Senior Analyst - Value Chains

Climate17 is delighted to be partnering with a highly impactful and globally reputed NGO that pioneered and continues to drive ambitious climate action in the private sector across the world. Our client is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science. It is focused on accelerating companies across the world to halve emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050.
About the team:
We are looking for a Senior Analyst in Value Chains to sit within the Technical Department that leads the development and maintenance of the key resources within the initiative to enable the adoption of climate targets in line with the best available science and following best practices for standard-setting organisations.
The normative and non-normative resources developed by the Technical Department are the backbone of the target-setting framework and include, amongst others, the development of standards, criteria, recommendations, sector-specific guidance, topic-specific guidance and tools, as well as the scientific foundations that underpin all of these, including the curation of scenarios, target-setting methods, though leadership and novel research.
The Standards Team is a key pillar of the Technical Department responsible for the development and maintenance of cross-sector standards and guidance. The Standards Team act as "product owners" for the key cross-sector standards, including coordination across different teams to ensure their successful integration and implementation.
About you:

• Are you passionate about driving systems change towards a net-zero economy?
• Do you want to use your creativity and drive towards catalysing value chain decarbonization?

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the development and ongoing implementation of updated scope 3 target-setting methods, target-setting tools, and target validation criteria Develop guidance documents and support materials to improve companies' baselining and tracking of scope 3 emissions.
• Assist in managing an inclusive and balanced stakeholder process to ensure deliverables are aligned with climate science and strike the right balance of credibility and practicality, including supporting the set-up and working with the Scope 3 Expert Advisory Group.
• Support engagement and coordination with key partners to drive ecosystem collaboration.
• Manage responses to inquiries related to scope 3.
• Help develop communications material related to scope 3 research such as presentations, case studies, blog posts and other communication documents.
• Use and maintenance of project management and collaboration tools (e.g. Asana, Slack, Google Drive, MS Teams, etc.), in line with standard-setting procedures.

Essential skills and experience needed:

• 3-5 years of experience working on climate change mitigation and/or environmental programs
• Background in sustainability, climate science, ESG and/or sustainable development
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to conduct independent in-depth research into sustainability-related topics and report findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Highly organized, fast learner and strong attention to detail
• Results-oriented, ability to handle multiple tasks and work in a constantly evolving environment.

Desirable criteria:

• High proficiency in MS Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience working with scope 3 greenhouse gas accounting, particularly the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of climate action in the corporate and financial sectors
• Experience working with science-based targets and net-zero climate strategy.
• Understanding of existing and emerging climate-related regulations and standards.

About Us
Climate17 is a purpose-led, international Renewable Energy & Sustainability recruitment firm. We provide specialist talent acquisition services to organisations seeking to reduce their environmental footprint, as well as those working towards the decarbonisation of the energy sector.
Inclusive Application Process
Climate17 is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We believe there is no solution to climate change without people. We aim to increase diversity across all areas and as such, we are committed to partnering with clients and candidates to create an inclusive and sustainable regenerative world.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.