Data Researcher

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit delivering real transparency and accountability for market impacts on nature and people. Our special focus is on ending deforestation – an essential step in achieving urgent global goals on climate, nature and human rights.

Nature-related Finance: Nature loss poses material risks to financial institutions, but a lack of high-quality nature-related data has been one of the biggest obstacles holding financial institutions back from addressing nature-related risks. Global Canopy tackles this problem head on, increasing the scope, quality and accessibility of freely available data. We work to enable investors, lenders, insurers, financial regulators and others in the sector to identify and mitigate their impacts and dependencies on nature – and to seize the opportunity of investing in nature-positive solutions. Our work on nature-related finance centres on three collaborative flagship projects, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), ENCORE and our Little Book series of concise guides exploring key topics in climate and nature finance.

About the role: An exciting role for a data researcher with strong technical skills to help increase Global Canopy's impact by delivering world-leading environmental and financial data to our key audiences in government, civil society, finance and business. 

The role combines a deep understanding of economic and environmental data with strong technical capabilities in data engineering, analysis and presentation. This role bridges the gap between complex environmental, supply chain and economic datasets and delivering actionable insights through modern data techniques.

The role will initially make use of the ENCORE knowledge base which helps governments, central banks, financial institutions and businesses assess their nature-related risks and impacts around the world.

Requirements

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

• You are motivated by bringing up-to-date, high quality data to diverse audiences, including the private sector, governments and civil society
• You have a deep interest in sustainability, particularly in the agricultural, land-use or forestry sectors
• You are rigorous in your approach with a strong attention to detail but also pragmatic and flexible
• You know how to develop innovative solutions to complex data challenges, taking concepts from ideation to fully working prototypes
• You are able to produce high-quality analysis and visualisations and are confident to present prototypes to potential users, take feedback and improve
• You enjoy working both independently and as part of a team in a highly flexible and dynamic organisation
• You recognise the importance of good housekeeping: quality, process, documentation and maintenance

Likely background and experience:

• 3+ years experience working with economic and environmental data in a government, academic, commercial or NGO context
• Background in statistics, economics or related quantitative field
• Track record of building data tools and dashboards that deliver consumable insight from complex data
• Hands-on experience in developing proof-of-concept solutions and testing them
• Experience working with government agencies or research institutions
• Exposure to organisations engaged in delivering open data solutions to high calibre, demanding users

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, visit our website: Data Researcher - Global Canopy

We aim to maintain an anonymous shortlisting process, please do NOT include your name in the cover letter you submit with your application.