Senior Consultant Climate Change Adaptation

RICARDO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in the UK seeks a Senior Consultant for Climate Change Adaptation to manage projects for governments and drive climate resilience initiatives. Candidates should possess a higher degree in a scientific subject and have over 5 years of relevant experience. This is a hybrid role offering flexibility and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for mental and physical health

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in adaptation-related activities.
• Experience in a consultancy environment.
• Fluency in a second language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver adaptation projects for governments.
• Conduct climate data gathering and processing.
• Asses climate vulnerabilities and risks.

Skills

Climate data gathering

Adaptation planning

Stakeholder consultations

GIS and geoprocessing

MS Excel

Communication in English

Education

Higher degree in a numerate/scientific subject

Job description

Role: Senior Consultant Climate Change Adaptation

Location: London, Harwell, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Madrid, Brussels - Hybrid

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.

The Role

You will contribute to the delivery of consultancy projects that have a focus on climate adaptation and resilience. This will include supporting local, regional and national governments with their climate adaptation planning processes. You will also support business development activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver adaptation projects for local, regional and national governments, which may include:
• Climate data gathering and processing: climate projections, databases and climate indices
• Assessing climate vulnerabilities and risks
• Delivering spatial climate risk assessments.
• Identifying and prioritising effective adaptation options
• Assessing adaptation-mitigation co-benefits
• Mainstreaming adaptation into sectoral policies, strategies and funds
• Developing costed implementation plans for adaptation actions, and associated finance strategies
• Developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks (including indicators) for adaptation policies, plans, and programmes.
• Preparing concept note and/or funding proposals to the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund and related facilities.
• Manage and contribute to business development activities, including the preparation of proposals.
• Participate in capacity building activities including workshop facilitation and delivery.

Key Competencies and Experience:

• Higher degree in a numerate/scientific subject, or equivalent academic experience
• Understanding of adaptation planning processes, and experience in adaptation planning at city, sub-national and/or national level.
• Experience (more than 5 years) of undertaking at least three of the types of adaptation-related activities listed above.
• Experience (more than 5 years) of working in a consultancy environment
• Experience of facilitating virtual and face-to-face stakeholder consultations, workshops, and capacity-building events
• Strong literacy in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Desirable Competencies and Experience

• Knowledge of international climate change policy (e.g. UNFCCC) regarding adaptation
• Application of GIS and geoprocessing techniques
• Experience of working in different cultural environments
• Fluency in a second language (English, French, Spanish)
• Experience of designing adaptation and/or climate proofed projects
• Experience delivering services to private sector partners (reporting, physical risks assessments, materiality assessments)
• Familiarity with AI applications in environmental or climate contexts

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

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.