UNPAID VOLUNTEER - Director of Research (Sustainable Finance)

THIS IS AN UNPAID ROLE

Role Title : Director of Research (Sustainable Finance)

Role Nature : Volunteer

Location : Home-based

The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteers-led think tank supporting and advocating the application of blockchain technology in the global fight against climate change.

We are looking for a passionate professional VOLUNTEER who takes a methodological approach to their work, conducts independent research and analysis, engages with key stakeholders, and establishes strategic partnerships to progress the BCI’s core mission. Driving the end-to-end research process, conducting both independent research and mentoring research officers, publishing research, producing briefing materials for speeches and presentations at high-level conferences; and turning actions into impacts to shape sustainable finance policy agenda on a global platform.

BCI is currently looking for an outstanding volunteer to undertake the role of Director of Research (Sustainable Finance) leading Research Division I at BCI. As with all other roles in BCI, this is a voluntary unpaid role.

Responsibilities :

• To provide leadership, strategic planning, and administrative and personnel management across the entire Division, particularly with projects that combine “Sustainable Finance” and “Data Technologies” in response to demands from governments;
• To report to the Director-General, the ExCo, and advisors on progress across the management and a wide range of projects taking place in the Division;
• To coordinate research support for fellows’ councils in areas such as sustainable finance, renewable energy, carbon trading, biodiversity conservation, etc.;
• To carry out primary and secondary research activities, including both quantitative and qualitative, analytical examination and publishing of high-quality research which spearheads the growing field of sustainable finance (particularly climate / environmental aspects);
• To generate opportunities for strategic partnerships with the support of Strategy Officers;
• To attend conferences and events to promote the BCI, communicate research findings and insights engage with key stakeholders.

Requirements

Education & training

Relevant experience

Credentials

Green / Environmental / Climate / Sustainable Finance .

Transformational Data Technologies .

The successful candidate is expected to be cognizant of the intersection of the above and other related fields in order to produce state-of-the-art research outputs across these cross-disciplinary fields. For example, “Blockchain Green Bonds” could be used to fund Energy Efficiency or Agricultural projects, and “Data” flowing from such real economy projects could help automate aspects such as impact assessment, smart contracts in a DLT, etc.

Skills and abilities

General & specialist knowledge

Benefits

Blockchain and other emerging technologies - Climate change and sustainability - These are two hot topic groups that have been headlining media outlets, dominating conferences & events, and gaining increasing traction in research and pilot projects. BCI is here as an expert platform to help governments, inter-governmental and regional organizations as well as relevant corporates to negotiate the complex landscape of emerging technologies for environmental good. We cement our expertise by putting in the hard work in researching, identifying, and analyzing the applications of emerging technologies so that informed decisions can be made by the stakeholders in the climate change and action network.

One of the most important aspects of BCI’s mission is to support legislators and policymakers to create an enabling environment for the adoption of distributed ledger technologies. To that end, this opportunity will ensure BCI is financially sustainable before we make the developing-country communities sustainable.

What's in it for the volunteer?

Selection Process

As a voluntary organization, we are pleased to open the door for candidates who may not have the prior experience they need to start, progress, or switch their careers. To recruit the most suitable, talented, or potential new members out of the volume of applications received, it is the BCI’s policy to also consider inexperienced candidates to fill our voluntary unpaid roles as long as they can demonstrate the skills required in the written assessment. In the selection process, most candidates will be invited to complete the following assessment.

Section A : Verbal and Numerical Reasoning (20 multiple-choice questions)

Section B : Situation Judgement Test (20 multiple-choice questions)

Section C : In-Tray Exercise (An open-ended assessment relevant to the duties of the role)

Candidates who pass all three sections will be invited to attend a phone screening, first interview, and final interview online.