Climate Impact Data Analyst

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

Our Consultancy & Advisory Services team provides our clients with outstanding technical expertise that enables the successful implementation of complex sustainability projects. Our expertise spans across multiple topics including land and water management, climate strategies, renewable energies, environmental impact assessments, green products, climate policy, carbon pricing, climate finance, and sustainable finance, to name just a few. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you! 

Job summary:

If you are looking to combine actionable insights, with real impact, this role is for you. As a Climate Impact Data Analyst, you will help tackle key questions that our clients have about the climate impacts of their business and how to reduce them. In support of this quest, you will execute different types of analytics, build dashboards and help develop recommendations for best actions. In the process, you will interact with and find ways to handle data from different sources such as raw climate model data, facility information, emission factor databases, various APIs, and more. This will give you first-hand experience in delivering insights to enable the most promising business models at the forefront of climate mitigation and become part of the rapidly growing group of digital innovators at South Pole. This is a junior-level position where you can build on your skills.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Implementation of complex data projects: Write scripts in python to access, enrich, clean, process, and present data to address climate risk challenges
• Lead the data analytics portions of client projects within the google cloud computing environment
• Develop automated workflows and build dashboards using python, SQL and tableau
• Design, development and maintenance of database applications (SQL)
• Collaborate closely with consultants and business developers to understand the goals and issues of the respective departments. Challenge their proposed solutions, and come up with creative alternative solutions that best support the business
• Explore and suggest new tools and methods to achieve maximal efficiency in data management

Essential Requirements:

• Education in Engineering, Economics, Natural Sciences, IT, or any other relevant field that enabled the candidate to develop the core knowledge and skills
• Entry-level experience in this field of expertise
• Required skills: Python and SQL
• The following skills are a plus: Google BigQuery and Tableau
• Eagerness to understand and dive into the climate science and climate risk topic and define and address the data science aspect for our clients
• Excellent planning and time management skills
• Oral and written command of English, and other languages are advantages
• Self-driven and able to propose new ideas and take initiatives
• Comfortable working in an international fast-paced environment 

What we offer:

At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation. 

We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make; South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.