Job Purpose and Background

CDP is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as a Project

Officer, with keen interest in environmental reporting and transparency

to support CDP’s corporate engagement work.

The position is an opportunity for an individual looking to develop a

career in environmental stewardship, to contribute significantly to the

vital work of CDP in improving corporate reporting and action on climate

change, deforestation and water security.

In your role as Project Officer, you will work with CDP China’s

Corporate and Supply Chain team to deliver capacity building, corporate

engagement and advisory services to accelerate the scale and quality of

corporate disclosure in China.

Main Responsibilities

◥ Support the suppliers of CDP supply chain members to improve the

quality of disclosure;

◥ Support the development of CDP corporate training materials and

modules in a way easy for deployment within local context to facilitate

and fast pace the learning and capacity building process for the Chinese

companies who are invited to disclose through CDP;

◥ Maintain the CDP Asia email box and resolve the corporate requests on a

timely basis;

◥ Maintain the corporate relationship management (CRM) system to ensure

corporate disclosure status and contact information are up to date;

◥ Support the delivery of products for corporate member, including

Supply Chain Member Customer Reports, Reporter Services;

◥ Support the Supply Chain Team to develop new Chinese members;

◥ Support the localized promotion of international initiatives which CDP

backs up, such as SBTi, RE100, etc., and the development of a practical

and scaling-up approach for Chinese companies to participate in;

◥ Support the engagement with companies to increase the levels of

corporate disclosure on climate change, water security and deforestation

issues in China;

◥ Supporting the organization and preparation of multi-stakeholder

dialogue events, disclosure support webinars and workshops, etc.

Required skills and experiences

Required Skills and Experiences

◥ Master degree in major of environment, climate change, energy or

sustainable development area /or bachelor degree with minimum of 1

years’ full time work experience in relevant fields;

◥ Excellent communication skill in Chinese and English, both in oral and

written, confident verbal and written communication and presentation;

◥ Ability and willingness to work in a multi-national team with virtual

communication;

◥ Proven success in providing effective administrative support with very

high level of organisation and attention to detail;

◥ Passionate about environmental and sustainable issues with a good

level of self-motivation and drive;

◥ Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner;

◥ A clear understanding of the aims, objectives and processes of CDP and

a strong conviction about CDPs impact; and

◥ Good working knowledge of the Microsoft office software suite.

About CDP

CDP is an international non-profit that drives companies and governments

to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and

protect forests. Over 130,000 companies and 1,100cities, states and

regions disclose their environmental data to CDP. Our platform is one of

the richest sources of information globally on how companies and

governments are driving environmental change. By working

with institutional investors with assets of US$110 trillion, we leverage

investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage

their environmental impacts. Visit https://cdp.net/en or follow us @CDP

to find out more.

CDP officially entered China in 2012 and is committed to providing a

unified reporting platform for Chinese companies to promote the

development of green finance and low-carbon supply chain management in

China and identify companies that excel in environmental protection.

Together with world’s leading companies in tackling climate change, we

conduct scientific benchmarking in overall performance and are therefore

recognized and welcomed by Chinese companies. At the same time, CDP

actively cooperates with governments, financial institutions, academic

institutions and other stakeholders in China. As a special member of

China Green Finance Committee, CDP supports and participates in the

research of important topics such as environmental information

disclosure, responsible investment and risk analysis tools of listed

companies. Previously, CDP’s experts supported the completion of the

Green Procurement Guidelines, in which carbon market monitoring,

reporting and verification (MRV) and other indicators have been approved

by the relevant ministries. CDP highly agrees with the General

Secretary's development philosophy of “Lucid waters and lush mountains

are invaluable assets.” and looks forward to sharing more international

experience and integrating more local practices while working with

partners to contribute to the development of China's green finance and

eco-civilization.

Terms and Benefits:

The role will be a full-time position based in Beijing office.

We offer a competitive salary and social, health and housing funds in

accordance with local regulations, with 20 days’ vacation per year

(increasing to 25), in addition to national holidays plus commercial

supplemental healthcare, etc. Interested applicants must be eligible to

work legally in the China.

Before you apply

We’ll only use the information you provide to process your application.

For more details on how we use your information, see our applicants

privacy notice. By emailing us your CV and covering letter, you are

permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment

purposes.

How to apply:

Please express your interest and suitability in the cover letter in

English with a resume in both Chinese and English and send it to

China.hr@cdp.net. Use the subject line “CDP Project Officer- Corporate

and Supply Chain– [Name+ Affiliation+ Graduate School+ Major]”. Resumes

will be reviewed on a rolling basis until September 30th, 2022, or longer if

the position is not yet filled.