Analyst/Associate

Location: Barcelona, London, New York, or Washington D.C. preferred;

Emergent is a non-profit organization with the sole mission of accelerating the speed and scale of  tropical forest conservation to combat the climate crisis. With an international team of world-class  climate experts and a board with deep private and public sector experience, Emergent is supported by a  coalition including the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Rockefeller Foundation, and the  Norwegian government’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI). Emergent, serves as the  platform to facilitate transactions and as the administrative coordinator of the Lowering Emissions by  Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition, which uses the independent and rigorous ART-TREES standard to verify emissions reductions from deforestation. LEAF is an initiative with initial participation  from the governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and leading companies  including Amazon, Airbnb, Bayer, Boston Consulting Group, GSK, McKinsey, Nestlé, Salesforce, and  Unilever. Participants in the Coalition will support high-quality emissions reductions from tropical and  subtropical forest countries, enabling efforts to reduce and end deforestation.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Commercial (MDC), and the VP Markets, this Analyst/Associate role is critical to helping Emergent achieve its mission.  About 50% of the role will be focused on business development, supporting the VP Markets and MDC in managing the buyer pipeline and CRM, researching new companies, and developing outreach materials.  The remainder will be split across a range of tasks and responsibilities, acting as a ‘utility player’ in Emergent’s dynamic startup environment.  Although they will work closely with their supervisor, the Analyst is expected to exercise a high degree of autonomy and take on significant responsibility, identifying problems and recommending and implementing solutions

Responsibilities

• Manage Emergent’s pipeline tracking and reporting capabilities.
• Participate in regular video calls with the Emergent leadership team, advisors, and Board.
• Support execution of a demand strategy and pipeline that will drive high volumes of credits through Emergent, including direct sales and development of channel partnerships.
• Support definition and development of marketing materials, proposals, pitch documents, etc, including in partnership with external brand/comms agencies.
• Preparation of analytical and presentation materials.
• May support other operational activities as needed

Requirements of the Role

• 2-5 years of professional experience in management consulting, social impact organizations, start-ups or finance; and/or demonstrated experience supporting project management, operations, or implementation.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Essential experience and attributes:

• Ability to operate remotely.  Emergent is a largely virtual team, although we aim to build the team out in 2-3 hubs as the COVID-19 pandemic passes
• Razor-sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced analytical and numerical competency
• Passion for the mission of Emergent
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
• Willingness and ability to work within a small team start-up environment
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial and often virtual team environment
• Ability to deliver consistently high levels of accuracy, efficiency and follow-through
• Adept at making assessments quickly and identifying the best course of action.

Preferred attributes:

• Experience working in a start-up environment
• Some experience of carbon markets, development funders, and international climate policy would be an advantage.

Applicants must have work authorization in the US, UK, or Spain.

Emergent provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, local or other applicable laws.

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