ESG Associate

About the role

Reporting to the team leader, and working closely with the broader Finance and Administration, Investment and Investor Relations teams, responsibilities will include:

• Assessing the ESG risks for portfolio companies and potential investments, engaging third-party specialist support as required;
• A key member of the ESG Team, sharing thought leadership research on ESG and ensuring policies and procedures are up to date an in line with best-in-class standards;
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for investors, management and leverage providers in relation to ESG;
• Assisting in the annual ESG data collection process, analysing and benchmarking portfolio company performance on key ESG metrics;
• Collating and analysing both public and private data sources in relation to ESG considerations;
• Assisting in the delivery training on ESG topics to the Investment and Investor Relations Teams;
• Building reports and dashboards for use in monitoring ESG portfolio performance; and
• Liaising with the Investor Relations team to produce marketing materials in relation to ESG performance, as well as answering ad-hoc investor requests.

Requirements

• 2-3 years’ experience in financial services / ESG
• A minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree;
• Excellent communication and organisational skills;
• Excellent MS Excel, Powerpoint skills;
• Understanding of financial markets
• Have strong attention to detail and excellent numerical skills

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