About the role:
The Carbon Trust is an independent, expert partner of leading organisations around the world. We advise businesses, governments, the public sector and financial institutions on their opportunities in a sustainable low carbon world. This opportunity is for someone who wants to make a difference, to accelerate the drive towards a net zero future.
This role of Data Operations Analyst will sit within the Energy Transition team but will support the work of all other Programmes and Innovation teams. Much of P&I’s work is to enable the development of an affordable, user centric, flexible, and zero carbon global energy systems. Teams do this through taking a whole system thinking approach underpinned by innovation, impartiality, and robust evidence generation. The Energy Transition team in particular is focused on a wide range of energy transition topics, including early coal retirement mechanisms, grid innovation, accelerating the adoption of energy flexibility, understanding the role of hydrogen, and energy market policy and regulation development. These areas highlight the wide range of work where data support is needed in order to strategically delivery key projects, and business development, at the Carbon Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and bright individual, ideally with a data management/science background, but would welcome other applicants as well where there are clear skills around data management and data systems.
About us:
The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy driven by the mission to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. We have been pioneering decarbonisation for more than 20 years for businesses, governments, and organisations around the world.
Drawing on a network of over 400 experts internationally, the Carbon Trust guides organisations through their journey to Net Zero. From strategic planning and target setting to delivery, activation, and communication - we provide smarter ways to turn intent into impact.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Setting up and maintaining a database of relevant data (accessible, open access and under open licence (commercially exploitable) to be used in ET and P&I projects in a priority established based on key needs.
- Data acquisition, handling, and updating in key focus areas such as electricity generation data, pricing data (electricity, gas, coal etc.).
- Data acquisition of other structured datasets e.g., generation and network assets
- Performing data cleansing and formatting of datasets where some programming skills (primarily Python) may be required
- Development and updating of data (and associated metadata) documentation that is easily accessible and digestible for all users
- Engagement with stakeholder and relationship management where needed to support data provision and management
- Involvement and interest in non-data related work in P&I as to be a better advisor to end users, where data management remains the primary function
- Working with data, including modelling and data visualisation, to generate insights and client recommendations
- Engaging and coordinating with relevant IT and Business Services colleagues for a cohesive data management strategy
- Helping P&I teams to develop new propositions and increase its impact across the sectors in which we work
- Contributing to business development and knowledge management (e.g., support with impact pieces and dissemination through data insights)
Key skills, experience and qualifications we are looking for:
Essential
- Motivated by the challenge of achieving net zero economies and translating this interest into action and outcomes
- Degree educated (or equivalent), ideally in energy transition related topics where data management / science / programming formed a key part of development
- Excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical and problem-solving skills
- Persistence and creativity in approaching complex problems
- Ability to interpret data in easily digestible language and outputs that are accessible to end users
- Fluent spoken and written English (other languages are an advantage)
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships and influence decision-making
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues in a team environment, and to work on multiple data management tasks across a given period
- Ability to think and work independently, taking the initiative and ‘ownership’ of tasks and showing creativity
- Ability to use MS Excel for high level analysis, data management, and extraction of key insights
- Experience in using MS PowerPoint and Word for communication and report writing
Desirable
- Qualification focusing on energy systems, policy, technology or sustainability.
- Knowledge / experience of energy transition and sustainability issues.
- Understanding of energy market planning and operations, including recent market developments and changes.
- Experience using Power BI and other MS data tools to enhance data management.
- Leadership and initiative to progress overall data operations at the Carbon Trust.
Salary & Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and a performance based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.
At the Carbon Trust we offer flexibility around working between the office and home 3 days per week. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.
Our head office is in London, close to Blackfriars and Waterloo stations, we offer travel card loans, a cycle to work scheme, company away days and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Helpline.
Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please follow the link to our application page and submit your CV and a cover letter. We reserve the right to close the position to new applications if we receive a high level of response, so please don’t delay your application.
We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience.
We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies or publications.
Please be aware that due to our hybrid working model the interviewing and onboarding processes may take place via video conferencing.
The Carbon Trust values are integrity, ambition, collaboration and excellence.
