Policy Researcher, Sustainable Views

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The Role

Sustainable Views is recruiting a policy researcher to lead on creating a new database service. This role will suit an applicant with a strong interest in policy and an eye for detail.

In this position, you will be the primary researcher responsible for adding to and updating our industry-leading Policy Tracker, which monitors the progress of laws and policies related to climate change, corporate reporting and due diligence, the environment and social issues  and helps clients make sense of their responsibilities under new rules.

Launched in 2022, Sustainable Views has built a proprietary database of over 2,000 provisions on ESG policy and regulation affecting a wide variety of business sectors.

As a policy researcher, you will be expected to use monitoring techniques to source information about new provisions as they are issued by governments, regulators and industry bodies. You will write summaries of provisions and updates to help our readers decide how to organise their own sustainability agendas. 

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor sources of information about new provisions
• Write and publish summaries of new provisions and updates
• Attend Sustainable Views editorial meetings to better understand the beat and feed policy changes into editorial discussions. 

Required Skills and Experience

• Interest in sustainable finance, politics and regulatory affairs
• Strong research skills
• Ability to summarise the requirements of regulations and other provisions in clear, engaging language at a level expected of FT journalists
• Data skills 

Desirable

• Language skills
• Understanding of European policy making

What’s in it for You?

Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

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Further Information

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