ESG Data Analyst

About Us

We are SLR Consulting (US), a coast-to-coast team of 500+ advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new ESG Data Analyst, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Job Description

The ESG Data Analyst will report to the ESG Data Project Manager, as part of Malk’s Solutions team, and support ESG data client work across Malk/ Responsible Finance . ESG data client projects consist primarily of developing a tailored data strategy, collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting on a private market investor client’s portfolio ESG data. Sample projects include building and facilitating industry-specific data collection surveys, conducting annual trend analyses on portfolios of 15-50 companies, creating investor presentations on year-over-year portfolio performance, and visualizing data in interactive dashboards. The ESG Data Analyst should cultivate an understanding of global private and public market ESG data frameworks and standards, including EDCI, SFDR, SASB, etc.

Responsibilities

• Execute ESG data client projects, including supporting strategy creation, data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting, typically supporting on 3-5 overlapping projects in a given week.
• Development of ESG data collection surveys, tailored to GP client needs, industry frameworks (e.g., EDCI, SFDR), and sectoral materiality.
• Coordinating with GP client’s portfolio companies to support accurate and timely data collection, leading email coordination and eventually supporting on live calls.
• Develop validation tools and processes to ensure data quality.
• Analyze data trends and compile insights into client deliverables like reports and data packs.
• Cultivate understanding of core ESG data frameworks (EDCI, SFDR, TCFD, etc.) and LP expectations.
• Support with ongoing evolution and improvements of Malk’s ESG data offerings through process efficiency improvements, training materials, internal best practice-sharing, and insight delivery.
• Leverage a range of internal and third-party data tools to complete client ESG data projects and be a resource to broader team on the integration of these tools.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 15 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
• New York, Hybrid Model—In Office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• The salary range for this position is $70k - $75. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships

• Skills: Exceptional Excel and quantitative analysis skills, strong communication, project management, time management, and attention to detail are critical to this role. Experience with relational databases, data visuals/dashboards, and familiarity with SQL are preferred. Good writing, research, and qualitative reasoning skills are preferred.
• Experience: best-suited for candidates with at least 1 year of professional experience. Previous experience in consulting roles and/or working with private equity or in ESG/Sustainability (e.g., via internships or academic projects) is preferred but not required.
• Education: A strong academic track record, with data science, business analytics, and/or computer science backgrounds preferred.
• Other Traits: Ideal candidates should be self-starters, multi-taskers, critical thinkers, and able to work across multiple different teams.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be.

SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status.

At SLR, we embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self.

We are committed to these values, and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people and talent processes, operations, and client work around the world. If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please contact us at careers-us@slrconsulting.