Natural Capital Markets Research Associate (KTP Associate)
Edinburgh £35,000 - £40,000
Job sector
Digital and Technology
Job function
Finance
Job duration
24 months
Application closing date
30/05/2026
Job description
- Design and deploy an automated due diligence engine, developing structured frameworks that extract and assess quantitative and qualitative metrics from complex, unstructured natural capital project documents, underpinned by a proprietary data infrastructure integrating registries, project developers, and market sources.
- Develop analytical and valuation frameworks for natural capital by adapting established financial-econometric methods to the voluntary carbon market, producing transparent, interpretable outputs suitable for client-facing use.
- Conduct systematic risk, uncertainty, and robustness analysis across ecological, data, macroeconomic, and policy dimensions, developing risk-adjusted representations that support informed decision-making under uncertainty.
- Translate analytical outputs into practical decision-support tools, trialling and refining these across live client projects and due diligence assessments, and embedding them within the business through targeted staff training and workshops.
- Support commercial engagement with clients, partners, and certifying bodies, contributing to scalable product development, and disseminate findings through academic journal submissions and conference presentations.
Project description
To integrate advanced financial modelling, risk and scenario analysis, and emerging AI-enabled analytical techniques within a rapidly developing natural capital market
About the business
Founded in March 2023, Nature Broking is a natural capital and carbon credit intermediary and advisory company with a team of 6 FTE and 2 part time employees. We work on behalf on behalf of corporates in the due diligence, sourcing and management of natural capital and carbon credits.