people of any gender, background and life stage.

The application deadline is September 15 and applications will be screened on a rolling basis.

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About us

Nordic Sustainability is a future-facing strategy consultancy helping the leaders of tomorrow, transform today with credibility and integrity.

Job Description

Sustainability is changing fast, and the work required to make it real inside large organisations has become more demanding, more specific, and more deeply embedded in business operations. As a result, Nordic Sustainability is building a pool of freelance experts and specialist collaborators we can draw on when client projects require a particular depth of knowledge we want to bring in.

This is not a call for generalists. It’s a call for people who know their area well, whether that’s a technical sustainability discipline, a business function, or a sector, and who understand how large organisations actually work from the inside.

This call is open until 31 August 2026 and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We’re looking for individuals operating as freelancers (or willing to set up a freelance structure) and specialist companies of 2 to 5 people interested in a closer collaboration.

What we’re looking for

Sustainability specialists

We’re particularly interested in deep technical knowledge across:

• Climate transition planning and corporate climate strategy
• Climate risk assessment (physical and transition risk)
• Biodiversity and nature-related impacts and dependencies
• Chemicals management and product-related environmental compliance
• Circularity, waste, and materials strategy
• Supply chain due diligence and human rights (aligned with CSDDD, OECD Guidelines, and UNGPs)
• Carbon accounting, Scope 3 methodology, and GHG inventory design

Corporate function specialists

We’re equally interested in people who have worked inside large companies in functions where sustainability now sits – even if sustainability has not been their primary focus. Understanding how commercial decisions are made, how procurement works, or how products are developed is exactly the kind of knowledge that makes sustainability advice land.

Relevant backgrounds include:

• Commercial strategy, finance, or business development
• Product design, innovation, and R&D
• Procurement, sourcing, and supply chain management
• Risk management and legal
• Operations and manufacturing

An understanding of sustainability is a bonus. A thorough understanding of how the business function actually operates is the baseline requirement.

Sectoral expertise

Sector knowledge helps us deploy the right person at the right moment. The following sectors are particularly relevant to our current and anticipated client base:

• Manufacturing and industrial production
• Pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and life sciences
• Energy and utilities
• Financial services and investment
• Retail and consumer goods

What collaboration with Nordic Sustainability looks like

We work with large multinationals on complex, high-stakes sustainability challenges. Projects typically sit at the intersection of regulatory requirements, commercial strategy, and operational change. Freelance collaborators are brought in to add specific expertise – you’ll work alongside our core team, not independently.

This is project-based engagement. There is no guarantee of ongoing volume, but our intent is to build relationships that work over time for the right people.

Important: this call is for freelance or independent collaboration only – it is not a route into permanent employment at Nordic Sustainability. Applicants must either already operate as a freelancer or be willing to set up a freelance structure.

For small companies

Companies of between 2 and 5 people with a strong specialism that would complement Nordic Sustainability’s work are also welcome to register interest in closer collaboration. This is a different conversation, not the freelancer pool described above, and should be directed to: hello@nordicsustainability.com

How to apply

To be considered for the freelance pool, please submit the following:

1. Your CV (maximum 2 pages)
2. A short letter of motivation (maximum half a page) – tell us briefly what you do, why it’s relevant to the work Nordic Sustainability does, and how you prefer to work
3. Completed questionnaire (following on the next pages)

We will review all applications on a rolling basis and reach out to those whose profiles are a strong match for our pipeline.

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Interested in joining our team?

We’re always looking for talented people in the industry. If you’re interested in becoming part of the Nordic Sustainability team, you’re very welcome to share your CV with us. We review CVs on an ongoing basis, and if there is a match between your profile and an opening in the team, you will be contacted.

If you’re a student, please refer to our bi-annual internship openings in February and September.

Your competencies

• You have relevant background strategy from a consultancy or a large corporation
• You have experience using methodologies and other relevant resources for developing private sector sustainability strategies
• You have knowledge of private sector strategy development and or European regulation
• You have project management experience and are comfortable driving projects independently and in teams
• You have excellent skills within the consultancy toolbox, e.g. data analysis (excel), presentations (PowerPoint), proposal writing, etc.
• You speak and write English at native or comparable level. Fluency in Danish is an asset, but not a requirement

Your mindset

• You live sustainability and seek to push the boundaries of what organisations and individuals can do to make an impact to advance the societal transition needed
• You always seek to deliver the highest quality possible
• You are a team player that can handle a diverse set of tasks
• You are proactive and not afraid to offer your perspective on how to best approach the project at hand
• You have compassion and strong interpersonal skills
• You are excited about joining a dynamic organisation and taking on an important role in helping it grow further

We offer

• A healthy work-life balance, where we are in process of implementing a four-day work week across the company
• Flexible work-hours and up to two days per week from home office
• An opportunity to make real sustainable change and work with some of the most interesting companies on the market
• The opportunity to take up increasing levels of responsibility and shape the development of a growing organisation
• A competitive compensation package
• A dynamic and fun working environment with an ambitious team that cares about each other and what we do
• A non-discriminatory and inclusive workplace
• An office in central Copenhagen

We encourage people of all backgrounds and genders to apply to Nordic Sustainability.

Apply now