About The Role

We are looking for a dynamic, detail-oriented team player to join FAIRR as an analyst within our Research and Data (R&D) team. In this role, you will be driving company-level research across our Protein Producer Index (PPI) and Seafood Index (SI). Our data-driven benchmarks help market participants to understand how companies are positioned to manage the risks and opportunities that lie within global food systems. In addition to owning a portfolio of companies, you will also be collaborating with FAIRR subject matter experts to develop sector and thematic research insights and feed into the product development cycle for our benchmarks. 

Key Responsibilities

• ESG Data Analysis: Collect, analyse and score publicly available data and build a view on how companies manage material ESG risks and opportunities. Apply FAIRR’s methodology with accuracy and consistency, ensuring adherence to internal quality standards. 
• Identification of ESG Risks, Opportunities and Trends: Translate raw data into actionable insights at the company level, highlighting emerging risks, opportunities, trends and progress relevant to food system sustainability. Draft structured outputs in different formats: summaries, data-driven reports, and briefing notes that are robust and well-evidenced. 
• Company Dialogue: Lead constructive and informative conversations with companies during the research cycle, providing clear guidance to them on process, timelines, methodology and findings to support transparency and dialogue. 
• Company Monitoring: Continuously monitor your portfolio of companies outside research cycles, tracking strategic changes, new initiatives, emerging risks, and controversies. 
• Stakeholder Support: Act as a key point of contact for investor members, the media and other external stakeholders seeking deeper insights into company scores and benchmark assessments. 
• Expertise Development: Continually deepen your subject-matter expertise in global food systems and/or specific areas of our research methodologies. 
• Continuous Improvement: Work on the frontline of our research, acting as a key source of feedback on how our methodologies, products, processes and technological systems can be evolved over time to better meet market needs. 
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across FAIRR teams on an ad hoc and project-based basis. This may include responding to research requests, supporting the preparation of investor and corporate engagement, contributing analytical input to briefings and documents, and supporting cross-functional initiatives.

Essential Criteria

• Passionate about Sustainability – you want to deepen your understanding of the risks and opportunities that exist within our terrestrial and marine food systems today.
• Excellent research and analytical skills—both qualitative and quantitative—with strong attention to detail. Ability to identify relevant trends in large data sets and derive conclusions based on the analysis. 
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Ability to draft written materials to a professional standard with minimal review and excellent verbal communications skills 
• Strong project management skills, including an ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines. 
• Demonstrable experience of interacting and working with senior business professionals.

Desirable Criteria

• Degree in Economics, Finance, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Finance, Agricultural Sciences or Environmental Sciences or relevant work experience. 
• Understanding of ESG issues in the food and beverage sector and knowledge of reporting frameworks such as CDP, SASB, TCFD, and GRI 
• Proactive attitude and a confident and professional manner in dealing with senior business professionals. 
• Familiarity with ESG rating methodologies, tools, and databases, including Bloomberg ESG, MSCI ESG, and Sustainalytics.
• Knowledge of financial data platforms, including Bloomberg and Capital IQ, with the ability to source company financials, filings, ownership structures and supporting documentation for company assessments.
• Willing to occasionally attend conference calls in different time zones outside normal working hours.

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