Analyst, Justice & Equity Jobs

Overall Function
The Analyst, Justice & Equity will support the Justice & Equity (J&E) team and other Mission Areas across EDF by conducting research and analysis efforts with an equity lens on a broad range of topics, thus supporting the organization’s ability to produce more equitable and effective outcomes. The position is housed within EDF’s Justice and Equity team, reporting to a senior member of the team, and will collaborate extensively across EDF.
Key Responsibilities
Primary activities include:

• Interface with a wide range of EDF experts across the organization and leverage their work and expertise to develop insights and recommendations that EDF can use to further integrate environmental and climate justice into its work.
• Respond to "rapid-response" queries relating to environmental and climate justice as needed.
• Participating in advancing EDF DEI goals in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in alignment with EDF values.
• Prepare information to respond to inquiries from a variety of stakeholders.
• Help write reports and academic papers summarizing research for a broader audience, along with public communications, including presentations and blog posts
• Help organize workshops on topics related to environmental and climate justice, including conducting background research, drafting background materials, and synthesizing workshop outcomes
• Build and maintain knowledge on a range of topics related to environmental and climate justice. These may include: the global just energy transition, health equity, carbon markets, critical minerals, international climate financial transfers, and more.
• Apply excellent organizational, communication, and planning skills in preparing correspondence and reports, responding to requests for information, and helping to coordinate activities among staff members.
• Perform timely in-house research and analysis to support J&E senior staff and other EDF Mission Areas throughout the organization.

Qualifications

• Excellent research and analytical skills and an interest in performing rigorous research in support of highly visible work.
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and the knowledge, attitude, behavior, and skills that lead to a culturally competent workplace. Demonstrated commitment to continued self-assessment, learning, and growth to increase and broaden culturally competent skillsets that produce effective interactions with people across diverse cultures and backgrounds. This includes the ability to adapt to cultural change.
• Ability to work with colleagues and partners of varied backgrounds and experience.
• Knowledge of environmental and climate justice concepts and topics.
• Willingness to take initiative and able to multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other office productivity software.
• Ability to support a multi-disciplinary team, using independent judgment required to plan, prioritize, and organize diversified workload.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and partners of varied backgrounds and experience.
• Experience balancing the needs of diverse stakeholders.
• Independent judgment and ability to plan, prioritize, and organize a diverse workload.
• Strong ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, both independently and as a member of multi-disciplinary teams in a dynamic, fast-paced and creative environment.
• Bachelor’s degree with at least two years relevant professional experience, or Master’s-level graduate degree with 0-1 years of experience (the degree requirement may be waived altogether for a candidate who can successfully demonstrate commensurate professional experience along with excellence in their past roles).
• Ability and willingness to travel, including internationally.
• Ability and willingness to work as a strong team player.

Please include a Cover Letter with your submission. You can also include writing samples (optional) that may support your candidacy.
We offer a strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization. We take into account factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms.
Please note that pay ranges are country specific. As a result, the stated currency is not meant be converted into any other currency.