Principal CSR Analyst

Principal CSR Analyst

Job Duties:

• Provide leadership and input in building the long-term business model and offering set
• Run competitive analysis to help define a build / buy / rent strategy for obtaining the required technical tools and data
• Work with Ramp Rate analyst team to adapt its IT-focused toolset into a methodology for assessing the social responsibility score of a specific spending decision
• Develop process & data set for separating impactful actions from green washing and failure to foresee adverse side effects
• Incorporate third party data sources into the model and research additional data sources as the need arises
• Work with third party data partners to create, evolve, and negotiate relationships and resolve any questions, issues, or data quality problems that may arise
• Oversee development of technical tools & implementation of real-time data feeds to ensure all information is current
• Conduct research on the positive impact of socially responsible spending on traditional corporate metrics such as growth & profitability
• Keep current with the evolution of data-driven evaluation of true social impact
• Create an ongoing curated feed of reputable, groundbreaking third party articles and research on the subject
• Contribute to evolution of marketing materials & customer presentations
• After service launch, take final responsibility for all deliverables related to any assigned client projects, ensuring data accuracy, objectivity, conformance with corporate standards, and fit with client requirements
• Create documents to support procurement / sourcing efforts, including questionnaires, incorporation of third party validation, and customer-facing assessment
• Assess and compare supplier offers and services on a 'like for like' basis
• Provide feedback to suppliers on their performance
• Calculate social impact of Syzygy services on the client in both abstract (CSR score) and concrete (e.g. tons of carbon)
• Recruit, train, and oversee junior analysts after an appropriate ramp-up period
• Accept other responsibilities related to the function if and when required