REQUIREMENTS:
Experience: You should have at least 5 years experience in carbon markets and/or climate policy and/or financial journalism.
Markets: You must have a solid understanding of the workings of financial markets and, in particular, environmental markets. This must be demonstrated in your application.
Policy: You must be able to follow and adeptly report on policy developments across an array of jurisdictions and market segments. You need to understand the basic rules and subtle nuances of the markets and policies listed above. You should strive to become an expert in the rules and trends of the pricing schemes on your beat, and in the government policy that underpin those programmes.
Eligibility: You must be legally permitted to work in Canada. We are not able to sponsor you for a visa.
Writing ability: You need to have strong English skills. A background in journalism is advantageous but not essential. A lack of experience in writing articles can be compensated by a superior knowledge of financial and environmental markets.
Team player: You should be able to work effectively either on your own or in a team, and be highly adaptable to a fast-paced and continuously developing environment.
Organized: You must be organized and able to multi-task while managing your time, attending regular news-planning meetings, and adhering to strict deadlines.
Networking: Journalists are only as good as their sources, so you need to be able to build and maintain a network of contacts in every market segment. Our correspondents have fostered a vast network of cultivated primary and secondary sources to help us not only report stories, but to also add market insight and reaction to them.
Analytical: You must have some Microsoft Excel experience and be able to analyze and manipulate data, with a talent for identifying trends and converting them into stories.
Highly-motivated: The news and markets never sleep, so part of being a journalist means you're always on call. Some days and weeks will be busier than others, but long hours and some weekend working will not be uncommon. As such, you always need to be highly-motivated and ready to call contacts or quickly write breaking news. We prides itself on being second-to-none and ready to go the extra mile to win a scoop or file a story, so you need to subscribe to that mentality and demonstrate it on a daily basis.
Willing to travel: This role will require occasional travel in North America and elsewhere in the world, mainly to industry conferences.
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