Stewardship and Proxy Voting Specialists x 2

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to work for a global asset management company as a Stewardship Specialist.There exists two roles:

1. Senior Stewardship Specialist - management responsibility withrelevantmanagerial experience fora team with 4-6 people. Training can be provided for those with some management experience to develop into this role.
2. Senior Stewardship Specialist - no managerial responsiblity.

The job description is the same for both:Our client has been operating for almost a century within in investment and is now leading the ESG space for responsible investment, integrating ESG into their investment process to generate better long-term outcomes for clients.An integral part of the ESG team, the Senior Stewardship Specialist is responsible for conducting proxy research, culminating in proxy voting recommendations to the Investment Group (IG) and engaging with portfolio companies on stewardship priorities.Please see below for the skills and responsibilities required in this role:

• Strong working knowledge of proxy voting guidelines
• Proven ability to partnerwith and provide guidance to Analysts/PMs and the ESG team as needed to conduct sector and industry specific research in support of investment frameworks and case studies
• A high standard in analyzingand recommending best practices and standards.

You will posses:

• A full understanding of the proxy voting and engagement cycle and act as representative at industry events in order to deliver insights, best practices and process enhancements back to the Stewardship team.
• A strong understanding of key governance topics, while demonstrating high learning agility in order to build an increasing depth of knowledge, and a sound understanding of the responsibilities of the Stewardship team.

You will be experienced in:

• Preparingcompany and sector-level research
• Applying proxy voting guidelines with appropriate judgement, using analysis to diagnose and resolve issues as required, across a broad range of governance, environmental and social topics in order to recommend and author vote recommendations.
• Utilizingeffective decision quality when elevating proxy votes for IG review and escalating potential voting issues for more senior team member involvement, which may include providing recommendations for potential resolution.
• Identifiytrends in feedback /questions received from internal and external business partners, and makes recommendations to resolve them
• Developing knowledge of market issues:
• Identifyingindustry trends, and incorporates competitive knowledge into key initiatives and recommendations; consistently shares knowledge within the Stewardship team.
• Participatingin forums to develop presence in the stewardship industry
• Guidinginternal business partners through small complexity issues, with a focus on continuous improvement and establishment of business processe
• Participatingin company engagements with senior decision-makers on ESG related topics, conducting necessary research based on internal requests in areas of familiarity.
• Demonstratingan appropriate level of knowledge in the application of proxy voting guidelines, including escalating relevant trends and making recommendations in a timely manner to senior members of the team for guideline committee consideration.
• Building credibility with the IG as relationships develop over time and viewed as providing value-added contributions to the proxy voting process.
• Bringing developing sector and company expertise as a participant alongside more senior Stewardship associates when engaging with issuers.

You will:

1. Oversee the development of training materials around specific topics that increase the teams knowledge base, and consistently share articles and notes from webcasts and industry events with the team.
2. You participate in projects with key stakeholders, demonstrating an understanding of team procedures and a risk awareness mindset.
3. Seek to build relationships, credibility and knowledge with key internal and external stakeholders.
4. Provide ongoing feedback (both positive and constructive) to leadership on team needs and opportunities.

The company offer competitive base salaries alongside bonus and generous benefits, of which pension contribution is market leading. In addition there is the option for hybrid working.If you have a passion for Stewardship and Voting - please do get in touch!