Job purpose and background
Are you passionate about sustainability? Do you have experience working with partners to translate sustainability visions into metrics?
CDP is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Disclosure team in London for a 2 year fixed term contract. This role represents an excellent opportunity for an individual early in their career in sustainability, or for someone looking to move into corporate sustainability from the NGO perspective.
This role will focus on supporting CDP’s ambition to improve SME reporting capability by providing a simple, modular and easy to understand open framework and scoping out recommendations for future SME reporting. Ultimately, SMEs would be empowered to report progress against their commitments and provided with a clear way to demonstrate their climate leadership. You will work closely with global teams across the organisation and externally with partners such as We Mean Business, the International Chamber of Commerce & the Exponential Roadmap Initiative for this project. We are looking for someone who is reliable, efficient, passionate, has expert knowledge about sustainability and who takes pride in working to a high standard.
Key responsibilities include:
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 skills and experience:
This is a full-time role based at CDP’s Central London office reporting to the Head of Disclosure Evolution (working from home in interim while lockdown restrictions are in place).
Salary and benefits: £28,000, per annum, 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and other benefits.
Before you apply
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To apply please email your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages, to [email protected] with ‘Senior Technical Officer – Net Zero Campaigns for SME’ in the subject. The deadline is 23.59 (GMT) 24th February 2021.