Responsibilities:
- Support the integration of ESG analysis into fundamental credit research across the Investment Grade and Non-Investment Grade corporate credit research teams
- Work directly with research analysts to assist in the ongoing maintenance of the team’s ESG ratings system
- Identify emerging ESG topics which may become material to credit risk and work with credit analysts and portfolio managers to evaluate the impact on issuers and portfolios
- Research sector and issuer specific engagement topics and provide support to the research analysts discussing these topics with issuer management teams
- Systematically track key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with established engagement goals
- Monitor changes in industry and portfolio company disclosure practices and benchmark how these practices compare to peer issuers
- Develop strong working knowledge of available ESG data sources including expertise in the utilization and interpretation of ESG related data
Qualifications:
- Interest in ESG investing, sustainability or impact investing with a focus on how ESG related factors impact credit quality and investment decisions
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other data analytics
- Self-starter with strong analytical, organizational, writing, and project management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including synthesizing research and conceptual work into actionable and presentable deliverables
- Ability to independently manage multiple projects in a collaborative manner with multiple stakeholders through to completion in a dynamic and changing environment
- Accountable, with a strong sense of professionalism and integrity
- Undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials