Senior Consultant / Expert in Biodiversity

Company: BIO Intelligence Service

Type of Contract: CDI (full time permanent contract)

Job Location: France – Neuilly sur Seine (starting in December 2013)

Starting date: asap 

Company Description:

BIO Intelligence Service is an environmental consulting firm that focuses on the links between science, public policy and company strategies in the sustainable development area. BIO works with both public and private clients such as the European Commission, European Parliament, European Environment Agency, French Environment and Energy Management Agency, Ministries of Environment, Non-Governmental Organisations as well as businesses and organisations from different sectors around the world.

Since June 2013, BIO is a member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and assists its international clients alongside the proficiency of 2,000 experts in Deloitte’s Corporate Social Responsibility division. BIO is the Research and Innovation Center in sustainable development for Deloitte France, proposing rigorous scientific, technical and political studies to businesses and public authorities.

For more information, please visit our website www.biois.com. 

Job Description:

The candidate will interact with an experienced multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for managing projects related to biodiversity and ecosystem services, impacts of various sectors on biodiversity, natural resource management and sustainable development.

The projects are of diverse nature and include scientific literature reviews, developments of innovative and indicator methodologies, evaluations of public policies and environmental strategies related to biodiversity.

Skills required:

- Graduate from a well-known institution with a Master or a Doctorate degree in Ecology with a research focus on biodiversity.

 - Minimum professional experience of 3 years in conducting research or policy assessment in the field of biodiversity and/or ecosystem services

- Excellent working knowledge of English (oral/written) (writing samples can be submitted with the application)

- Flexible, autonomous, open-minded, proactive, and comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment.

 - Knowledge of another European language would be an advantage.

 - Demonstrated expertise in methodologies and indicators for evaluating the loss of biodiversity, impacts on biodiversity or dependencies/vulnerabilities of biodiversity would be an advantage.

- Knowledge of statistical software and/or GIS is desirable.

Salary and benefits:

Salary will be matched with the experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Other advantages include:

- Public Health Insurance [for the candidate and his/her dependent(s)]

- Additional Medical insurance (co-financed by the company)

- End of the year bonus

- 50% reimbursement of local public transport expenses 

How to Apply?

CV and cover letter must be sent to anne.payencretinon@biois.com with “Senior Consultant – biodiversity (BIO/2013)” in the subject of the email.