Geographic information systems specialist

Job background

Location: Berlin, Germany
Application deadline: Rolling
Earliest starting date: February 2023

CDP Europe is seeking a highly motivated individual to join CDP Europe s Corporate Relations team. This is an exciting opportunity to engage with global multinationals around the disclosure requirements of their strategies to mitigate climate change, improve water security and tackle deforestation. We seek staff motivated to work with people, nurture relationships, who are interested in the application of our questionnaires and scoring methodologies to corporate sustainability success.

The role includes

• Supporting companies along their key disclosure & scoring requirements for CDP s Climate Change, Water and Forest questionnaires;
• Managing incoming queries from disclosing and non-disclosing companies (), including responding to companies directly, distributing queries related to other teams, etc;
• Engaging directly with European companies, with a primary focus on encouraging them to disclose their environmental footprint, but also to generate leads for CDP s membership (Supply Chain and Reporter Services) and commitment programs (i.e. Science-Based Targets initiative);
• Contributing to and co-organizing technical events, in particular Spring Workshops, Webinars, in addition to input and support for CDP Europe s annual Europe Awards Ceremony;
• Taking on specialisations for a sector or theme (i.e. Water Security), internal process coordination, or report coordination;
• Assisting with ad-hoc tasks as required.

The successful candidate should have

• Minimum BA/BSc degree or equivalent experience (Master s degree preferred);
• 2+ years of prior work experience in the corporate sustainability space (e.g. in a CSR department, an environmental consultancy, an NGO or similar); experience with working with external partners is a strong asset;
• Excellent English skills (verbal and written minimum C1 level); other European languages are an asset;
• Keen interest in corporate sustainability and related company challenges;
• Enjoy working with people and large corporations for a good purpose, excellent communication and negotiation skills;
• Ability to interact convincingly with people at different levels of seniority and from different cultural backgrounds;
• Ability to take initiative, prioritise and work calm under pressure;
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills;
• Full proficiency of Microsoft Office application (in particular Excel, Word, Power Point). Knowledge of CRM systems is an asset.

What we offer

• Competitive NGO Salary;
• 30 vacation days per year;
• Exciting and challenging tasks in a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated team;
• Benefits such as the monthly contribution to public transport and Sports/Gym Membership;
• Mixed setup between working from home and from a modern office at Sony Centre/Potsdamer Platz with free hot and cold beverages;
• Annual Bonus based on company performance;
• Non-contributory Pension: 8% annually of gross salary (after probation period);
• Free Germans lessons.