Climate & Agriculture Policy Lead

Job title: Climate & Agriculture Policy Lead

Job description: Come Work with Us!

At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

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Job Title Climate & Agriculture Policy Lead

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

RBC is committed to using our size, scale, and influence to accelerate clean economic growth and the transition to a Net Zero economy.

As Climate & Agriculture Policy Lead within RBC Economics & Thought Leadership, you will support this mission by driving national and sectoral dialogue and action on climate risks and opportunities, transition pathways, clean innovation, public policy levers and a socially-inclusive transition. We are looking for a creative, insightful and energetic leader who excels in an environment where they are challenged to use their intellectual curiosity and abilities to generate insightful analysis and drive collaborative action. This is your opportunity to help redefine the future while contributing to meaningful work inside one of the country’s most respected commentators on critical economic prosperity issues.

What will you do?

• Build and maintain a network of key stakeholders and influencers across the agriculture and sustainability ecosystem, and with subject matter experts and client-relationship holders across RBC.
• Propose and manage new partnership programs and collaborative initiatives, with both public and private sector entities, to drive progress on net zero pathways in Canadian food and agriculture.
• Track, analyze, and produce insights on the implications of major public policy developments and trends on Canada’s agriculture sector and pathways to achieving net zero.
• Propose and conduct innovative analysis on trends impacting sustainability in the Canadian agriculture sector, including technological change, labour market trends, corporate policies, consumer behaviour, and global events.
• Clearly communicate insights to internal and external stakeholders and clients through a variety of channels, including articles, media, presentations and briefings.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• A post-graduate degree in Agriculture, Economics, Public Policy, Environmental Studies or Science, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in economic and/or policy analysis and research on climate change, energy, sustainability and/or agriculture and agri-food in Canada.
• Demonstrated ability to build and leverage professional networks to drive cross-sectoral collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver clear, incisive and thoughtful analysis within tight time constraints.
• Curiosity-driven, growth mindset, and passion for climate policy.

Nice-to-have

• Hands-on experience working in agriculture production or agri-food processing
• Experience working in a governmental or civil society organization focused on agriculture, sustainability, economic development or another related field
• International work experience
• French language skills

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking, to keep growing, and working together to build and deliver trusted reporting to help our stakeholders succeed and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Job Summary As Climate & Agriculture Policy Lead within RBC Economics & Thought Leadership you will support our mission to use our size, scale, and influence to accelerate clean economic growth and the transition to a Net Zero economy. You will play an instrumental role in driving national and sectoral dialogue and action on climate risks and opportunities, transition pathways, clean innovation, public policy levers and a socially-inclusive transition. We are looking for a creative, insightful and energetic leader who excels in an environment where they are challenged to use their intellectual curiosity and abilities to generate insightful analysis and drive collaborative action. This is your opportunity to help redefine the future while contributing to meaningful work inside one of the country’s most respected commentators on critical economic prosperity issues.

Address: TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

City: CAN-ON-TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: Office of the CEO

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2022-10-11-07:00

Application Deadline: 2022-10-30-07:00

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.

We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.

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Company: Royal Bank of Canada

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Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:16:45 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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