The European Climate Foundation (ECF) was founded in 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to help tackle climate change by fostering the development of a low-carbon society at the national, European and global level.

We support over 500 partner organisations to carry out activities that contribute to the public debate on climate action, drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero emissions economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.

As towns, cities and countries around the world declare climate emergencies, seas rise, forests burn, glaciers melt, increasing numbers of people take to the streets demanding urgent action and our societies begin to wake up to what the science has been saying for many years, there has never been a more important time to be working on climate change.

ECF is looking for an analyst with an understanding of polling to join its Audience Insight team.

This is a vital moment in the struggle to save the planet and future generations from the worst impacts of climate change. It’s more important than ever that we campaign and communicate effectively: with messages that work, to audiences that have the power to effect the change we need.

The successful candidate for this job will work at the very heart of those efforts. They will support a network of campaigners and communications professionals around the world to ensure we deliver winning climate campaigns based on the best audience insight possible.

In doing so, they will join a growing Audience Insight team that’s becoming a pivotal part of the way the organisation fights for change.

This is the perfect job for someone who has some experience of audience insight or public opinion data and is looking to put it in the service of one of the most urgent causes of our time.

The role will report to the network’s lead on audience insight and messaging.

The successful candidate will:

• Commission polling for use in campaign design (e.g. segmentation surveys), monitoring/evaluation efforts (e.g tracker polling) and PR stories. This will involve shaping research objectives and survey design (e.g. question writing). It will cover public and elite audiences.
• Conduct message or creative testing for campaigns on a variety of climate related topics.
• Analyse the results of surveys and other insight techniques, presenting findings to colleagues and offering practical communications/campaigns advice to colleagues.
• Support the better dissemination of our research findings to colleagues around the ECF network within the sector at large
• Support the development of an audience insight training program across the organisation
• Implement and manage improved media monitoring systems for capturing audience insight work by other organisations
• Complete other tasks as assigned

Essential criteria against which all candidates will be evaluated are:

• A good understanding of how polling is conducted
• An ability to write good survey questions for tactical (e.g. PR stories) and strategic purposes (e.g. audience segmentation)
• An ability to analyse and interpret large data sets
• Some experience of message testing
• An ability to visualise and communicate data in a clear and compelling way
• An ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with teams across different cultures and time zones.
• Fluency in English

The following criteria is not essential but any would be considered an advantage:

• Familiarity with data weighting
• Familiarity with clustering techniques (e.g. two-step, K-means) and regressions
• Familiarity with statistical software packages such as SPSS
• Familiarity with consumer survey platforms (e.g. Dynata, Lucid, Google Surveys etc)
• Familiarity with testing on digital advertising platforms on such as Facebook
• Some experience of qualitative research techniques such as focus groups
• Familiarity with social listening
• Experience of and understanding of media/PR and headline-getting
• A familiarity with issue campaigning
• An ability to speak and write in a language other than English

Salary: competitive

What we offer

• The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;

• A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;

• A full-time position with a consultant or employment contract (subject to location).

Location

Remote (preferably within +/- 6 hours of GMT time zone) or based in one of ECF’s offices in Europe. Applications from those in the Global South or developing countries are particularly encouraged.

Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.

Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations.

Start date

As soon as possible

How to apply

Please upload below in English:

- your CV

- a cover letter outlining your motivation for the role and how you meet the essential criteria (and any other criteria you deem relevant).

If you require more information about the role please e-mail [email protected].

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All applications will be treated confidentially. We will store your information in our internal database unless you specifically request otherwise.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion in our organisation. We strongly encourage candidates from historically disadvantaged or marginalised groups to apply.