**About us **    Pollination is a specialist climate change investment and advisory firm, accelerating the transition to a net zero, nature-positive future. Our people are the key to unlocking change. Brought together from across industries, we are global leaders in finance, investment, technology, business, law, and policy. We combine our diverse expertise to connect the dots and see around corners where others can’t. With strong relationships at the highest levels of government and the private sector, we shift barriers and catalyse transformative partnerships.     The opportunity  Pollination is looking for an Associate to join our dynamic team, located in either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. You will work alongside a friendly and experienced team to advise corporates, financial institutions, and governments on all aspects of the transition to climate net zero and nature-based solutions. Working as part of a team of subject matter experts, you will drive value for clients across a wide range of sectors.     Responsibilities:   

• Design structured solutions and best in class analysis to solve our clients most challenging issues.  
• Source and process commercial, environmental, financial, and socio -economic data and leverage Pollination’s expertise to develop new insights for clients.  
• Own the production of client facing materials, such as financial models, pitch decks, case studies, reports, and data presentations. 
• Help clients to manage their internal engagement, including having regular contact with external stakeholders, supporting in client meetings, client contact, and communicating the conclusions of key pieces of analysis.  
• Assist in the development of problem-solving strategies across client groups, including developing Pollination IP and thought leadership.

     What you will bring   

• Professional experience gained within a commercial, corporate or financial environment with preference for renewable energy, resources or industrial fields.  
• Strong personal interest in climate change and sustainability fields. 
• Exceptional consulting and relationship building skills and the ability to interact effectively with senior stakeholders (management consulting experience is preferred but not essential). 
• Excellent research skills including the ability to design and articulate engaging presentations to communicate complex ideas, and to produce polished reports, slide decks, and visual data or financial models. 
• Financial modelling and quantitative analysis experience highly desirable, including the capability to work with a range of datasets, create relevant outputs and draw critical insights. 
• Experience applying expertise in a climate or sustainability-related context is desirable. 
• Ability to work collaboratively in a global, matrix team environment. 
• Ability to work to tight timelines, on multiple projects, and produce high quality outputs without compromising attention to detail. 
• You'll likely have an advanced university qualification in engineering, science, technology, economics, business, mathematics, law or a closely related field, although this is not a requirement.

      ** Why work with us? ** 

• Join a values driven organisation; intellectual rigor, catalytic collaboration, courageous creativity, relentless tenacity and thoughtful transformation all drive our culture every day. 
• Be part of sustainable and impactful projects that reach globally, learning on the job from the diverse thinking and deep expertise of the team.  
• Growth and development programs, and the opportunity to partner with recognised thought leaders across the climate change ecosystem.  
• An additional five days annual study leave, climate crises leave (volunteer work) designed to support emergency response activity and a “big life day” for you to focus on personal and professional goal setting. 
• Short-term incentives (annual cash bonus) and long-term incentives (employee share plan).