Are you passionate about helping the financial sector contribute to fighting climate change? Do you love solving challenging problems, thinking in numbers and working in groups? Do you also have the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity and ability to persuade others toward meaningful results? If yes, then join our growing team!
We highly encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply!
RMI is seeking an Associate-Tech Track (Data Visualization Analyst) to support our exciting new workstream focused on providing tools to assist banks, investors, and financial supervisors measure the climate-alignment of financial portfolios and clients. RMIers bring a variety of skillsets, and we welcome candidates with diverse educational and work backgrounds.
About PACTA:
The Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (or PACTA) is the world first and only free of charge and open source alignment tool that allows financial institution to measure the alignment of their portfolios. PACTA is independent, science-based and actionable. PACTA measures alignment per sector and technology. The reason being that each sector needs to decarbonize at its own speed, with the Power and Auto sector needing to decarbonize faster than for example Steel and Cement.
PACTA allows users to incorporate alignment considerations into their sustainable finance strategies and governance, risk management, as well as engagement and target setting. PACTA allows you to fulfill the scenario analysis recommendations of the TCFD.
PACTA offers a free online tool for investors. Investors upload their portfolios and receive an interactive report within minutes. In 2021, the Platform had more than 1700 registered users. This tool was launched in 2018. PACTA also offers a stand-alone offline version for banks. In 2021, more than 75 banks from all over the world ran this software. This tool was launched in 2020,
PACTA also offers a Coordinated Projects programme to governments, supervisors and trade bodies, where the alignment of an entire financial sector is measured at once, and where individual financial institutions often receive individual reports. So far this has been run in more than 16 countries, analyzing more than 2,600 financial institutions and over €11 trillion in assets.
Position Overview:
As a Data Visualization Analyst, you are responsible for design and implementation of clear, creative graphs and other visual representations. You are involved at different stages of project development:
* research origination, explorative data analysis - conceptual plot design
* mature research, results reporting - output of the end results for publication
* analysts support - tools, libraries, workshops and coaching sessions that can be used independently by analysts
* software development - writing production code that is run on web and app servers
As a Data Visualization Analyst, you are a creative problem solver who uses your quantitative, technical and analytical abilities to conduct compelling research and assessment around vital energy issues. You will collaborate with team members to craft visionary yet practical solutions for our research questions and clients.
You will be an independent contributor and work closely with colleagues on projects under the direction of more senior staff. You will develop expertise in the content area of your specific program within RMI and will provide subject-matter support on that topic to other RMIers.
Your key job responsibilities as a Data Visualization Analyst primarily include:
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
Diversity
Increasing the diversity of thought, perspectives, ideas and opinions within RMI is a critical change element supporting our long-term sustainability and mission to build a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future.
We strive for a level of diversity that reflects the communities we serve. Achieving this—regardless of ability, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, veteran status, socioeconomic class, educational attainment or other social identities—is critical to the success of each RMIer and collectively as an organization. This ensures that we:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
About RMI
RMI is an independent nonprofit founded in 1982 that transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to align with a 1.5°C future and secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all. We work in the world’s most critical geographies and engage businesses, policymakers, communities, and NGOs to identify and scale energy system interventions that will cut greenhouse gas emissions at least 50 percent by 2030. RMI has offices in Basalt and Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Oakland, California; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing.