Analyst Consultant Climate Action Planning and Transparency

Overview

Role: Analyst Consultant  - Climate Action Planning and Transparency ( CAPT)

Location: hybrid role in London, Harwell (Oxfordshire), Glasgow, Manchester, BristolSalary: £26-30,000 + benefits

Role ID: 2023-1846

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Energy & Environment, one of Ricardo plc’s five operating business units, is a leader in sustainability consultancy, solving complex environmental challenges through industry-leading analysis, advice and data. With more than 40 years of heritage in addressing air quality, environmental and sustainability issues, our customers value us for our deep understanding and breadth of services covering the entire value chain from evidence, policy & strategy to implementation.

We are currently looking for an Analyst Consultant to support a range of exciting and innovative projects in our Climate Action Planning & Transparency (CAPT) team.

Key Accountabilities

As an Analyst Consultant, you will provide research and analytical support to our team of international experts in order to deliver a wide range of projects at local, regional and national level, in the rapidly developing area of Climate Action Planning & Transparency. Typical projects are funded and commissioned by multilateral development banks, bilateral agencies and development partners, and include:

• Supporting the development of greenhouse gas inventories and emissions projections, for city, regional and national governments
• Assessing mitigation actions, and developing emission reduction scenarios, using a range of models and tools
• Supporting the design and implementation of climate action plans and policies, for local, regional and national governments around the world, to deliver a net zero and resilient future
• Designing and developing national monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems, to support countries in strengthening domestic arrangements for managing their climate reporting and tracking progress
• Providing guidance, training and technical assistance on transparency processes under the UNFCCC, including tracking progress on nationally determined contributions (NDCs), support received (such as climate finance), and reporting requirements under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)

You will contribute to both the delivery of this existing work and the development of future projects we undertake, developing your skills and expertise, and contributing to the team’s business development plan.

Key competencies and experience

Essential

• A Bachelors (2.1 or above), Masters or PhD in a scientific or environmental subject.
• An interest and awareness of key environmental and climate change issues.
• A high level of numeracy and an interest and talent for data analysis.
• Experience and a high level of skill in research and analysis.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong PC literacy – especially in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Experience in a consultancy or in a customer facing commercial environment
• Experience and technical knowledge of GHG accounting and reporting at national or city level
• Experience in developing emissions projections or assessing the mitigation potential of actions
• Knowledge of the Paris Agreement, and the Enhanced Transparency Framework
• Fluency in a second language

Skills and behaviours

• Proactive, able to work independently and demonstrate initiative, as well as operate effectively as part of a team.
• Aptitude for using your technical knowledge creatively to address new challenges.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral, and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Strongly motivated to continue learning.
• Flexibility, resilience, enthusiasm, and a strong desire to live life outside of your comfort zone.
• Willingness to travel overseas occasionally on short-term (e.g., 1-2 week) assignments up to.
• Culturally-sensitive interpersonal skills.

Working here

Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking.

Wellbeing and work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and ensure a culture of inclusivity, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Benefits

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.