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IT Project Manager

The Science Based Targets initiative is looking for a Project Manager to join our growing Technology and Data Team. You will ensure key internal and external data and technology tools, products and services are delivered on time, with high quality, and aligned to business and user needs.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Works closely with the data & technology team to support large / cross functional projects with strategic importance to the organization
• Develops project plan, work estimation, resourcing required to ensure project success
• Performs risk analysis, mitigation, and escalation to ensure stakeholders can react early in correcting the course of projects
• Executes, tracks and monitors project progress and communicates relevant information to stakeholders regularly

Location: Berlin

UX Designer / Business Analyst

You have strong communication and facilitation skills and enjoy designing, documenting, and visualizing complex user experience workflows. You are highly structured and approach work in a strategic way in order to design workflows that are seamless across each customer’s journey. You are comfortable designing experiments to better understand user needs and pain points.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Work with teams across the SBTi, including technical, communication, and corporate engagement teams, to support the development and roll-out of digital solutions and products supporting the business strategy, including: Web, CRM, custom target submission app, and the target monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) dashboard;
• Generate user insight, analyze user journeys, map business processes and effectively document this information so that it can both be used by decision makers and technical specialists alike;
• Use insights from colleagues, users, networks and the wider market/landscape to identify ongoing opportunities to improve business performance and increase user satisfaction through digital innovations

Location: Berlin

Full Stack Developer

Joining the growing digital function within SBTi’s global operations team, you will collaborate closely with other teams to ensure that the SBTi technology infrastructure is well supported and service excellence is at the core of the organization.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Lead the day-to-day management of the SBTi website, working with key subject matter experts and content leads to implement regular updates to ensure content accuracy, relevance and transparency;
• Lead the continuous improvement of the website and digital platforms, including content and performance, in line with user needs and developing business priorities;
• Manage relationships with digital agencies to ensure maintenance of software and infrastructure, security, and optimal performance of the website and digital platforms;
• Develop a comprehensive migration strategy to move key elements of the current web page to a new web environment that is maintainable and fit for purpose.

Location: Berlin

Transport Sector Lead

The SBTi Transport Lead will work to help develop sector-specific resources including standards, guidance and tools to drive the adoption of climate targets in line with the ambition required to limit warming to 1.5°C with a special focus on the transport sector.

The Sectoral Development team, a key pillar of the SBTi Technical Department, enables adoption and guides interpretation of SBTi corporate standards at the sector level. The team leads the origination and implementation of projects to translate SBTi standards into sector-specific standards, guidance and tools at the sectoral level.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Development of standards, guidance, tools and technical resources to enable the adoption of 1.5°C-aligned targets in the transport sector;
• Project coordination and stakeholder management for sector-specific resources to be developed in line with the SBTi standard-setting protocol
  
• Conduct research to identify suitable scenarios, decarbonization roadmaps and mitigation pathways to develop science-based target setting resources for the transport sector

Finance Manager - Insurance Underwriting

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is looking for an outstanding individual to join the Financial Institutions team to help develop taget-setting methods, guidance, and criteria for (re-) insurers to set science-based targets on their insurance underwriting portfolios. The SBTi is seeking a dedicated, mission-driven individual to join the highly motivated Financial Institutions team at the SBTi. You thrive in an international environment where you can combine your technical expertise with project and stakeholder management skills.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Lead the development of insurance underwriting target setting methods and guidance
• Support in managing responses to the insurance-specific inquiries
• Support financial institution engagement, outreach, query management
• Contribute to the updating of the SBTi financial sector criteria and framework

Finance Manager - Insurance Underwriting

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is looking for an outstanding individual to join the Financial Institutions team. You will assist in the development and integration of insurance underwriting into the SBTi Finance guidance and standards. The output of this work will be integrated into both the near-term target framework and the Net-Zero Standard for Financial Institutions (FINZ). You will be supported by the highly motivated Financial Institutions team at SBTi. You will report to the SBTi Finance Insurance Underwriting Project Manager.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Work in conjunction with SBTi partners to assist the Net-Zero target-setting method development process
• Support development of resources, specifically related to insurance underwriting, in the FI Guidance & Net-Zero Standard development process
• Contribute to the updating of the SBTi financial sector criteria and framework
• Support in managing responses to the insurance-specific inquiries

Target Analyst

Contract duration: One year.

We are actively recruiting for this open-ended posting as we are creating a pool of talent of interested people that would like to be a part of the SBTi.

Some key responsibilities are:

• Conduct in-depth assessments of corporate emission reduction targets to ensure their alignment to the level of ambition set in the Paris Agreement and SBTi criteria;

• Serve as the lead contact for corporations throughout target reviews in order to request additional information and clarification needed for target assessment, answer technical questions, and provide updates on the validation process;

• Collect data and conduct analyses to assess progress and impact around target setting within the corporate sector;

• Create data visualizations and written reports to communicate analyses to various stakeholders regarding corporate target setting.