Research Associate – Climate & Sustainability – Boston Consulting Group

Boston Consulting Group is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. Our success depends on a spirit of deep collaboration and a global community of diverse individuals determined to make the world and each other better every day.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Research Associate within BCG’s Data and Research Service (DRS) function, you will ensure delivery of error-free and insightful research projects within our Climate and Sustainability practice area. You will gain expertise in leveraging a wide range of research resources, information portals, and approaches in delivering research outputs that are meaningful for your requestors. You will display your ability to synthesize data and draw insights in the context of the ‘research ask’, accurately. Over a period of time, you will engage with seniors in the team on a regular basis to grow your understanding of the Practice Area and deliver deep insights to our Case and Knowledge teams.

BCG’s Climate and Sustainability Practice creates breakthrough strategies for clients across all sectors. We work collaboratively with our clients and across our capabilities to deliver insights, produce results, and create profound value.

YOU’LL BE TRAVELLING Yes (10%)

YOUR EMPLOYEE TYPE IS Regular

YOU’RE GOOD AT

Ensuring consistent high-quality research outputs:

• You will ensure complete and error-free delivery of research requests
• Gain expertise in leveraging a wide range of research resources, information portals, and approaches in delivering research outputs
• Demonstrate your ability to synthesize (draw insight/conclusion) and package research output that directly addresses the problem in a clear and structured way
• Opportunistically contribute to BCG publications and internal materials

Developing and demonstrating ‘client-responsiveness

• Develop capabilities to understand and anticipate case team research needs (understanding case-team asks, client contexts, etc. to tailor research accordingly). Continuously engage with RAn and SRAs to discuss the same
• Demonstrate speed-to-output and client orientation in delivery (improving on effectiveness in research completion)
• Strong ownership and ability to manage (ability to identify priority) multiple requests at the same time
• Focus on customer satisfaction as primary goal

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• Undergraduate degree minimum (preferably in environmental engineering, environmental science, climate change, sustainability, etc.) with a high academic record
• 0-1 year of relevant working experience, in a Consulting or Research organization. Basic      understanding of the Climate and Sustainability space (ESG, circular economy, decarbonization solutions, carbon markets, nature-based solutions, climate policies, and risk, etc.)
• Excellent English; verbal and written
• Ability to work with a wide array of platforms including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; to be able to provide insights in the most user-friendly format

YOU’LL WORK WITH

As the Research Associate, you will collaborate with other knowledge and research specialists of BCG across your hub to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge and research positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative research careers

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Data and Research Services (DRS) function is a dynamic and highly visible center of excellence focused on business research and process innovation. We collaborate with our consulting teams to bring advanced research capabilities to support projects and clients. DRS provides specialist research services to consulting teams and our Knowledge Team, taking deep pride in delivering rapid and precise results.

DRS works with both qualitative and quantitative data, conducting research and providing synthesized results from over 100 commercial sources, publicly available data, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.

WHO WE ARE

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world’s best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible—and unlocking your potential to advance the world

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. In addition, as a federal government contractor, BCG maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations. BCG is an E-Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify. VEVRAA