Junior Data Analyst - CSTAR London, England
Job description
About CDP
CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. In 2022 more than 18,000 companies, representing around 70% of the global market capitalization, and 1200 Cities, States and Regions disclosed their environmental impact data through CDP. In 2021 we launched our new five-year strategy: Accelerating the Rate of Change - find out more here. Visit https://cdp.net/en or follow us @CDP to find out more.
About the role, the CSTAR Team & Data Analytics Team
We are looking for a Junio Data Analyst - CSTAR, to be responsible for delivering tasks to meet key deliveries and developments for CDP's Cities, States and Regions (CSTAR) programme.
The CSTAR team supports over 1,200 cities, states and regions globally to report environmental data each year, helping them to manage emissions, build resilience and create better places for people to live and work. This information is used by major universities, the UNFCCC, the World Bank, the IPCC, and many other organisations which rely on CDP’s city data for research and decision-making.
The role sits within the Data Analytic team which comprise of more than 20 analysts working across CDP to deliver innovative analytical services and data products for Cities , States and Regions, Capital Markets and Supply Chain clients as well as other internal and external stakeholders. Along with the team you will help developing and delivering exciting analytical projects, new data products, report
Key responsibilities include:
- Annual delivery and development of the GCoM validation tool as part of a team
- Providing assistance to deliver CSTAR data products
- Delivering Analytics and Insight across CDP and stakeholders.
- Delivering data product projects across CDP themes and stakeholders.
- Engagement with and support to colleagues, investors, NGOs, and other data consumers in the use of our data, data products and make better decisions from them.
You will have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria:
- At least 1 year of data analysis experience using R/Python.
- Experience in data cleaning and statistical modelling.
- Excellent data visualization skills using Power BI or similar tools.
- Experience of SQL (or T-SQL).
- Extraordinary data wrangling skills.
- Good communication skills in English.
- Strong numeracy and good statistical skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
Desirable criteria (optional):
- Familiarity with GitHub and/or Azure repos
- Experience using Azure DevOps or similar workstream management tools
- A good understanding of GHG accounting methods and sustainability data.
- Experience working as part of an agile delivery team
- An awareness of environmental issues, particularly as they relate to our core themes of Climate Change, Deforestation and Water Security.
- Knowledge around state and non-state public environmental governance.
This is a fixed term 12-month full time contract based at CDP’s London office reporting to the Head of Data. There is possibility for contract extension, subject to finding.
Salary and benefits: £30,000 - £33,000 per annum depending on experience, 30 days holiday excluding bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), Employee Assistance Program, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities, and others.
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the United Kingdom
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How to apply:
Please upload your CV in the application form along with a covering letter as an additional document setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages. The application will remain open until filled.
