Disclosure Engagement Officer, CDP India

Job purpose & background

Do you want to make a difference to the effects of climate change in India? Are you an experienced professional looking for the next step in your career and to support CDP’s corporate engagement work? In your role as Disclosure Engagement Officer, you will work closely with companies through their disclosures across Climate Change, Water Security and Forests through a range of advisory, capacity building and analytical activities.

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 9,600 companies and 920 cities, 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 over 515 investors with assets of USD 106 trillion and 147 purchasing organizations with USD 4 trillion procurement spend, CDP leverages 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.

Key responsibilities

• Support the corporate disclosure program for India and increase the number of disclosing companies
• Engage with companies to encourage them and support their disclosure of environmental data to CDP on climate change, forests and water security
• Respond to queries related to CDP questionnaires and online systems providing effective and high-quality support
• Assist with the review, development, and documentation of disclosure processes
• Database management
• Undertake primary and secondary research and analysis to support technical report writing
• Ensure all technical outputs are accurately and appropriately categorised and presented
• Draft well-written and concise communications materials
• Stakeholder and corporate engagement
• The precise description and nature of your job may be varied from time to time, and you may be required to carry out other duties as necessary to meet business needs

Required qualification

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 2+ years’ full-time work experience in fields relevant to sustainability and climate change
• Good data analytics skills
• Detail-oriented and organized thinker who can juggle multiple, competing priorities
• High accountability, ownership of tasks and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent computer skills in Office 365 and internet research
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with multiple departments
• Fluent English required; both verbal and written

Preferred qualification

• Experience in sustainability reporting, GHG inventory and climate change
• Good knowledge of local and global sustainability and environmental issues
• Experience in project management preferred

This is a full-time WFO role based at CDP's New Delhi office for a fixed term of 1 year (with possibility of renewal basis performance)

Salary and benefits

• INR 5 lacs- 7 lacs per annum
• 22 holidays (annually) plus bank holidays
• Parental and compassionate leave
• Study leave
• Medical insurance covering employee/spouse and two children
• Provident fund

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in India.

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How to apply:

Please upload your CV in the application form along with a covering letter as an additional document setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages.