Junior Developer, Climate Change Think Tank, UK-based

InfluenceMap
London
1 year ago
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Do you have a desire to make a positive impact on the climate and biodiversity crises by working with an innovative global think tank? If so, we want to hear from you! This is an entry-level developer position that will likely suit a recent graduate at the start of their career. 

InfluenceMap is a world-renowned non-profit think tank working on cutting-edge climate and sustainability issues. We are best known for theLobbyMapplatform, which analyses corporate policy engagement activities on climate change and biodiversity loss. Our work has beenfeatured in the media globally, used by hundreds of investors, and informed numerous climate campaigns. Other workstreams are theFinanceMapplatform - assessing the climate credentials of the financial sector, and theCarbon Majorsplatform – which tracks emissions from the worlds’ largest polluters. With offices in London, New York, Tokyo, Seoul and São Paulo, this is an opportunity to be part of a team of 70+ friendly and dynamic professionals and to help shape our culture as we continue to grow and evolve as an organization. You will also have the chance to work with our global network of partners to help develop and share our cutting-edge content. There will be opportunities for overseas travel to ensure cohesion with our global teams.

We are seeking a UK-based Junior Developer to work on data-intensive projects and platforms within our operations. You will also help evolve the underlying data and software systems that drive our work. 

Our systems are written in Python and standard web technologies. You will be familiar with these and be able to contribute to the development and maintenance of our platforms and applications.
Working closely with key external datasets we deploy for our work, you will work across InfluenceMap projects including our core activity, tracking corporate climate lobbying globally.

This position would suit an individual wishing to develop programming skills with a dynamic team in a mission-driven environment.


Our office is in London, but we will accept applications for remote-working in different parts of the country. Full training in our systems will be provided.

Our approach is highly data-orientated and involves accuracy, consistency and great attention to detail.  Following your training and fully grasping our methodologies and organizational style/processes, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact on the trajectory of the climate and nature agendas.

Requirements

To be successful in this role at InfluenceMap, you should have:

  • A desire to apply data and coding to better the world!
  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills 
  • Ability to multitask and handle time-sensitive work
  • Experience with Python, relational databases, Pandas, and data visualization tools
  • Experience with HTML and CSS
  • Highly desirable: experience of Linux, interest in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken)  
  • Right to work in the UK

We are an enthusiastic, highly motivated, mission-aligned team. We are seeking a candidate with a similar outlook.

Benefits

Details of Benefits:

  • This is a full-time employment opportunity
  • Location: UK, our policy allows flexible and remote working
  • £33,000 base salary
  • Private health insurance 
  • Extra 3 paid days organization wide closure at the end of the calendar year 
  • Bike2Work scheme

Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely or from our offices, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. 

If you are excited about this role, but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or have transferable skills that would be valuable in other areas of our team.  

Please apply via the link below and send your application prior to February 15th, 2025. Early applications welcomed and will be processed as they arrive. 

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