Junior Data Analyst

Job Purpose and Background

Are you passionate about using data to drive change? Do you have excellent data analysis skills alongside the ability and desire to work with users of data and to communicate well?

CDP’s Data Analytics Team are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic, and ambitious data analyst who is passionate to use data to drive companies, investors and governments to build a thriving economy which works for people and planet.

You will work firstly on a project to deliver the automation of the assessment of Cities environmental disclosure. This piece of work will be for a key partner of CDP. Once the project has been delivered you will move onto the day to day focus of supporting the Cities, States & Regions team. Working with their disclosed data you will deliver value-adding Analysis and Insight. This Analysis and Insight helps internal and external stakeholders make better actionable decisions.

The Data Analytic team works to improve the usability of the data disclosed to CDP. The team develop and apply robust and transparent methods for data cleaning and modelling.

You will also work on delivering vital data products, such as the Full Corporate GHG emissions data set. Delivering exciting new Data products, according to Stakeholder requirements is another key part of this role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering data product projects across CDP and other stakeholders.
• Delivering analytics and CDP and other stakeholders.
• Support colleagues, investors, NGOs and other data consumers in the use of our data, data products and make better decisions from them.
• Data requirement gathering and data testing for key tools

Required skills and experience:

• At least 1 years of data analysis experience using R.
• Data visualization skills using Power BI or similar tools.
• Experience of SQL (or T-SQL).
• Data wrangling skills.
• Experienced in data cleaning and statistical modelling.
• Good communication skills in English.
• Strong numeracy and good statistical skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Desired skills and experience:

• Experience of using Python for analysis and data mining.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Linux, Shell scripting (bash).
• A good understanding of GHG accounting methods and sustainability data.
• Knowledge of the financial system and capital markets.
• An awareness of environmental issues, particularly as they relate to our core themes of Climate Change, Deforestation and Water Security.

This is a permanent, full time role based at CDP’s London office as part of the Data & Insight team.

Salary and benefits: £25,000 per annum depending on experience.30 days holiday excluding bank holidays. Generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), Employee Assistance Program, life assurance, Training and development, Flexible working opportunities and others.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the United Kingdom

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How to apply

To apply please email your CV and cover letter describing how you meet the required skills and experience, to [email protected] with ‘Junior Data Analyst , Your First name, Surname’ in the subject by 23.00 GMT by 7^th December 2020.