At CDP we are on a mission to solve our planet’s biggest environmental challenges: climate change, water scarcity and deforestation. We believe you can’t manage what you don’t measure – so we run the world’s largest environmental disclosure system. For the past two decades, our team has worked tirelessly to create a thriving economy that works for people and planet in the long term – we accomplish this by engaging the global actors who wield the greatest influence in driving environmental change: companies, cities, governments, and the capital markets.

About the Scoring team

The Scoring team sits within the Disclosure Management department at CDP. The Scoring team assesses the disclosure of thousands of companies and cities in order to generate a score that is a snapshot of their performance in environmental themes: climate change, water security and forests.

We are hiring a Technical Officer - Forests Scoring to contribute to the successful delivery of the CDP scoring cycle. The successful candidate will be involved in running the annual scoring process and gain a strong understanding of the CDP corporate questionnaire and Forests methodology. For the right candidate, this experience could lead to excellent opportunities and supercharge a career in sustainability.

As the Technical Officer - Forests Scoring, you will:

• Support future scoring methodology development through data analysis of scoring trends
• Carry out quality assurance and data quality processes on scoring
• Support development and quality assurance of scoring automation technology
• Respond to technical queries on implementation of the scoring methodologies

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Academic and/or professional experience in climate change and/or corporate sustainability
• High attention to detail and ability to work to tight timelines;
• The ability to understand, organize and analyse qualitative and quantitative data;
• Good proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially the use of Excel for data analysis;
• Flexible, diligent working style with a proven record of working within a team to deliver projects successfully:
• Ability to self-motivate to ensure tasks are completed to a high standard.

Salary and benefits:

• £32,000 GBP per annum
• Working for a leading people-centric environmental NGO with dedicated, passionate and caring coworkers;
• Competitive NGO salary and 8% Company Pension Program;
• 30 days annual holidays (with purchased leave options);
• Flexible working hours (with option to take flex-days)
• Up to 6 months remote work anywhere in the world
• Paid sabbaticals, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• Office offering prayer room and breastfeeding facilities

Before you apply

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How to apply:

Please upload your CV and cover letter in the application form. The deadline for applications is 6pm BST 22nd May 2024.