Senior Sustainable Finance Associate - Oxford, United Kingdom - Global Canopy

Global Canopy
Global Canopy
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Oxford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability.

We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide.

A growing number of companies and financial institutions are seeking to mitigate their impacts on nature.

But many have made commitments that are not being met, and others are failing to take any action at all.

Through our Corporate Performance work and Forest 500 project, we assess the policies and performance of influential companies and financial institutions.

Our newly launched Deforestation Action Tracker monitors financial institutions with significant climate commitments to track their action on deforestation and associated human rights abuses.


About the role


Forest IQ provides major data-service providers and financial institutions with market-leading data about corporate performance on deforestation, conversion of natural ecosystems and associated human rights abuses.

This will enable financial institutions to identify risks and opportunities to help them to deliver deforestation free portfolios by 2025.

Forest IQ meets a critical need in providing robust and aligned relevant data on deforestation to the finance sector via the data-service channels and providers they already depend on.

This is a newly created role for this project. You will lead the business development, uptake, research and expansion of the Forest IQ data and platform.

You will be responsible for strategic product and project management, manage and develop the Forest IQ team at GC, and work closely with colleagues in the wider Corporate Performance team.


You will manage a working group of 10 major financial institutions that are supporting the development of the initiative and engage with data vendors, including ESG data providers and data supermarkets for adoption of Forest IQ as a go to data source for company exposure to deforestation.

As well as promoting Forest IQ and GC to key target audiences by attending events.

To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website.


Requirements:

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:

  • Deep understanding of the finance sector and management of deforestation and/or nature-related risks and opportunities; and/or track record of managing a high-quality commercial data product for the finance sector
  • Entrepreneurial and proactive attitude, motivated by impact and making Forest IQ a success
  • Ability to manage people, foster a dynamic team that is able to deliver against the Forest IQ strategy

Skills and experience:

  • Ability to manage a fastmoving data project with a wide set of partners and stakeholders, and maintain buyin
  • Demonstrable experience in managing a commercial data product and service offering
  • Demonstrable experience of business development and client support for a data product for the finance sector
  • An understanding of ESG metrics, naturerelated data and disclosure initiatives
  • Specialist technical knowledge on one or more of the following topics: ESG measurement, environmental disclosure and reporting, supply chains, sustainability, or financial services
  • Strong written communication skills and ability to communicate complex data to a targeted finance sector audience
  • Ability to manage a team of business development and researchers

Benefits
Salary

£50,000 to £60,000 per annum, full time equivalent. This role sits within Band C on Global Canopy's remuneration framework.

Nature of contract

Location

Our office is in Oxford, with flexible home-working arrangements in place.

Holidays

36 days (including bank/public holidays) for discretionary use across the annual leave year. Option to purchase up tol 5 additional days or equivalent of one week's leave

Pension

Employer pension contribution of 5%.

Healthcare cashback plan

Covering dental fees, eye-care, wellbeing, physiotherapy, chiropody and much more - for you and any children.

Employee Assistance Programme

Which provides free, confidential advice on personal and legal matters.

Other

Huge range of discounts and cashback deals at gyms, restaurants, holidays, and much more.
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