• Position re-advertised
• Location: Melbourne CBD Office
• Salary: $99,750 p.a. plus superannuation
• Term: Permanent, full time. Six months probation period. Position available for immediate start.
• Position reports to: Market Forces CEO

ABOUT MARKET FORCES

Market Forces campaigns to shift finance away from dirty fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas - that are driving climate change.
We focus on banks, superannuation funds and other investors that finance environmentally risky and damaging activities. Shifting investment to a clean energy revolution is what is needed to secure a stable climate in the long term.

Our team campaigns on the most egregious examples of fossil fuel polluters, in Australia, Asia and beyond; wherever we can make the best interventions to shift finance away from the expansion of dirty fossil fuels.

ABOUT YOU

You love working with data and people. You are passionate about (and have an understanding of) climate, energy, and/or finance and have the desire to create positive change for the environment through the financial sector. You have sophisticated research and analysis skills, as well as strong communication skills, allowing you to present complex information in an accessible way. You are an experienced people manager who enjoys supporting your team’s development, skilled at time management and prioritisation, and you’re a team player with a sense of humour.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential

• Previous experience working in a senior research role, responsible for designing, planning and delivering research projects
• Robust knowledge of climate, energy and/or finance
• Strong data management skills, especially in Excel
• Highly analytical and curious mindset – high-level attention to detail and proven experience leading by example and driving rigour in research
• Experience in project and people management, overseeing direct reports and ensuring team output is of high quality
• Ability to balance demands of team leadership and oversight with managing delivery of some hands-on research tasks or projects of your own

Desirable

• Experience working in a non-government, not for profit organisation
• Passion for solving the climate crisis
• Experience using LSEG Workspace and/or Bloomberg Terminal.

DUTIES

• Proactively seek out and anticipate upcoming research needs of Market Forces campaigns.
• Ensure timely delivery of high quality outputs from the research team by translating campaign research ideas and requests into practical work plans in consultation with the team to balance resource allocation and workload.
• Provide guidance, support and supervision to the research team to help build skills, confidence and teamwork and maintain motivation and strong work ethic through coaching and mentoring direct reports as needed.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of the qualitative and quantitative research delivered by the research team and take responsibility for quality control.
• Review and sign off on analytical content from all parts of the organisation.
• Represent Market Forces directly in meetings and via media channels to stakeholders, campaign targets, and public audiences.
• Proactively identify opportunities for campaigns by tracking and monitoring fossil fuel-related investments and corporate strategies using a range of sources, including finance and research databases (Bloomberg, Workspace, IJGlobal).
• Manage incoming research requests from external organisations, build relationships with external stakeholders, and represent Market Forces as needed.
• Create and maintain the internal databases and source material that support internal and partner campaigns.
• Contribute to the organisation’s overall planning, management and leadership as a team leader with day-to-day responsibility for line managing staff and a middle management level of financial delegation.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A collaborative, dynamic, and supportive team environment in a Melbourne CBD office, with colleagues around Australia and in Asia.
• Opportunities to undertake professional development.
• One extra day of leave each year on your birthday.
• Additional leave over the Christmas shutdown period.
• Five additional days of personal leave per annum (above statutory requirements).
• Generous long service leave provisions accessible after five years of service.
• Potential for flexible work by arrangement with your manager.