Analyst - Research & Data

About The Role

We are looking for a dynamic, detail-oriented team player to join FAIRR as an analyst within our Research and Data (R&D) team. In this role, you will be driving company-level research across our Protein Producer Index (PPI) and Seafood Index (SI). Our data-driven benchmarks help market participants to understand how companies are positioned to manage the risks and opportunities that lie within global food systems.

In addition to owning a portfolio of companies, you will also be collaborating with FAIRR subject matter experts to develop sector and thematic research insights and feed into the product development cycle for our benchmarks.

• ESG Data Analysis
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  Collect, analyse and score publicly available data and build a view on how companies manage material ESG risks and opportunities. Apply FAIRR's methodology with accuracy and consistency, ensuring adherence to internal quality standards.
• Identification of ESG Risks, Opportunities and Trends: Translate raw data into actionable insights at the company level, highlighting emerging risks, opportunities, trends and progress relevant to food system sustainability. Draft structured outputs in different formats: summaries, data-driven reports, and briefing notes that are robust and well-evidenced.
• Company Dialogue: Lead constructive and informative conversations with companies during the research cycle, providing clear guidance to them on process, timelines, methodology and findings to support transparency and dialogue.
• Company Monitoring: Continuously monitor your portfolio of companies outside research cycles, tracking strategic changes, new initiatives, emerging risks, and controversies.
• Stakeholder Support:Act as a key point of contact for investor members, the media and other external stakeholders seeking deeper insights into company scores and benchmark assessments.
• Expertise Development:Continually deepen your subject-matter expertise in global food systems and/or specific areas of our research methodologies.
• Continuous Improvement: Work on the frontline of our research, acting as a key source of feedback on how our methodologies, products, processes and technological systems can be evolved over time to better meet market needs.
• Cross-Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with colleagues across FAIRR teams on an ad hoc and project-based basis. This may include responding to research requests, supporting the preparation of investor and corporate engagement, contributing analytical input to briefings and documents, and supporting cross-functional initiatives.

• Passionate about Sustainability - you want to deepen your understanding of the risks and opportunities that exist within our terrestrial and marine food systems today.
• Excellent research and analytical skills - both qualitative and quantitative, with strong attention to detail. Ability to identify relevant trends in large data sets and derive conclusions based on the analysis.
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Ability to draft written materials to a professional standard with minimal review and excellent verbal communications skills
• Strong project management skills, including an ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Demonstrable experience of interacting and working with senior business professionals.