Job Description

Job Purpose and Background in summary 

Are you passionate about tackling climate change? Would you like to be at the heart of driving action through environmental disclosure?

As Technical Manager for the climate change questionnaire, you will use your subject matter expertise to support the continuous improvement and maintenance of CDP’s corporate climate change questionnaire and reporting guidance, and to support their delivery into our annual disclosure system.

This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in the field of corporate environmental reporting, and with experience in corporate sustainability performance disclosure.

About CDP  

CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. In 2021 we launched our new five-year strategy: Accelerating the Rate of Change – find out more here. Visit  https://cdp.net/en or follow us @CDP to find out more.   

About the Questionnaire & Guidance Team 

The Questionnaire & Guidance team is responsible for developing and delivering CDP’s corporate questionnaires and reporting guidance materials so that CDP is able to collect high quality, relevant data that will drive change throughout the global economy. This team is part of the Environmental Impact Department, responsible for evolving CDP’s thought leadership and disclosure framework.

Key responsibilities include:  

• Update and develop the CDP climate change questionnaire and guidance materials by:
  • Working closely with other teams working on climate change at CDP to identify and explore priorities for future questionnaire development
  • Carrying out research and data analysis of questionnaire response data.
• Ensure that the questions and guidance materials are delivered into the CDP disclosure platform efficiently and accurately.
• Oversee junior team members, and support tasks related to other themes such as forests, water security, plastics and biodiversity.
• Respond to queries about the information that organizations are requested to report in the CDP climate change questionnaire.
• Deliver training webinars and provide subject matter expertise on climate-related issues.
• Contribute to projects related to the development of other CDP outputs (e.g. funded projects, publications, and engagement events), build and maintain external relationships (e.g. with advisory panels, reporting standards etc), and represent CDP externally as a subject matter expert as required.

The precise description and nature of your job may vary from time to time, and you may be required to carry out other duties as necessary to meet operational needs.

You will have the following skills and experience: 

Essential criteria:  

• At least three years of experience (professional or academic) in a climate change related role.
• Knowledge of the global policy context for climate action, greenhouse gas accounting standards, and initiatives in the corporate sustainability reporting arena (e.g. SBTi, ISSB, ESRS, TCFD).
• A relevant academic qualification (postgraduate level preferable), ideally in environmental science or management, and preferably specialising in climate change and/or relating to sustainable business systems.
• Experience managing a small team, and a confident and collaborative working style.
• At least three years of demonstrable experience managing operational processes, or projects.
• Previous experience of researching and producing written outputs for a business audience.
• Demonstrably strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to organize and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• Strong MS Excel skills.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of corporate GHG accounting, and/or sector-specific reporting frameworks and standards.
• Advanced-level MS Excel data analysis skills.
• Experience working with IT systems (e.g. CMS, data platforms, conditional logic statements).
• Familiarity with CDP’s disclosure framework and systems.

This is a full-time, permanent role based at CDP’s London office reporting to the Senior Manager, Questionnaire & Guidance.

Salary and benefits:  £37,700 – £44,500 per annum, 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and other benefits.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. We cannot sponsor this role.

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 applicant’s privacy notice. By uploading your CV and covering letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.  

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. Your covering letter should be no more than two pages. The deadline is 9am GMT Monday 3rd July 2023.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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