Job Title: Data and Impact Officer
Palladium grade: Analyst
Location: London or Bristol, UK
Reports to: Data and Impact Lead
Applications without a personalised CV or cover letter are unlikely to be successful.
Junior Professional – Data and Impact Officer
The Position
Palladium is looking for a Junior Professional to support the Global Team on the Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Programme – Phase 2 programme. The role is based primarily from the UK, working on a global sustainable land-use programme funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
This is an early-stage professional development opportunity, designed to enable you to develop knowledge, skills and competencies required to pursue a successful career within the sector. You will support our Impact Data team to develop and manage systems, processes and tools to enable the programme to verify results, generate knowledge and manage projects. You will support with the technical aspects of the Information Management System, and produce guidance, training and documentation. You will also support the global programme management unit with programme coordination and will work closely with senior leadership and regional teams, offering you excellent oversight of the global programme.
The role is offered full-time (40 hours) based out of our London or Bristol, UK offices. It is expected the person works from the office at least 3 days per week (pro rata if part-time). We have flexible working conditions to enable our staff to balance their work and home commitments.
About Palladium:
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
Palladium is part of GISI’s Consulting Group, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.
Programme Context:
The Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Programme – Phase 2 (IFSLU2) is a flagship programme in the Climate and Environment practice area at Palladium. IFSLU2 is split into three components, this position is primarily focused on Component 1, Partnerships for Forests, with collaboration and coordination opportunities for working with Component 3. IFSLU2 is a grants and technical assistance facility that supports businesses and investment models in which the private sector, public sector and communities can achieve improved returns from forests and sustainable land use whilst protecting existing forest, restoring degraded land and improving agricultural land management and production practices. All of this work is focused across the tropical forests belt.
IFSLU2 will run for 5 years from 1 February 2025. Depending on performance and subject to funding, the programme may be extended for a further 5 years (up to 2035). The programme is funded by the UK government.
Primary Responsibilities
The Junior Professional will support the Global Team through responsibilities outlined below:
Data and Impact Analyst 50%
Key responsibilities and tasks will include, but are not limited to:
Information Management System development / maintenance / training
Strategic development of tools and insight
Programme Coordination 50%
Key responsibilities and tasks will include, but are not limited to:
Scheduling / convening / meeting support
Convene and document meetings of the Senior Management Team, Project Approval Committee, Risk Committee, Strategic Leadership Group, and any other meetings as required;
Follow up on actions/recommendations from the Senior Management Team, Project Approval Committee, Risk Committee, Strategic Leadership Group and any other meetings as required;
Reporting
Event coordination and management
Reporting
You will report directly to the Impact Data Lead, with an indirect reporting line to the Team Leader.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is interested how a complex, global programme with a successful track record is managed and is pursuing a potential career in the international development, environment or land use sector.
Essential
Experience using data analysis, visualisation or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Excel, R, Python, SPSS or equivalent) to analyse data and communicate insights.
People skills (communication, follow through, respect for individual, interpersonal relationships, networking).
Desirable
Educational background with a qualification(s) in a subject relevant to the sector or the role, including Environmental Studies, Economics, Public Policy, International Development or Relations etc.
Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.
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