Global Climate Analyst

Date: 18 Apr 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Function: Sustainability

Sub-Function: Social Environment & Climate

About Us

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

We’re also driven by our Purpose – ‘Be the change for good food and a healthy future’. By working with ofi, you’ll be helping to create real impact on the ground. Sustainability is built into our business model - from our offices to our farming operations and supply chains, we’re acting across issues as diverse as farmer poverty, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Climate Analyst to join our Climate Action team, managing, analysing and leveraging complex data sets, developing expertise and insights to drive positive impact in our business. . This role focuses on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems for Global Climate & Sustainability projects across the cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, spices that we source from origins around the world as well as product ingredients developed in our manufacturing and food innovation businesses. You will be managing and analysing field data from multiple countries, climate action projects and farmer groups as well as global databases to support data-driven decisions and reporting and supporting value creation for ofi as well as positive outcomes for food systems. By joining our dynamic team, you will actively contribute to our mission and projects, supporting more than 2.5 million Farmers, Farmer Groups, Tech teams and Customers.

Main Responsibilities

↵Analyse, interpret and transform large climate-related datasets into easily communicable and digestible information using graphics, qualitative ratings, and geospatial map visualisations.
Integrate business metrics and data with climate change data to deliver business impact projections under different scenarios and identify effective risk-reduction measures.
Communicate and consult internal clients on the key results, helping them integrate climate knowledge into their risk frameworks and decision-making processes.
Developing and upselling our in-house interactive climate risk platform to clients via providing insights and later gaining feedback on the customer-experience.
Curate and integrate several ofi data sources and input it into automatized sustainability models workflows, such as deforestation risk mapping, protected area analysis, polygon quality control, land use change analysis, greenhouse gas emission accounting, farmer archetype analysis, biodiversity, and ecosystem services assessments.

Expected priorities in the first year:

In this role you will support the Climate Action Manager with data handling and model development to report on Carbon, Environmental and Impact Corporate Reporting and automate mitigation plans.

Construct a workflow and standard operational procedure for environmental tailored reports. Including Carbon Stock on and off-farm (Based on Satellite monitoring and Ground Truth data).
Deliver supply chain tailored reports on environmental variables, specially, greenhouse gas emissions, (customer, country, products, single keeping unit-SKU)
Construct analysis and statistical reports for material areas such as: Environmental Baselines (For all dimensions, especially carbon) and Risks.
Build inventory of greenhouse gas integrating multiple department data (Shipping, Sales, Processing, Procurement).
Support forecasting carbon emissions aligned to corporate roadmaps.
Greenhouse gas emission data quality assessment and improvement.
Support Carbon Scenario Planner implementation and tailored action plans for decarbonisation and mitigation.

Qualifications

Expertise in agriculture, agribusiness, environmental assessment.
Data Analyst with minimum postgraduate level education (master's or PhD) in a related field.
Minimum of 3-6 years of hands-on experience in data analysis, data visualization, and managing large and mixed databases.
Proficiency in one or multiple programming languages, such as/including R, Python, others.
Strong knowledge of descriptive, inference and exploratory statistics with large, multivariate, and mixed datasets (Tabular, others). Proficiency in data visualization and reporting (e.g., with Shiny, Leaflet, Power BI).
Knowledge of GIS and spatial analysis (raster and vector data) and usage of spatial datasets (Raster/Vector).
Knowledge of Life Cycle Assessment Principals based on ISO 14000, WBCSD PACT (Partnership for Carbon Transparency), IPCC, and corporate reporting.

Personal skills

Strong understanding of cultural differences is essential in navigating cross-cultural businesses.
Experience working in an agile environment and delivering results with clear communications.
Strong problem-solving skills to manage uncertainty, data gaps, and simultaneous projects.
Commitment to time management, teamwork, and active listening.
A self-driven individual who can independently deliver proactively high-quality results.
Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.

ofi is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.