Climate Change Analyst, Australia-based

Position Summary

You will be a key member of our team assessing companies and financial institutions on climate change. You will also be part of our engagement team and work on InfluenceMap’s Australia-focused outreach to NGOs, the media and other collaborative groups.  You will receive full training in our research methods and how to effectively communicate our results. Having demonstrated your ability, the possibility exists to develop a specialism in terms of sector, policy area or geography, in line with the organization’s project needs. Our approach is highly data-orientated and involves accuracy, consistency and great attention to detail. InfluenceMap’s work is in widespread use by finance, the media and other stakeholders and we thus place great importance on the ability to communicate our content (both written and verbal) in an effective manner.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and scoring of Australia industry associations, companies and financial institutions according to InfluenceMap’s proprietary systems and methodologies
• Helping improve our methodology for Australia including additional data sources
• Communicating our content verbally and in written both internally and to our external users

You will report to a Senior Analyst or Program Manager, and be fully integrated into our international teams.  We have teams based in the UK, Japan, Korea and the US.  Many of our team members globally work remotely and we place great emphasis on tools and processes to ensure effective communication and team work.  At present we have many key partners in Australia we work closely with and there is potential for office co-share with a like-minded mission driven organization, depending on your location.

Skills and Experience

• Outstanding analytical and numerical skills, with a very strong attention to detail
• Superb research skills, with an interest in investigative research
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to communicate complex issues and data-driven analysis concisely and convincingly
• Advanced IT and software skills across a range of common applications
• Fluent in English with excellent writing skills
• Right to work in Australia

Salary & Benefits, Location and Start Date

• Location: In Australia, our policy allows flexible remote working
• AU$65-85K depending on contractual arrangements, qualifications and experience
• 25 days paid vacation / year + 7 Public holidays
• This could be a full-time employment contract or a similarly structured consulting agreement depending on the situation of the successful candidate