Engagement Assistant, Latin America

**Engagement Assistant, Latin America - (located in Brazil or Colombia)**

**Job purpose and history**

If you are passionate about environmental and business issues and want to have a global impact on preserving essential natural resources by working together with the private sector, companies, suppliers and value chains, this is an excellent opportunity for your career.

CDP is looking for a highly motivated and organized professional with good analytical and communication skills to support CDP's activities within the Corporates and Supply Chain program in Latin America.

**About CDP**

CDP is an international non-profit organization that encourages companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and protect their water and forest resources. More than 20,700 companies and 1200 cities, states and regions report their environmental data to CDP. Our platform is one of the richest sources of information around the world on how the private and public sectors are dealing with climate change. By working with investors with assets under management of US$134 trillion, we leverage the leverage of investors and buyers to motivate companies to report and manage their environmental impacts.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Support companies from all sectors in terms of navigability of the reporting platform, technical and theoretical support on CDP questionnaires, usability of guides, scoring methodologies and technical problems of users in the systems involved.
- Engage companies in the Latin America region from various sectors to convince them to start disclosing to CDP
- Support to generate sales leads for CDP’s membership programs (Reporter Services, Supply Chain).
- Support in the development of training and capacity building materials for companies, such as logistics, translations, reports, and PowerPoint presentation and, eventually, oral presentation.
- Support in communication processes and dissemination of content, translating materials, and creating presentations.
- Opportunities to assist on projects for the global CDP team as they arise.

**Desired criteria**:

- Expertise in corporate environmental management, engineering and environmental sciences, as well as experience in sustainability.
- Passion for sustainability and natural resource management.
- A high level of organization and attention to detail.
- Analytical skills, including Microsoft Excel experience, will be crucial
- Advanced level in English and Spanish (Portuguese will be an advantage).
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
- Motivation to learn and seek new knowledge and new technologies.
- The willingness and capacity to enhance and streamline processes to more effectively and efficiently accomplish program objectives.
- Self-motivation and ability to work in a multicultural team at the regional and global level.

This is a full-time position based in CDP's São Paulo office, reporting to the Disclosure Lead, LATAM.

**Salary and benefits**:

- Hybrid Work:

- Transportation allowance according to CLT legislation and hybrid work policy.
- Flash Card meal category monthly worth R$960.00
- Additional cost support for maintenance and/or occasional needs in home office of R$70.00 monthly (deposited on the meal card).
- Health and dental insurance agreement with Porto Seguro, without payroll deduction.
- Porto Seguro Private Pension Plan considering a contribution from the Employer of up to 8% of the gross salary (matching employee contribution).
- Cultural benefit Gympass and SESC.
- English and/or Spanish classes in online format.
- Annual recess between Christmas and New Year without vacation discount.
- Laptop provided for work during the contract period.
- Extended maternity/paternity leave.
- Working hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:15 pm with one hour for lunch.

**Before signing up**

**How to apply**:
We will actively seek diversity in our team's growth and encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and others with diverse backgrounds to apply.