Climate Change Committee

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London (region)

About the job

Job summary

This position is based in London

Job description

Organisation Description 

The Climate Change Committee is the independent expert statutory adviser to Parliament and the UK Government on climate change policy. It was created as a key part of the long-term legal framework set out in the Climate Change Act (2008). The Act sets a long-term target for 2050 (Net Zero, a 100% reduction in net emissions from 1990) and requires that carbon budgets (five-year caps on emissions) are set on a path towards the long-term target. The Act also requires that the UK assesses and responds to the risks that it faces as the climate changes. 

The CCC has established itself as a high-profile, high-impact expert body in the analysis of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Its reports can be accessed from the CCC’s website: www.theccc.org.uk 

The CCC is comprised of two Boards (‘the Committee’ and ‘the Adaptation Committee’) and an analytical secretariat. The Committees have a distinguished membership of leading experts from the fields of climate change, science, engineering and economics: www.theccc.org.uk/about-the-ccc/the-committee. The Committees are supported by a Secretariat of around 40 economists, operational researchers, scientists and other analysts. 

The CCC was the first body of its kind in the world and brings together different strands of expertise from its members, from government, the research community and business. It draws on existing information and undertakes its own analysis to provide expert advice to Ministers and to Parliament. It is required to give advice to Ministers on climate change matters covered by the Climate Change Act and on an ad-hoc basis as and when requested. 

Summary

The Climate Change Committee is recruiting an experienced senior analyst for our work on the UK’s Fourth Independent Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4-IA). The role holder would lead on the CCC oversight of the Technical Report, which will set out the risks and opportunities the UK faces from climate change. The Technical Report is being delivered by a consortium of experts. The role would be ideally suited to someone with previous experience coordinating or being part of large academic consortia or multi-disciplinary project. 

Job description 

The Fourth Independent Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4-IA) will be delivered in 2026. There are two key outputs: 

• the Technical Report. The Technical Report consists of reviewing the published evidence base to analyse the risks and opportunities from climate change. The Technical Report is being delivered by a consortium of experts, which is being coordinated by the Met Office. 
• the Well-Adapted UK Report. The Well-Adapted UK Report is a new output for CCRA4-IA and will involve setting out the adaptation response needed to address the risks from climate change. The Well-Adapted UK Report is being delivered by the CCC. 

This role holder will be leading the CCC oversight of the Technical Report delivery. This will involve: 

• Inputting on methodology guidance and application. The role holder will be responsible for reviewing any additional methodological guidance which is issued to the researchers, and ensuring consistent application of the methodology throughout the report. 
• Supporting the drafting of the report. The role holder will review draft materials to ensure that they are of consistent high quality and meet the needs of those in the UK government and devolved administrations. To achieve this, the role holder will coordinate with the sector experts in the CCC’s secretariat and Adaptation Committee. 
• The role holder will be the face of the Technical Report for the CCC. This will involve engaging with government and non-government stakeholders to support them to input effectively into the report. This could require drafting briefing notes or delivering external presentations, in partnership with the sector experts in the CCC’s secretariat and Adaptation Committee. 
• The role holder will be the main point of contact with the Met Office led consortium of experts. This will involve monitoring delivery progress and project risks, escalating them as required. 

To understand more about the Technical Report, applicants may be interested in reviewing the one from CCRA3-IA (published June 2021). 

In addition to this primary responsibility, the role holder will be expected to contribute to the Well-Adapted UK Report. In particular, the role holder will be developing guidance and processes for embedding the analysis from the Technical Report into the Well-Adapted UK Report, to ensure the coherency of the two outputs. Other aspects of the role would be flexible to the skills and expertise of the role holder, but could include supporting the coordination of the Well-Adapted UK Report or conducting and synthesising research on cross-cutting adaptation themes. 

Person specification 

Essential criteria 

• At least an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (for example, climate science, geography, economics). 
• Knowledgeable about climate risk. 
• Robust project management skills and experience in coordinating with others to deliver high priority projects. 
• Experience in developing and/or applying qualitative methodologies in high-quality research. 
• Excellent written communication skills and demonstrated experience in drafting clear, well-evidenced and engaging outputs on complex topics, tailoring outputs to the relevant audience. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members. 

Desirable criteria 

• Experience coordinating large consortia of experts to deliver authoritative reports. 
• Postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline (for example, climate science, geography, economics). 
• Familiarity with the UK adaptation policy context and relevant stakeholders, for example in government, industry, academia and NGOs. 
• Strong verbal communication skills and experience delivering high-profile presentations. 

Notes 

The CCC office is based in Canary Wharf, London, with staff expected to attend the office for 40% of their contracted hours. The pay band for this role is £59,782- £66,512 and the expectation is that the successful candidate will join on the minimum of the CCC G7 pay band. 

We support a wide variety of working patterns such as compressed hours, hybrid working, part time hours, job sharing and flexi time. National pay bands may be used where staff apply to work from home for more than 60% of their working hours and live outside London. Regular attendance at our London office, for example for meetings and training, will still be required. The national pay band for this grade is £55,251-£62,467. 

The Climate Change Committee are committed to creating a workplace culture where all staff feel valued, supported and can develop their potential. We work hard to ensure all staff can flourish and succeed, working with and respecting people’s different backgrounds and personal circumstances. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for this position. For more information on our EDI commitments, please read our strategy here: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/. 

The CCC cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. The CCC does not hold a Visa sponsorship licence. 

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £59,782, Climate Change Committee contributes £17,318 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Florence Bates
• Email : florence.bates@theccc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : defra-recruitment-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

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