UNPAID VOLUNTEER - Senior Research Officers (Sustainable Finance)

THIS IS AN UNPAID ROLE

The Blockchain Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteers-led think tank supporting and advocating the application of blockchain technology in the global fight against climate change.

BCI is currently looking for outstanding VOLUNTEERS to become Principal or Senior Officers in the Finance Research Division.

Our research on the “Real Estate” sector continues to grow after an amazing performance in 2021 as demonstrated by the shortlisting of our work among the best Sustainable FinTech solutions for the G20 / BIS Tech Sprint (see press release https : / / www.bis.org / press / p210625.htm ).

We are looking for Sustainable FinTech enthusiasts that aim to bring innovative solutions to address the huge challenges faced by Real Estate. Our focus on this specific economic sector comes from well-known facts :

• Carbon Emissions : Real estate accounts for more than 30% of emissions when considering embedded carbon.
• Economic Value : Real estate is a significant asset class (recall the 2008 / 9 financial crisis originated from USA subprime mortgages).
• Climate & Transition Risks : Buildings are particularly exposed to climate risks, both transition and physical.
• Sustainable Development Goals and General Impact : We all live and / or work in buildings, and these are not just linked to many SDGs (e.g. 7, 8, 9, 11, 13) but also to many other important economic sectors such as Energy and Transport (e.g. Electric Vehicles charging at home or at work).

The credentials of candidates should include :

The responsibilities include :

To provide sustainable finance thought leadership, inputs, and or focus on project management for BCI’s projects focused on Sustainable Finance in Research Division I.

Requirements

Skills & Abilities :

General & Specialist Knowledge

Education & Training

Relevant Experience

We are recruiting for positions across all levels of experience.

Benefits

What difference will you make?

Climate change and sustainability are two hot topic groups that have been headlining media outlets, dominating conferences & events, and gaining increasing traction in research and pilot projects. BCI is here as an expert platform to help governments, inter-governmental and regional organizations as well as relevant corporates to negotiate the complex landscape of emerging technologies for environmental good. We cement our expertise by putting in the hard work in researching, identifying, and analyzing the applications of emerging technologies so that informed decisions can be made by the stakeholders in the climate change and action network.

One of the most important aspects of BCI’s mission is to support legislators and policymakers to create an enabling environment for the adoption of distributed ledger technologies. To that end, this opportunity will ensure BCI is financially sustainable before we make the developing-country communities sustainable.

What's in it for the volunteer?

Selection Process

As a voluntary organization, we are pleased to open the door for candidates who may not have the prior experience they need to start, progress, or switch their careers. To recruit the most suitable, talented, or potential new members out of the volume of applications received, it is the BCI’s policy to also consider inexperienced candidates to fill our voluntary unpaid roles as long as they can demonstrate the skills required in the written assessment. In the selection process, most candidates will be invited to complete the following assessment.

Section A : Verbal and Numerical Reasoning (20 multiple-choice questions)

Section B : Situation Judgement Test (20 multiple-choice questions)

Section C : In-Tray Exercise (An open-ended assessment relevant to the duties of the role)

Candidates who pass all three sections will be invited to attend a phone screening, first interview, and final interview online.