The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a 501(c)(3) independent, international, non-profit advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., with a proven record of triggering and affecting systemic change to protect the Earth’s environment.
EIA is seeking a Climate Data Analyst to join our Climate Campaign and support our efforts to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances, particularly fluorinated gases used in cooling.
The Climate Data Analyst will analyze environmental, emissions, industry, trade, and other datasets; conduct technical and policy research; and translate findings into useful products for EIA’s Climate investigations, advocacy, and public-facing work.
We are looking for a highly curious, resourceful, and technically adventurous candidate with strong quantitative and Excel skills, who can work with messy, complex datasets, identify meaningful patterns, take ownership of defined analytical questions, and learn unfamiliar tools and subject-matter quickly. Our ideal candidate demonstrates high-agency and eagerness to learn and is comfortable tackling unfamiliar problems, teaching themselves new approaches, experimenting with technology, and turning analysis into useful campaign work.
Early-career candidates are encouraged to apply. This role offers significant opportunity to develop technical and subject-matter expertise.
Candidates are not expected to enter the role with expertise across every technical area used by the campaign. Relevant professional, academic, or other applied experience may demonstrate the skills we are seeking.
Core Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preparation in data science, statistics, environmental science, computer science, economics, mathematics, engineering, GIS, or a related discipline.
At least years of relevant professional, internship, academic and research experience.
Strong quantitative and data analysis skills, including the ability to work effectively and independently with complex datasets and identify meaningful patterns.
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including experience with functions such as lookups, pivot tables, data cleaning and conditional calculations.
Working proficiency in at least one programming or analytical tool, such as Python, R, or SQL, for data analysis, automation, or visualization.
Strong attention to data quality, detail, documentation, reproducibility, and accuracy.
Ability to communicate quantitative and technical findings clearly through charts, tables, visualizations, and concise written analyses.
Intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, and demonstrated ability to learn new tools and subject matter quickly.
Strong interest in climate change, environmental protection, and EIA’s approach of using evidence, investigations, and advocacy to drive systemic change.
Additional Qualifications
Experience with any of the following is a plus, but is not required:
Working knowledge of greenhouse gases, such as HFCs, CO2, CH4, cooling technologies or climate policy.
Experience with geospatial data, or mapping tools like QGIS, ArcGIS, or Mapbox.
Quantitative modeling, emissions estimates, scenario analysis, or, forecasting.
Large public datasets, APIs, government databases, corporate or facility-level data, or international trade data.
Creating dashboards, interactive visualizations, databases, or public-facing analytical tools.
Git/GitHub or other tools for version control and collaborative analytical workflows.
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) and combining information from multiple datasets and sources.
The Montreal Protocol, Kigali Amendment, Paris Agreement, or related national and regional policies.
Knowledge of greenhouse gas emissions accounting, atmospheric monitoring, remote sensing, life cycle analysis, or greenhouse gas detection and monitoring technologies.
Experience working with partners in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.
Additional language skills in Mandarin or Spanish.
Salary Range: $62,000 – $70,000, commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience
