Overview
Partners Capital are looking for a highly motivated Associate to join the Sustainable Investing team based in London. The Associate will work directly with Partners Capital’s Head of Sustainable Investing as part of the global Sustainable Investing research team.
The Associate will play a critical role in delivering Partners Capital’s Sustainable Investing strategy. The focus of this role will be on integration, which will involve understanding the responsible investment practices applicable to different asset classes and investment strategies through analysis and engagement with managers, the development of internal dashboard and tools and client and regulatory reporting.
The ideal candidate will have strong quantitative skills and an active interest in investment, capital markets and in particular Sustainable Investing. It would be highly beneficial for the Associate to bring an understanding of different asset classes, such as public equities, private equity, private debt and hedge funds.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative assessments of third-party asset managers across all asset classes.
- Support implementation of manager engagement strategy and associated reporting.
- Lead development and management of internal sustainable investing tools and dashboards.
- Manage relationships with third party data providers.
- Support implementation and reporting of sustainable investment mandates.
- Data analysis and presentation preparation for RfPs responses and client engagements.
- Thematic research and analysis focused on investment relevant sustainability topics.
- Support data collection, analysis and drafting of sustainability related reporting and disclosures including annual Sustainable Investment report, PRI, TCFD etc.
- Be responsible for ensuring all information security processes, policies and procedures are adhered to and any issues or concerns are raised with the Cyber Security team.
- Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels.
Key Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in a related field with a strong record of academic achievement, or equivalent professional experience.
- Approximately 3-5 years’ experience in a professional services role, ideally with a sustainability remit.
- Active passion for, and understanding of, sustainability, investing and asset management.
- Possess a high level of numeracy, strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Proficiency in, or willingness the learn, PowerBI or other analytics tools.
- Experience of detailed and data heavy reporting writing.
Application
Please send your CV and cover letter to recruiting@partners-cap.com with the subject “Sustainable Investing Associate, London”.
Further information about Partners Capital is available on our website www.partners-cap.com
