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About the Division

About Deloitte Tax & Legal

We have a team of approximately 280 professional staff members across South Africa comprised of qualified charted accountants and lawyers who offer specialist insight across many industries.

Deloitte Tax professionals keep current on the latest changes that impact clients' business tax strategy, enabling clients to focus on business objectives while we address the tax requirements.

Deloitte Legal, amongst the largest legal and regulatory service providers in Africa, assists clients operating in increasingly complex legal, regulatory and digital environments through a multidisciplinary approach, combining integrated legal and commercial expertise.

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Main Purpose of Job

The focus of this role is to advise clients on the Carbon Tax, Carbon Offsets, and energy efficiency incentives.  It will include technical work such as the quantification, modelling and assessment of client energy use and GHG emissions. Further, the role requires an understanding of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting regulations, Carbon Tax, Carbon Offsets, and the various energy efficiency incentives available, and how each of these mechanisms might impact clients and their business.

The role is not a traditional engineering role and will suit an individual seeking a transition into the corporate/consulting environment. Develop high-performing people and teams, leading and supporting them to make an impact that matters, and setting the direction to deliver exceptional client service.

Qualifications & Experience required

Required

A four-year Bachelor’s degree in either Engineering, Sciences with specialization in Environmental Sciences, Energy, or a related field

Preferred

A postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields would be an advantage

1 years work experience in a related field

Previous work in energy intensive industry or manufacturing, energy efficiency, renewable energy, carbon analysis or carbon offsets and markets would be an advantage or exposure to writing research motivations or technological assessments.

Specialized Technical Capabilities

·         A good understanding of energy or GHG emission quantification principles

·         A good understanding of energy use and GHG emitting activities in industry and manufacturing

·         An understanding of renewable energy, carbon offsets or carbon markets would also be an advantage

·         Must have own transport

·         Practical experience in identifying & resolving technical challenges

·         Project management skills

·         Demonstrate deep technical knowledge and abilities

Behavioural Capabilities

·         Strong interpersonal and communication skills

·         Ability to handle conflict

·         High class report-writing skills

·         Work well in a deadline driven environment

·         Good communication skills

·         Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity and complexity

·         Ability to work as part of a high profile team of technical specialists within a consulting environment

·         Be able to build successful relationships with external clients and with Government officials

·         Ability to adapt skills to different industries

Core Professional Technical Capabilities

·         Tax Laws and Rules

·         Delivery excellence

·         Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving

·         Technology Tools and Solutions

Leadership / Behavioural Capabilities

·         Living our Purpose - Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact

·         Influence - Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills

·         Performance Drive - Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track

·         Strategic Direction – Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

·         Talent Development - Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.

Aditional information

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center. https://deloitte.zoomforth.com/du

Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you. https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/careers/articles/benefits.html

Our purpose

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/impact-that-matters.html

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.