Job Description
This role involves ongoing monitoring of investment and operational risks, including sustainability risk, at client funds to ensure they are managed in line with investment objectives and within their investment risk and relevant regulatory restrictions.
The Sustainability Risk Expert will oversee the integration of sustainability risk into investment portfolios to assess and manage exposures. This includes advising on appropriate metrics to measure environmental, social, and governance components of sustainability risk.
Key Responsibilities:
* Perform ongoing monitoring of investment and operational risks, including sustainability risk, at client funds.
* Liaise with fund stakeholders such as investment managers, administrators, and auditors.
* Oversight of the integration of sustainability risk into investment portfolios.
* Advise on metrics to measure different components of sustainability risk.
* Identify approaches to measure sustainability risk in various asset classes.
* Support committees to establish, document, and monitor sustainability risk procedures.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
This role requires a good understanding of different kinds of environmental, social, or governance events or conditions that could cause a negative material impact on the value of an investment. The ideal candidate should have a minimum 3 years' experience in the asset management industry and previous experience in implementing ESG, SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation, TCFD, or Sustainability Risk would be an advantage.
Benefits:
Working in this role will provide opportunities to develop skills and experience in a dynamic, innovative environment where exciting careers are built. The successful candidate will be motivated by customer-facing environments, understanding their needs, and providing a good service.
Competencies:
* Teamwork: Develops relationships within and across teams, working collaboratively to resolve potential challenges quickly.
* Effective Communication: Communicates effectively, engaging with others in a warm and professional manner.
* Planning and Organising: Organises and plans work effectively, ensuring delivery to quality and timescales in the short and longer-term.
* Analytical (Attention to detail): Analyses and understands relevant and complex information and data to draw appropriate insights.
* Strategic Focus (Problem-Solving): Thinks strategically, thrives on innovation, considers the wider picture to identify new approaches to enhance business impact.
* Adaptability: Adapts approach and responds effectively to different situations, people, and new opportunities.
* Drive and Motivation: Highly motivated and driven, able to focus on what needs to be achieved and enthuses others to do this.
* Client-centric focus: Motivated by customer-facing environments, understanding their needs, and providing a good service.
About Us
We are a leading player in the funds industry, serving over 650 traditional and alternative asset management clients from key fund jurisdictions and financial hubs worldwide. Our team is dedicated to delivering an unrivalled service to our clients, committed to attracting and retaining the best talent to create a diverse and inclusive environment.