Daily Sustainability Job Post

* The link and job description provided was active on June 11, 2021 – the date this was posted. Please refer to the employer’s website for up to date information. This is not our search, we are providing these links as a service to the community of sustainability and ESG jobseekers.

Position Overview:

Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS) is a global forestry-centered investment manager with expertise in all phases of institutional timberland investing. Founded in 1950 as a consulting forestry firm, RMS now manages USD ~4.2 billion in client timberland assets as a registered investment advisor with active, vertically integrated forestry operations. Our investors are our partners and we strive to align our business and financial interests with theirs. RMS is employee owned, with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, and offices across the U.S. South and Brazil, with 160 employees globally.

RMS is committed to implementation of long-term forest management strategies that protect and improve the health of forest ecosystems while contributing to the economic and social well-being of the communities surrounding those forests. Sustainable forest management practices, attention to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics, and responsible investment principles are fundamental to maximizing value and minimizing risks for clients. RMS develops and implements investment offerings that are inherently well-suited to align investor financial outcomes with impactful ESG activities, including the first of its kind open-ended fund for forest investments in the United States.

RMS Forest Sustainability activities address a wide variety of environmental and social aspects of forest investments, including natural climate solutions, at-risk species and habitat conservation, supporting basic and applied forestry research, supporting meaningful public policy engagements, worker safety, and other topics. We create positive outcomes for our clients and the forest ecosystems under our management by;

• Implementing rigorous third-party certification practices (SFI and FSC)
• Creating informative reporting deliverables for investors and other stakeholders
• Engaging externally to affect change with conservation groups, regulators, advocacy organizations, and other forest sector organizations
• Providing comprehensive ESG analysis and reporting to investors and other stakeholders

These efforts are described in greater detail in RMS’ Annual Global Sustainability Report, available at www.resourcemgt.com/responsibility.

Responsibilities

Resource Management Service, LLC (RMS) is seeking an early-career professional that is passionate about the environmental and social benefits of forest ecosystems and who values sustainable, long-term forest stewardship and the responsibility that comes with being an investment fiduciary. The Forest Sustainability Analyst position offers an opportunity to work in rapidly growing area of interest for RMS.

The ideal candidate enjoys analyzing forest data and creating impactful and polished work products for presentation to internal decision makers, investors, and external partners as part of a highly collaborative team. This includes financial analysis of potential ecosystem service projects, drafting presentations, coordinating with field foresters to gather and review data, and contributing written material for a variety of sustainability reporting deliverables. While a strong self-starter who enjoys working with minimal daily supervision, this candidate is not afraid to ask questions or request feedback, and prefers building collaborative team approaches for problem solving.

RMS is committed to helping employees learn and grow, and this position will provide ample opportunities to expand analytical, writing, and presentation skills, and opportunities to grow as a subject matter expert for the organization on key aspects of Forest Sustainability at RMS. While experience in any of the following fields is a plus – forestry, forest business and investing, carbon and other resource analytics – RMS encourages qualified people from under-represented groups or candidates with non-finance and non-forestry backgrounds to apply. This position can be based in Birmingham, AL at RMS’ company headquarters, or at any RMS field office.

Duties

• Ecosystem Service Project Evaluations
  • Development of forest management models to evaluate impacts and opportunities of carbon offset projects, wetlands mitigation banks, conservation easements, and other ecosystem service projects which also include sustainable timber management strategies
  • Development of financial analyses in collaboration with Forest Sustainability team members and team members within RMS Operations, Resource Planning, and Investment Management units
• Development of Sustainable Forestry and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting materials
  • Responsible for initial development of responses to ESG-related due diligence questionnaires for current and potential RMS investment clients. Solicit feedback from internal collaborators and manage feedback process. Manage previous deliverables and maintain response bank to facilitate rapid response as necessary for Business Development and Client Services teams.
  • Gather and organize data for annual sustainability reporting activities including RMS Global Sustainability Report, third-party certification reporting for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), annual PRI Transparency Reports, and others
  • Expand RMS awareness of global reporting systems and metrics and suggest areas for improvement of RMS reporting efforts, with potential to spearhead new reporting initiatives where appropriate.
• Provide Support for Forest Certification Activities
  • Lead report development including data management/gathering, facilitation of reviews and input from various RMS teams including Operations and Resource Planning
  • Support corporate and field audit activities

Qualifications

Successful candidates for this position will have a desire to further develop their skills in these areas;

• Analytics
  • Fluency in Microsoft office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Experience with Remsoft programs, including Woodstock
  • Experience with Transact SQL and other programming languages sufficient to perform data summary work for analytical and reporting projects
  • Experience with ESRI products sufficient to perform map production and partner successfully with other RMS teams and external stakeholders
• Communication
  • Committed to the development of informative and compelling written communications suitable for investment-oriented audiences, both internal and external to RMS
  • Build or reinforce oral communication skills through presentations to RMS management teams and external audiences as opportunities develop
• Data Management
  • Strong organizational orientation and comfortable digging into the details of data provided by a wide variety of sources for aggregation into both analytical and written projects