Graduate Sustainability Data Analyst

MANU FORTI; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A sustainability-focused organization is seeking a proactive analyst to support their sustainability function in the UK. You will gather and analyze data related to emissions for global events, creating insights and reports. The ideal candidate is a recent graduate with a relevant degree, strong analytical skills, and some experience in data analysis. This hands-on role allows you to contribute significantly to sustainability efforts, particularly in emissions reporting.

Qualifications

• Graduate or early-career analyst with an interest in data and sustainability.
• Experience in data analysis from academic or project-based work.
• Familiarity with data cleaning and tracking.

Responsibilities

• Collect activity data from various sources worldwide.
• Maintain and clean the sustainability database.
• Generate emissions reports for events.
• Convert raw data into dashboards and insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data quality.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

Power BI

Sustainability themes understanding

Education

Degree in sustainability or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

You will support the sustainability function by gathering, cleaning, analysing, and presenting emissions and sustainability-related data across global events. This role is central to building the organisation’s measurement capability for strategic sustainability planning, business case development, and leadership reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect activity data (energy, waste, travel) from suppliers, venues, and event teams worldwide
• Maintain and clean a central sustainability database
• Generate emissions reports for events
• Convert raw data into usable dashboards, insights, and intensity metrics (e.g., emissions per attendee, per sqm)
• Track data requests, manage deadlines and follow-upsCollaborate with multiple stakeholders to ensure data completeness and integrity

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are a highly organised, proactive graduate or early-career analyst who is curious about data, keen on structured problem-solving, and motivated by sustainability. You enjoy research and are comfortable working with numbers and messy datasets.

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in sustainability, environmental science, data analytics, geography, economics or a related field
• Some experience in data analysis (academic or project-based)
• Basic to intermediate familiarity with Power BI (dashboard creation, simple modelling)
• Strong Excel skills and experience in cleaning and tracking data
• Understanding of key sustainability themes (e.g., UN SDGs)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and organisational skills

Key Competencies

• Reliable and disciplined with good follow-through
• Comfortable managing inconsistent data and getting it to audit-ready quality
• Able to present data clearly and flag risks when needed
• Self‑starter who takes initiative
• Collaborative, but also able to work independently

Culture Fit

You are methodical and find satisfaction in bringing order to unstructured data. You thrive in a role where you support strategic decision-making, even if your work is mostly tactical. You’re passionate about sustainability and want to contribute meaningfully to emissions reporting.

This is a hands‑on role with a strong tactical focus. We don’t expect prior strategic sustainability experience — what matters most is your interest, discipline, and analytical mindset. Candidates with research experience, internships, Power BI training, or applied analytics in their studies will stand out.

Please apply with your CV (graduate-level only).