Technical Officer, Environmental Disclosure, Strategic Evolution in London

About CDP

CDP is a global non‐profit that runs the world's only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth‐positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world's institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

About the Team

Disclosure Content is responsible for the strategic development, maintenance, and delivery of CDP's disclosure framework (question bank, reporting guidance, and scoring). The disclosure framework provides environmental information to investors, customers, and other data users, and drives companies' actions to transition to a sustainable economy. The Strategic Evolution team is responsible for developing CDP's disclosure framework in response to strategic projects, standard and framework alignment, and other evolving needs of the organization. We work closely with other teams and functions across CDP to implement environmental reporting best practices and pioneer new areas of environmental disclosure.

About this role

This role will provide technical, scientific, and analytical expertise to develop and ensure the high quality of CDP's disclosure framework, to drive corporate environmental disclosure and action. This includes the CDP question bank, reporting guidance, scoring methodologies and resulting data.

What you will do

• Contribute to the development of the question bank, reporting guidance, and scoring methodologies – spanning topics of climate change, land, water, ocean, plastics and circular economy. Including:

• Mapping metrics from relevant sustainability standards/frameworks to CDP's question bank.
• Analyzing response data and conducting desk‐based research.
• Drafting and proofreading technical documents.

• Contributing to projects (e.g. funded projects, publications, consultations, engagement events etc.), in particular, the Scaling Plastics Disclosure project.
• Preparing and delivering internal presentations.

• Responding to technical queries on how companies should respond to questions.
• Inputting and testing the question bank and guidance content in a technology platform.

• Ensuring you know what is expected of you, through regular 1:1's, having clear objectives in place, and participating in open and honest performance and development conversations.
• Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference.
• Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to your position.

Internal stakeholders include Scoring, Thought Leadership, Data, and Customer Success Teams. External stakeholders include Disclosing Organizations, NGO Partners, Standards and Frameworks setters, Data users.

We're looking for

• A relevant academic qualification (e.g., MSc in environmental science or management).
• A demonstrable understanding of the global sustainability agenda and of environmental‐related risks, opportunities, impacts, and dependencies for companies.
• Ability to design, implement, and refine operational processes to drive efficiency.
• A high standard of written English and the ability to present complex information in a simple and concise way.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, and strong attention to detail.
• The ability to organize and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• A high level of motivation with a confident and collaborative working style.
• The ability to work effectively and efficiently with team members of different technical and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with an ability to work effectively and accurately under pressure.

Before you apply

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How to apply

Please upload your CV and covering letter in the application form. The salary banding for this role is £27,265- £34,082. This is a hybrid role, candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week. This is an 18-month contract with the possibility for extension.