Senior Investment Sustainability Analyst – Fixed Income

Description

Our client, an established asset management firm is seeking an experienced Senior Investment Sustainability Analyst.

This individual will join the Global Credit investment team and work directly alongside Portfolio Managers and Credit Analyst to help define, implement and evolve sustainability frameworks that enable better risk management and alignment with global best practices and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and monitoring of the firm’s Responsible Investment strategy, ensuring alignment with established sustainability commitments across the investment portfolios
• Monitor ESG-related metrics and analyse sustainability performance across multiple asset classes, contributing insights that help inform investment positioning and portfolio management decisions
• Ensure investment processes remain aligned with existing and emerging regulatory requirements across jurisdictions including the UK, Europe, North America and Asia
• Contribute to the analysis, implementation and ongoing refinement of climate scenario analysis and stress-testing frameworks, working closely with internal subject matter experts and identifying opportunities for enhancement and industry best practice adoption
• Support the development and integration of the firm’s carbon risk management framework, identifying opportunities to improve processes through better data utilisation and analytics
• Maintain and enhance internal ESG data infrastructure including ESG databases and reporting tools used for portfolio analysis and regulatory reporting
• Provide ESG and sustainability expertise to investment teams, helping embed responsible investment considerations into research and portfolio management activities
• Support ad hoc analytical and data-driven projects within the investment team when required

Candidate Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in ESG/Responsible Investment role within an asset manager, asset owner or insurance company
• Knowledge of fixed income markets, candidates with solely equities experience are unlikely to be suitable
• Experience with climate scenario analysis, stress testing and transition risk assessment within investment portfolios
• Familiarity with climate and ESG metrics such as carbon intensity and financed emissions
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks concerning asset management sustainability reporting and risk management
• Strong analytical capability, excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex sustainability concepts into practical investment insights
• Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple stakeholders and tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and contribute ideas for process improvement and innovation
• Positive, proactive attitude with strong collaboration skills

Mason Blake acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Mason Blake is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.