Join the Team

Key Responsibilities:

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading research assignments, analyses, and technical writing projects;
• Developing management and due diligence assessment tools and presentational materials;
• Drafting and benchmarking of sustainability standards;
• Representing TDi at business events and conferences and contributing to the TDi website and social media posts.Research and data analysis are a key part of this role; being comfortable with research methods and approaches to qualitative and quantitative data analysis is important. A love for detail, for getting to the heart of a problem, for data collection, logic and critical reasoning are skills and characteristics that are valued highly in this position.
  Everyone who works in our team speaks directly with our clients, which means that strong written and verbal communications are a requisite, as well as confidence in dealing with people at different management levels and working in a range of institutional settings such as SMEs, corporations, NGOs and government agencies.
  We are a small team, the members of which work remotely and travel frequently. The applicant will need to be happy working autonomously, managing their own time, prioritising work-load, thinking on their feet, and taking the initiative to ask questions and find solutions to problems.

  The successful candidate will have the following skills and knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree (2:1 or above) that demonstrates knowledge of relevant subject matter and, more importantly, skills in critical thinking, data gathering and analysis and writing: social geography, international development or policy, environmental or natural resource management, business and human rights. Master’s degree or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant professional work experience; for a sustainability standards setting initiative is preferred
• Research and analysis: experience in the completion of qualitative and quantitative desk-based research; instinct for investigative intelligence gathering; talent for analysing and organising data
• Excellent writing skills: concise, precise and clear; ability to synthesize, summarise and ‘get to the point’; aptitude for technical writing – presenting complex technical concepts clearly and simply
• Rigour and attention to detail: appetite for thoroughness, thoughtfulness and precision in all things
• Familiarity with voluntary standards, certification schemes and initiatives and the ability to critique and improve best-practice frameworks and assurance systems preferred. Examples of relevant standards and initiatives include Responsible Jewellery Council, Fairtrade, management system standards (e.g. ISO 14001, SA 8000.), IFC Performance Standards, OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights etc.
• Presentation: proven ability to present data, information and recommendations in written form and using charts, graphs, images and other visual aids; good verbal presentational skills an advantage, but potential more important than track record
• Knowledge of, or experience in, one or more industries preferred. (e.g., mining and mineral industry, electronics, automotive, energy sector, conflict minerals, food and agriculture)
• Language skills: Excellent English-language proficiency essential; French, Spanish or Chinese a distinct advantage
• Advanced level in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook) IT Savvy; advanced level in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word andOutlook), GIS, presentation tools. Knowledge of AirTable a strong advantage.