Senior Technical Officer, Standards & Frameworks, Strategic Evolution

CDP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization is seeking a Senior Technical Officer to enhance its standards and frameworks related to environmental disclosure. This hybrid role in London requires a strong academic background and professional experience in environmental reporting, with a focus on analytical rigor and stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication, research skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in environmental reporting standards and frameworks.
• Demonstrable understanding of the global sustainability policy agenda.
• Ability to design, implement, and refine operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and analytical support to standards and frameworks analysis.
• Contribute to the development of the question bank and reporting guidance.
• Engage with standard-setters on question bank changes.

Skills

Technical expertise in corporate environmental disclosure

Excellent research and analytical skills

Strong time management and organizational skills

Ability to work effectively and efficiently with team members

A high standard of written English

Education

Relevant academic qualification

Job description

Title - Senior Technical Officer, Standards & Frameworks, Strategic Evolution

Location - London

Salary - £32,147-£40,197

About CDP

CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. In 2021 we launched our new five-year strategy: Accelerating the Rate of Change - find out more here. Visit https://cdp.net/en or follow us @CDP to find out more.

About the Team

Disclosure Content is responsible for the strategic development, maintenance, and delivery of CDP’s disclosure framework (question bank, reporting guidance, and scoring). The disclosure framework provides environmental information to investors, customers, and other data users, and drives companies’ actions to transition to a sustainable economy. Within Disclosure Content, the Strategic Evolution team is responsible for developing CDP’s disclosure framework in response to strategic projects, standard and framework alignment, and other evolving needs of the organization. We work closely with other teams and functions across CDP to implement environmental reporting best practices and pioneer new areas of environmental disclosure.

About this role

This role will provide technical, scientific, and analytical rigour to standards and frameworks analysis and support in aligning CDP’s disclosure framework with prioritized standards and frameworks. Central to this role will be supporting with development of standards and frameworks related processes and resources along with providing technical expertise to support standard setter engagement.

What you will do

• Responsible for team processes and outputs relevant to standards and frameworks, such as mapping exercises
• Contribute to the development of the question bank, reporting guidance, and scoring methodologies – across environmental disclosure, focusing on standards and frameworks alignment. Including:
  • Prioritizing data points/metrics from relevant sustainability standards/frameworks and translating these into developments for the evolution of CDP’s corporate question bank and reporting guidance
  • Analysing response data and conducting desk-based research
  • Drafting and proofreading technical documents
• Provide subject matter expertise and analytical support across CDP’s broader activities related to standards and frameworks. Including:
  • Contributing to projects (e.g. funded projects, publications, consultations, engagement events etc.)
  • Developing insights to support organization-wide understanding of key standards and frameworks
  • Delivering internal presentations/webinars
• Engage with standard-setters on question bank changes related to standards and frameworks alignment
• Support the planning, implementation, and optimization of processes related to standards and frameworks with respect to the evolution and delivery of CDP’s question bank, guidance, and scoring methodologies
• Author, edit and test questions and guidance content in CDP’s online disclosure systems

Team engagement

• Ensuring you know what is expected of you, through regular 1:1’s, having clear objectives in place, and participating in open and honest performance and development conversations
• Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference
• Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to your position

Internal stakeholders include

Policy, Thought Leadership, Data, and Customer Success Teams

External stakeholders include

Standards and Frameworks setters, Disclosing Organizations, NGO Partners, and Data users

We’re looking for

• A relevant academic qualification
• Professional experience in a role related to environmental reporting standards and frameworks
• Technical expertise in corporate environmental disclosure, focusing on key concepts of sustainability standards and frameworks
• A demonstrable understanding of the global sustainability policy agenda
• Ability to design, implement, and refine operational processes to drive efficiency
• A high standard of written English and the ability to present complex information in a simple and concise way
• Excellent research and analytical skills, and strong attention to detail
• The ability to organize and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
• A high level of motivation, with a confident and collaborative working style
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with an ability to work effectively and accurately under pressure
• The ability to work effectively and efficiently with team members of different technical and cultural backgrounds

Before you apply

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How to apply

Please upload your CV and cover letter in the application form.

The salary banding for this role is £32,147-£40,197.

This is a hybrid role, candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week.