Sustainable Finance - Associate

Sustainable Finance - Associate

SYSTEMIQ

London, United Kingdom

Role:

As a Strategy Associate, you will play a crucial role in various key projects within Sustainable Finance platform. You will collaborate in project teams and manage complex multi-stakeholder relationships across the private sector, governments, NGOs, and industry bodies. You will contribute to workstreams that draw on expertise from both within the organization and external partners, and you will have opportunities to introduce and lead your own workstreams within the Sustainable Finance space. We seek someone with experience across a range of sectors and the ability to handle fast-paced corporate advisory projects as well as longer-term coalition efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Co-create approaches with partners/clients to balance economic viability, ecosystem regeneration, and social inclusion;
• Gather and analyze data to provide insights based on agreed questions;
• Develop and maintain long-lasting collaborative relationships with project partners and stakeholders;
• Provide strategic insights and practical solutions for successful transformations;
• Support partners in monitoring, evaluating, and communicating their business models, visions, and impacts.

Requirements:

Mindset, Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrated contribution to change and impact in areas such as thought leadership, research, project management, client relations, or stakeholder management;
• Strong record of professional excellence and/or relevant academic achievements, with a keen interest in systems change;
• Proven ability in various contexts, and enthusiasm for working in a young, entrepreneurial company;
• Inspired by SYSTEMIQ’s mission and approach to system change.

Specifically, candidates must have:

• Master’s degree or equivalent;
• Passion for SYSTEMIQ's mission and the sustainability/environment/social enterprise space. 2+ years of experience in a professional system change environment, preferably in advisory/consulting, but relevant experience in start-ups, in-house strategy, project management, and investment is also considered;
• Understanding of key concepts and value chains in areas such as plastics, petrochemicals, mobility & transport, heavy industries, energy, consumer goods, manufacturing, construction, waste management, and electronics;
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and structuring skills with enthusiasm for presenting complex data intuitively;
• Intellectual and commercial curiosity, with a readiness to dive into new topics;
• Collaborative team player with a can-do attitude;
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and turn them into reality;
• Resilience under stress and resourcefulness to deliver;
• Alignment with SYSTEMIQ's values: creativity, challenge, collaboration, change, and care.

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