Sustainable Food and Agriculture Analyst, BNEF (6-month Contract) – Sydney in Sydney, Australia

BloombergNEF (BNEF) is a strategic research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. We help our clients gain a clear perspective on the trends in technology, finance, policy and economics that are driving transformation across the energy value chain. Our expert coverage assesses pathways for the power, transport, industry, buildings and agriculture sectors to adapt to the energy transition. We help commodity trading, corporate strategy, finance and policy professionals navigate change and generate opportunities. BNEF has 250 staff based in 19 offices across the globe.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join BNEF’s Food and Agriculture team in our Sydney office. The role will initially begin on a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension to longer term employment.

You will have a genuine passion for the transition to a more sustainable food and agriculture system and yearn to be at the forefront of this exciting space. You are an analytical problem solver that enjoys developing expertise on a topic, naturally forms original opinions, and enjoys communicating these to your audience via robust, defendable and well-structured analysis. You will have strong quantitative analysis skills along with an interest in writing, presenting and solving problems on complex subjects.

Working in our Food, Agriculture and Nature team, you will play a leading role contributing to a large project we will conduct in collaboration with a key multilateral institution. You will help to research, scope and define a methodology for the project, drawing upon the best available science. You will then play a leading role completing the project by conducting primary research, assembling data and analyzing the trends you find in the market. You will also help to write a flagship report, deliver presentations and produce data-driven tools to communicate our findings. Your work will play a key role in catalyzing the investment that is required to drive the transition to a more sustainable food and agriculture system.

We’ll trust you to:

• Become an expert on efforts to decarbonize and reduce the environmental footprint of the agricultural system, and help identify which technologies and activities are having the greatest impact and garnering the most investment

• Manage projects and coordinate contributions from internal team members and external collaborators

• Collaborate with the rest of the team and your colleagues around the world

• Build and maintain datasets and models to further our clients’ understanding of the food and agriculture transition

• Produce industry research, both quantitative and qualitative, by building a network of research contacts and using public and proprietary data sources

• Effectively communicate findings by presenting data in creative and accessible ways, authoring and publishing research reports and datasets, presenting at conferences, and interacting directly with our clients and prospective clients

• Act as a self-starter, have a high work-rate and have the ability to work on parallel tasks while maintaining attention to detail

You’ll need to have:

• A degree or equivalent experience in an analytical field, such as science, engineering or economics

• A strong understanding of food, farming and agricultural systems

• A strong interest in efforts to mitigate climate change, reduce biodiversity loss and solve other environmental problems

• Strong quantitative skills; comfortable with large datasets and building Excel models and tools

• Strong communication skills in English: writing (for research reports), reading (to conduct research) and speaking (for presentations at conferences, to clients, or to the media)

• A natural aptitude for data visualization and writing clearly and concisely

• Rigorous attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work

• Willingness to form and voice your own opinions on policy, technology and company strategy

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

• A desire to exchange knowledge and ideas with BNEF clients

We’d love to see:

• Qualifications or several years of research or work experience in the agriculture, food or environment sector

• Familiarity with Python, SQL, GIS modelling and data visualization tools

• Foreign language skills

If this sounds like you:

Apply if you think we’re a good match! We’ll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at this:

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