This Maternity leave cover role presents an excellent opportunity to gain exposure and experience within a leading asset management firm, reporting directly into the Head of Equities within the Investment Management Function. With experience in sustainability/ESG, you will have familiarity with the Asset Management industry, client trends, competitor landscape as well as regulatory and operational frameworks. You will have demonstrable experience developing strategies, systems and plans in corporate ESG/sustainability with strong business analysis and business management skills.
In this role, you will be part of the Sustainability & Stewardship team driving the agenda across ESG related projects and initiatives. You will help keep pace with the continuously evolving ESG landscape in the asset management industry to deliver on key strategy ambitions relating to sustainability.
Supporting three central teams: ESG Research and Integration, Stewardship and Corporate Sustainability you will also have high exposure and close collaboration with multiple functions.
Key responsibilities
Lead the management of ESG projects, initiatives and other priorities on behalf of the Sustainability & Stewardship team to support investment teams and the wider business
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- Act as an interface between the Sustainability & Stewardship team and other teams including Investment Management, Change, Distribution, Technology, Operations and Risk & Compliance to understand business needs and areas for improvement
- Identify and implement potential solutions, systems, tools, processes and frameworks to improve the functioning of the Sustainability & Stewardship team and the broader firm wide ESG Operating Model
- Facilitate integration and collaboration with Investment Management function on BAU activities relating to ESG and sustainability
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Help to design and implement a holistic and comprehensive strategy for ESG data, operations and technology, working in close collaboration with other functional areas and across different investment teams and asset classes
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- Promote the delivery of enterprise-scalable and fully automated solutions where possible
- Enhance the operational processes of the department, and identify and automate manual processes where practicable
- Map and improve the design of departmental and firm wide processes and workflows to enhance the overall ESG Operating Model
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Develop implementation plans and project roadmaps to deliver ESG-related projects, including the implementation and operationalisation of new ESG regulation
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- Represent Sustainability & Stewardship department in project meetings and Steering Committee
- Manage/chair/lead Steering/Working/Project groups/committees and/or projects relating to Sustainability, Stewardship and marquee ESG projects, including assisting with the production of related project management and documentation
- Collaborate closely with Sustainability and ESG SMEs to advance the strategic ESG agenda
Contribute to the development of the ESG communication strategy, including corporate disclosure, policy and procedures, client reporting, RFP and marketing language and presentations, and communication of changes to stakeholders
- Obtain senior buy-in on sustainable strategic plans to engage and coordinate activities with internal and external audiences.
- Provide SME support to Compliance and/or Client Group regarding sustainability positioning and greenwashing
- Assist with setting budgets and managing departmental expenditure
- Assist with development and upskilling across the business in terms of ESG and sustainability
- Assist with organising and facilitating departmental offsites and team building initiatives
- In addition to the above, the candidate is expected to be flexible when it comes to projects and tasks outside of the role’s strict domain given the rapidly evolution of sustainability and ESG requirements
Requires
- Familiarity with the Asset Management industry, client trends, competitor landscape, regulatory and operational frameworks
- Experience in sustainability / ESG investing / ESG research data / ESG regulation
- Experience in developing strategies, systems, and plans for corporate ESG/sustainability
- Experience as a business analyst or product manager/owner
- Knowledge of ESG reporting and disclosure requirements across current and evolving jurisdictions, including but not limited to SFDR, TCFD, SDR, Anti-greenwashing
- Strong understanding of equity, fixed income and alternative investments;
- Experience of working with ESG data, e.g. ESG ratings, scores and other data sets from specialist providers and understanding of the unique needs and challenges of ESG data across different investment strategies and asset classes
- Experience and track record of working with databases, structured and unstructured data sets to produce ESG analysis or develop proprietary models
- Fluency in core technology and data concepts and underpinnings, such as data structure and data quality)
- Knowledge of investment floor, ESG tools and methodologies such as MSCI, CDP, FactSet, and Bloomberg is preferred
- Knowledge of programming languages is a plus
- Deep project and change management experience – proven ability to work across different teams and functions to deliver complex multi-stakeholder projects is essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an aptitude for presenting – tailoring the message based on nature of client and size of audience.
- Results-orientated – able to work effectively independently to deliver tasks with high attention to detail
- Partnership focused – able to understand and connect with various stakeholders across the Company whilst also providing constructive challenge.
- Resilient – able to cope in a fast moving and challenging environment.
- Organised – capable of working to deadlines and multi-tasking.
- Persuasive – demonstrating credibility through knowledge.
- Perceptive – able to understand perspectives/requirements of investors, sales and clients.
- Team player – working collaboratively across the business.
- Technology proficient – experienced in using various systems, applications, software.
