Marketing Officer – Climate Risk Ratings

Location: Permanent position, London

A unique opportunity to support the launch and expansion of a pioneering venture in climate risk ratings, empowering investors and issuers with science-based ratings of climate risk financial materiality.

Position overview

As the Marketing Officer, you will report to the CEO/Head of the Climate Risk Ratings Agency and play a crucial role in establishing and promoting the agency's brand, products, and mission. You will define and execute all aspects of marketing strategy, content creation, and communication, ensuring our offerings reach and resonate with investors, issuers, and other key stakeholders.

This role is instrumental in advancing our mission to provide science-based, systematic, and robust climate risk ratings, encompassing both transition risks and physical risks for a wide range of infrastructure and corporate sectors.

Main Responsibilities

1. Develop and Execute Marketing Strategy:

• Craft and implement comprehensive marketing campaigns tailored to investors, issuers and other market stakeholders to drive awareness and adoption of the agency’s climate risk ratings.
• Define and position the agency’s brand as a leader in climate risk ratings, leveraging its science-based methodologies and innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure marketing initiatives align with business objectives.

2. Create Engaging Content and Drive Communication:

• Develop high-quality materials such as brochures, case studies, newsletters, and white papers in collaboration with subject matter experts to promote the agency’s offerings.
• Drive thought leadership by producing compelling educational and research-based content on climate risk, transition risks, and physical risks.
• Manage digital marketing efforts, including the website, social media, SEO/SEM, email campaigns, and analytics to maximize reach, audience engagement and lead generation.

3. Strengthen Market Presence Through Events and Partnerships:

• Organize and management participation in industry conferences, webinars, and events to build brand visibility.
• Establish relationships with media outlets, trade associations, and thought leaders within the climate finance ecosystem.

Requirements for the Role

• Post-graduate degree in marketing or communication.
• 5+ years of experience in marketing, preferably in the financial services, ESG, or climate risk related industries.
• Strong knowledge of ESG trends and climate risk topics, with the ability to translate complex data into marketable content.
• Proven expertise in developing and implementing marketing strategies and campaigns.
• Proficiency in digital marketing tools (e.g. SEO, SEM) and content creation tools.
• Exceptional communication and writing skills in English and French.
• Creative, entrepreneurial, and results-driven mindset, with a passion for sustainability and innovation.

Join the new EDHEC venture.

EDHEC Business School has been recognised for over 20 years for its expertise in finance. Beyond its academic pursuits, EDHEC has ventured into the business world with remarkable success. Notably, it launched "Scientific Beta," a smart index provider sold to the Singapore Stock Exchange for over 200 million euros in January 2020. Following this achievement, EDHEC introduced "Scientific Portfolio" and "Scientific Infra & Private Assets," expanding its footprint in analytics and ESMA- regulated financial services.

Building on these ventures and reflecting its continuous effort to leverage academic and business expertise to make an impact, EDHEC is now creating Scientific Climate Ratings to bring its unique data and ratings on climate risk to the market. Join us in this new EDHEC venture.