Sustainability Research Associate, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clientsand identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities . To help us achieve our vision were looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliverresults and keep it simple. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role. The Role: An opportunity has arisen for a Sustainability Research Associate to join M&Gs Sustainability Research Team on a 12 month fixed term contract. A successful candidate will have experience in either existing sectoral Sustainability research analysis or a deep understanding of their sectors to support their development of research skills to fulfil the role. Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Produce high quality investment ready sustainability research at stock, sector and across thematic issues
• Effectively communicate research findings to enable integration into investment decision making
• Contribute to thematic research, particularly identifying investment opportunities across the global economy for innovative and disruptive companies that are driving structural & foundational changes in the global economy
• Help scale our thematic engagement activities across the investment platform by collaborating on bottom-up research and analysis
• Consolidate and build up detailed stock coverage, and expand our existing proprietary database of companies with alternative datasets
• Assume wider responsibility for tracking thematic segments across our thematic universe and key players within those segments
• Closely follow trends and evolutions in individual themes and ensure our investment strategies continue to reflect them well
• Contribute to investment theses, including models, and valuation methodologies
• Publish thought leadership pieces and generate content related to our themes through detailed articles and white papers
• Collaborate with 3rd party experts and explore new, unique, and alternative datasets; interact with constituent companies to learn and understand their business models better
• Contribute to the wider Stewardship & Sustainability agenda.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience as a research associate, with a preference for industrials, chemicals or related sectors
• Experience in delivering analysis and research with demonstrable professional experience in empowering decision making using analytical solutions
• Good understanding of climate and sustainability issues as they pertain to covered sectors
• A degree in science, engineering, finance, or economics, with demonstrable numerical and analytical skillset.
• Excellent communication skills, including both written and verbal.
• Effective stakeholder engagement/management, and ability to build good relationships internally and externally
• Ability to produce high quality reports/deliverables suitable for a senior audience.
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Proactive with individual accountability; takes ownership to drive delivery forwards without instruction.
• Effective problem-solving skills to design and implement solutions.
• Integrity and strong work ethic with a positive outlook and belief in our purpose.

Work Level: Experienced Colleague Recruiter Name: Emily Northcott Closing Date: 5th June 2024 We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity,age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.