Overview
Sustainability Graduate Programme – JHB FY26 Jobs in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at KPMG South Africa
Title: Sustainability Graduate Programme – JHB FY26
Company: KPMG South Africa
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Description Of The Role And Purpose Of The Job
Our national Internal Audit and ERM practice provides strategic sourcing of Internal Audit; Enterprise Risk Management; Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Compliance and Sustainability/ ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) services.
Sustainability has become critical to the success of businesses across all sectors. KPMG’s Sustainability team helps to support our clients drive the Sustainability agenda focusing on topics such as Sustainability Assurance, Impact Reporting and Decarbonization, amongst others. Our multidisciplinary team works with a range of established methodologies to identify strengths, weaknesses, and risks in organizations’ interactions with society, and uses this knowledge to strengthen impact.
Due to the heightened awareness around Sustainability and its increasing importance for all organizations, there has been an increase in Sustainability considerations and inclusions in proposals and potential client liaisons throughout the business. We are looking for dynamic, diverse graduates to join our Sustainability Services team.
Key Responsibilities
Executing Sustainability audit and assurance programmes, tests and procedures
Delivery of sustainability assurance and reporting engagements including preparation of adequate working papers to support Sustainability consulting outputs and conclusions
Identifying weak/problem areas and developing effective corrective action plans
Report writing and quality outputs
Client liaison and communication throughout various stages of a project
Undertaking site visits with the team
Strong technical analytical skills, methodical with strong emphasis on attention to detail
Well-developed investigative, evaluative and problem solving ability
Ability to multitask
Basic responsibilities in respect of supporting KPMG implementation of its ESG strategy including research and participation in development of Sustainability thought leadership/leading practice/proposals
Skills And Attributes Required For The Role
Keen interest in ESG and Sustainability and appreciation of the United Nations sustainable development goals, Global Reporting Initiative Standards, other industry and technical developments, assurance and reporting framework would be advantageous
A high performing team player who can work independently and contribute to a positive and cohesive team environment
Strong attention to detail/methodical/analytical
Self-starter, presentable, professional and confident
Report writing, good communication and presentation skills
Target/results driven with a sense of urgency to get things done
Desire to improve the status quo. Persistent, persuasive and tenacious
Willing to travel
Ability to:
Be agile and adapt to changing environments, spot problems, and trace to root cause to recommend solutions
Develop innovative and creative solutions to problems/initiates smarter ways of working and improving processes
Work in a fast-paced, dynamic team and environment
Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):
Relevant honours degree (i.e.): Environmental, Economics, Environmental Management, Chemical Engineering or Social Science, Climate Change and Finance or similar
Fully Microsoft office competent, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint
