Market and Commercial Analyst (1927)

RSPCA Assured is celebrating 30 years of improving the lives of farmed animals.

In that time, we're proud to have worked with thousands of farmers - and all of the UK's biggest supermarkets - to help make the lives of millions of animals better.

Every year, we inspect almost 4,000 farms and other scheme members to ensure they meet strict RSPCA animal welfare standards - ensuring a better life for farm animals.

So when you see an RSPCA Assured label on meat, fish, eggs or milk products, it means the animal was cared for according to the RSPCA's standards from birth to slaughter.

Our vision is a world where all farmed animals are respected and treated with kindness and compassion - and that's what we work towards every day.

We are looking for a new team member as a Market & Commercial Analyst.

• Working hours: 35 hours / Monday - Friday. 
• Hybrid role: Your base will be at our London Hub.
• We expect you'll need to be in the office for 2-3 days per week initially while we onboard and train you, thereafter, expectation will be a minimum of 1 day a week.

Our teams stay connected through regular check-ins and meetings - and colleagues are always on hand to chat.

It's important to us that you feel part of our supportive team from the beginning.

Are you ready to join us and make a positive difference for farm animals?

We offer a wide range of benefits to recognise your contributions at RSPCA.

• 35 hour week 
• Great Annual Leave benefits - 25 days annual leave on joining increasing each year to a maximum of 31 days (pro rata for part-time)
• Additional Society day around Christmas
• Flexibility in hours - with the introduction of Core Hours staff can work their 35 hours flexibly across Monday to Friday. Core hours are 10.00am - 15.00 (please note this isn't available for our frontline animal care roles) 
• Generous pension scheme 
• Career development through our in-house Learning & Development training 
• Charity worker discounts: Access to hundreds of discounts across many retailers, travel, insurance & cinema tickets
• Dog friendly offices at our London & South East Hub! (subject to eligibility criteria). 

Here at RSPCA Assured we know it's a cliche but no two days are the same, as a Market & Commercial Analyst we've added a short summary of what a typical day might look like, for a full insight please refer to the attached job description.

The Market & Commercial Analyst will be responsible for providing detailed commercial analysis, income forecasting, and support in identifying funding opportunities to enable members to invest in improving welfare standards on their farms. 

The role focuses on gathering and interpreting market data, assessing the commercial impact of member investments, and ensuring that the organisation's commercial planning is data-driven and aligned with financial goals. You will play a key support role in the commercial planning team, aiding in the development and refinement of strategies led by the Head of Commercial Planning.

Day to day, your main priorities will be:

• Market and commercial analysis
• Income forecasting
• Funding research and support
• Impact assessment of investments
• Data management and reporting

You will also work closely with the Head of Commercial Planning and other members of the team across RSPCA Assured to ensure commercial planning activities are informed by accurate market and financial data.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have experience conducting market research
• A strong understanding of commercial business models
• A background and strong understanding of finance and accounting
• Demonstrable experience working within the food systems/supply chain industry
• Highly proficient using Microsoft Excel
• Outstanding experience of reporting
• Experience putting together and delivering powerful presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint/Tableau)
• Great experience of research projects
• Experience of sales and margin analysis
• A strong communicator (verbally and written).

Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - We are unable to sponsor visas at RSPCA.

Due to high interest in some of our roles, we review applications as they are received. This can occasionally result in positions closing earlier than advertised. Therefore, we strongly recommend submitting applications early.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications after the posted closing date.

We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible.

We are building the future of a diverse Society, and our priority is to support animal welfare by finding people from all backgrounds who are committed  to our mission.  For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA. Your transferable skills & lived experiences could make you a valuable addition to our RSPCA Family.

Should you need any support with your application or interview process please contact resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk / 0300 123 0685.

Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by rescuing and caring for those in need, by advocating on behalf of all animals and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect.