ESG Analyst London, England
Job description
ESG Analyst
London
As an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Analyst, you will be supporting the Head of the Specialist Investment Management (HSIM), the Head o the Discretionary Portfolio Management (HDPM) and the Portfolio Managers (PMs) in complying with all the aspects of the Responsible Investment (RI) Policy. This includes taking care of the Environmental. Social and Governance (ESG) aspects of the Investments Process, supervising the Monitoring Process for existing holdings as well as leading the relevant Stewardship Voting & Engagement activity.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
What will you be doing?
- Performing ESG Analysis and produce ESG Rationales for the wider SIM team, including Equities and Fixed Income
- Updating the ESG Dashboards across all SIM Equity Portfolios (Global, Europe, UK)
- Owning and co-ordinate on Engagement duties – engaging with companies around material issues, usually through external providers (e.g. Hermes)
- Co-ordinating the Stewardship Voting Activity across all SIM Equity Portfolios (Global, Europe, UK)
- You will be responsible for monitoring potential controversies arising in holdings
- Maintaining, run and help develop ESG Financial Models used to implement Fixed Income Investment Process (with the ESG credit process as a priority)
- Helping the interface between Head of SIM, portfolio managers and other stakeholders
- Taking charge of administrative tasks inherent to the business
What we’re looking for:
- Passion for ESG and some knowledge/ experience in this area
- Undergraduate degree
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Some experience working in an ESG-related role
- Postgraduate programs in finance or professional qualifications
- (e.g. ESG certification - CFA Certificate in ESG Investing, GARP SCR)
- Experience of the EOS Hermes Portal
Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.
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