Environmental Economist Consultant

4 days ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa HR Genie Full time

HR Genie is seeking an Environmental Economist Consultant to support the delivery of their conservation, biodiversity, and climate finance portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in environmental economics and experience working with private and public sector clients.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Applying technical expertise to deliver environmental-economic work, including natural capital and ecosystem services assessments, natural capital accounting, project appraisal, and market-based mechanisms for environmental management and sustainable financing.
  • Supporting the design and application of economics tools, cutting-edge approaches, and policy measures to solve practical problems in natural capital accounting, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, climate change mitigation and adaptation, nature-based solutions, natural resources management, and sustainable livelihoods.
  • Producing high-quality economic research and analysis on costs and benefits of natural resource and infrastructure investments, projects, and policies.
  • Applying non-market valuation methods to investigate, prioritize, and communicate the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services to expert and non-expert audiences.

Requirements:

  • Undergraduate degree in Economics, Environmental Science, Finance, or a related discipline. Postgraduate degree in an appropriate field such as Environmental, Ecological, or Natural Resource Economics, Econometrics, Finance, or Environmental Science.
  • 3-5 years of working in consultancy or a relevant corporate setting.
  • Comfortable working in Excel and other quantitative/statistical software packages.
  • Experience in preparing cost-benefit assessments and the valuation of non-market benefits.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrable interest in and/or practical experience of working in Africa and other frontier markets.
  • Proficiency in French, Portuguese, or Spanish would be advantageous.

Key Skills and Attributes:

  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and deliver analytical tasks at a high-quality.
  • Ability to analyze and interrogate environmental and economic data and communicate findings clearly to different audiences.
  • Ability to integrate economic analysis and bio-physical modeling in the assessment of ecosystem services.
  • A team player who is productive working in a collaborative, inter-disciplinary environment.
  • Desire to contribute towards making the world a better place.

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