Claudia Comberti Research Assistant: Brazil And Cop30

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. 

The Claudia Comberti Research Assistant offers committed and ambitious graduates who are strongly mission-driven an opportunity to experience work in an agile and impactful international nonprofit for a six-month period. This year, the Claudia Comberti Research Assistant will work with team-members across the organisation to support the development and implementation of our sustainable finance strategy for Brazil and across the wider region in the run up to COP30 in Belem. In the role, you will be exposed to a number of our impact strategies and projects, including our globally-adopted environmental data partnerships: Trase, Forest 500 and ENCORE.

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

• Graduate degree at Master’s or PhD level in a relevant field
• Strong mix of research and project management skills, with a track record in an applied setting
• Experience working in or on Brazil, and excellent spoken and written Portuguese
• Ability to get things done in a dynamic nonprofit setting, and a strong commitment to the mission and values of Global Canopy

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. 

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

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