Technical Lead | Consultant - Nature Strategy & Reporting

Fola is expanding! Come and join an ambitious, impact-focused company with a mission to drive business action on nature. Set up just over a year ago, Fola has already established itself as a trusted partner to an international portfolio of clients. However, we’re just at the start of our journey and our mission is more important than ever. We now need an experienced nature consultant to help us push forwards and drive the change we all need.

This role creates a fantastic opportunity to both progress your career and shape a company at the same time. You will be leading on projects and helping us build a unique consultancy at a time of huge flux in the market. This is a perfect role for an experienced, technical nature consultant who wants to make a significant impact.

Who are we? We are a specialist nature consultancy. We create value for business and society by driving understanding, accountability and action on nature. Working with corporates and financial institutions, we help businesses to understand their interface with nature, how they need to report and how to develop credible strategies. Our values are centred around being robust, collaborative, innovative and energising. There’s such an urgent need for positive impact on nature and we bring rigour, humanity and energy to all our work.

The role: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Technical Lead | Consultant to join our specialist nature consultancy team. This is a really exciting opportunity to drive impact and play an integral role in shaping Fola’s future.

• Client Delivery
  • Own the detail. Act as key contact for internal technical queries and client demands around relevant nature-related frameworks/ guidelines/ standards such as TNFD, CSRD, SBTN, CDP etc.
  • Deliver projects and insights. Manage client engagements (and internal teams) to understand and address their nature and sustainability-related needs and challenges, including impact and dependency assessments, risk and opportunity analyses, and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in data analysis and visualisation including LCA and GIS.
  • Refine and improve our diagnostic. Lead the delivery of Fola's unique nature diagnostic.
• Relationship Management
  • Maintain a strong network. Attract new clients to the business and maintain a strong personal network of contacts. Build and nurture strong client relationships, fostering high levels of satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Business development. Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including drafting proposals and pitching to potential clients. Collaborate with the wider team to develop marketing strategies and expand Fola's client base.
  • Lead our teams. Lead project teams, providing guidance, support, and expertise to core team members and contractors.
• Thought Leadership & Advocacy
  • Finger on the pulse. Stay abreast of the latest trends, research, and regulatory developments in environmental sustainability and nature.
  • Share knowledge. Support the business to manage and maintain an up-to-date central knowledge database on key nature-related updates to frameworks/ guidelines/ standards.
  • Build your brand. Promote Fola's mission and values through publications and participation in industry forums and conferences. Contribute to the development of Fola's thought leadership materials, including white papers, case studies, and blogs.
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Project management, including resource allocation and monitoring progress.
  • Financial management of projects and contribution to company revenue targets.
  • Team leadership, mentoring, and development of junior team members.
  • Quality assurance of all client deliverables.
  • Continuous improvement of service offerings and methodologies.
  • Stakeholder management, both internal and external.

Requirements: We need a self-starter who brings:

• Deep knowledge of environmental sustainability, natural capital, and related regulatory and reporting frameworks, specifically around TNFD, SBTN, CSRD etc.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking abilities.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Significant experience of working with large corporations/ financial institutions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire clients and stakeholders.
• Strong PowerPoint/ presentation skills.

Other key requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in relevant field (or equivalent experience)
• 4-5+ years of experience in nature consulting
• Right to work in the UK

Salary and benefits:

• Competitive salary + bonus
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays (with flexible working opportunities)
• In addition to annual leave, we also offer employees the chance to take 3 days per year of (partly Fola-funded) volunteering with a biodiversity focus.
• Private pension
• Work away trips
• Access to: WEWork anywhere credits, Class Pass credits, Unlimited Masterclass, FT Premium

Why work at Fola?

• Be part of a passionate, dedicated and fun team committed to making a positive impact on the planet.
• Chance to shape our company and engage in meaningful work that drives significant change in how businesses interact with nature.
• Fully flexible working, with the option to work in our office in Holborn as suits. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.
• Huge scope for professional growth and development in a rapidly-evolving, impactful field, start-up benefits and competitive salary.

How to apply? Please send your resume and a short cover letter (max 250 words) to information@fola.earth with the subject line "(Technical Lead | Consultant) Application – [Your Name]". Note that applications through Easy Apply or without a cover letter will not be considered. Fola is an equal opportunities employer. We want to change perspectives and bring a range of viewpoints to one of the most important and complicated challenges of our time. We aim to foster employee and client relationships that build mutual appreciation, belonging, development, and positive impact for everyone.