Job Purpose and Background
Do you care about environmental issues? Would you like to be at the heart of driving changes through environmental disclosure?
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join CDP’s Cities, States and Regions team as Project Officer to support the Global Covenant Manager on their work with our key partner the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). The key areas of responsibility are data validation of cities’ responses against the requirements of the Common Reporting Framework, provision of technical support on greenhouse gas emissions inventories, mitigation targets and climate action plans amongst others, as well as supporting global cities reporting through CDP.
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:
Desirable skills and experience:
The role is a full-time role based in CDP’s Central London Office and sits within the Cities, States and Regions team, with a reporting line to the Global Covenant Coordinator. The successful candidate will be expected to work 5 days per week. This is a fixed term 9 month contract with possibility for extension, starting as as possible. Initial home working will be expected due to the current pandemic related restrictions.
Salary and benefits: £23,000 to £25,000 per annum, 30 days’ holiday excluding 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 others.
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK for the term of the contract. We are not able to sponsor this position.
Before you apply
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How 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 one page, to [email protected] with ‘Project Officer GCOM, First name, Last name’ in the subject line. The deadline is Monday 25 May 09:00 GMT. We are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.