Job Description

About CDP:
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world's only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.
Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world's institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.
Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.
About the Team:
The Energy team is part of the Climate Change team, which sits under Thought Leadership. The Thought Leadership team is tasked with identifying the ambitious, strategic direction of CDP, representing the subject matter expertise internally and externally and applying it for impact in line with the Earth Positive decision making vision.
Within Thought Leadership we create and apply the expert knowledge to balance and guide the professional needs of our disclosers and signatories through both the questionnaire and emerging, specific tailored data subsets
The Energy Team also provides thought leadership within CDP on the energy transition. We are CDP's internal experts on energy, electricity, and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas accounting. The team also provides expertise externally, including to the RE100 initiative.
About this role:
The Senior Manager - Energy is one of CDP's experts in the energy sector. This role focusses on the generation and use of electricity and the associated carbon and renewable energy accounting with the objective of ensuring that the CDP questionnaire captures all relevant information to understand the actions that companies are taking in regard to the energy transition.
What you will do:
The Senior Manager - Energy is one of CDP's experts in the energy sector. This role focusses on the generation and use of electricity and the associated carbon and renewable energy accounting with the objective of ensuring that the CDP questionnaire captures all relevant information to understand the actions that companies are taking in regard to the energy transition.

• Provide energy sector expertise within CDP
• Support CDP questionnaire developing on the Electricity Utility sector based on internal and external data analysis, engagement, policy, and literature review
• Provide technical expertise in corporate sourcing of renewable electricity to the RE100 campaign
• Contribute to the ongoing updates to GHG accounting standards and SBTi and the associated changes that will be required in the CDP questionnaire
• Write technical guidance and reports

Internal stakeholders include: Data, Product, and Policy teams
External stakeholders include: Companies (Disclosers, Requesters), Financial Institutions, National Policymakers, RE100, GHGP, SBTi
We're looking for:

• Experience in procurement of renewable electricity
• Experience in the electric utility sector and strong interest in energy markets
• Knowledge of Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 1 and 2 guidance

• IT literate with excellent knowledge of MS-Excel; experience in data analytics and

management is required * Bachelor's degree in sustainability, energy studies, energy engineering or related field is required. Master's degree is preferred

• Strong written and oral communication skill

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This is a hybrid role, candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week.
The salary banding for this role is GBP 53,629 - 67,036.
How to apply:
Please upload your CV in English via the application form
CDP have regional offices and local partners spanning 50 countries. There are now companies, cities, states and regions from over 90 countries disclosing through CDP on an annual basis.
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