At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
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:
We are looking for a Sustainability Specialist to support our efforts in strengthening our second line risk oversight activities. The ideal candidate will have experience in working on climate change and environmental sustainability matters in a corporate environment. This is a technical role requiring an engineering or a strong quantitative background. Experience in the Financial Industry is a plus but not necessary. Any successful candidate from other industries will therefore be given the unique opportunity to apply his/her skills and experience to risk in asset management.
An important part of the role is to interact closely with teams across the Firm including Investments, Stewardship & Sustainability, Product, Sales and Distribution and other second line teams to collectively help achieve the best possible outcomes for clients. The Senior Sustainability Risk Analyst will have a dual reporting line to the Head of Investment Risk – Public Markets, and to the Head of Risk Europe leading the sustainability efforts for the Asset Management Risk function. Both Head of Investment Risk – Public Markets and Head of Risk Europe report into the Asset Management Chief Risk Officer.
The role is ideally based in London, but consideration will be given to candidates in other European jurisdictions.
Responsibilities:
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Strengthening the integration of sustainability into investment risk processes and activities
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Supporting the enhancement of sustainability risk oversight approach and practices across all asset classes - public and private market strategies
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Providing oversight of sustainability judgements made by Investments
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Designing and building specific sustainability analyses and stress tests on portfolios across public and private market investment strategies
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Presenting specific sustainability risk assessments to internal committees, and other key stakeholders
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Training and upskilling existing Investment Risk team’s sustainability expertise
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Participating in cross-functional initiatives to foster firm-wide sustainability practices
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
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3 to 5 years’ experience as subject-matter expert in sustainability
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Strong quantitative skills
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Experience in coding is a plus (such as Python)
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Strong communication skills. Comfortable in communicating ideas and analysis at different levels
Experience Level: Manager/Expert
Recruiter: Helen Simons
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, disability or long term condition, 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.
M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.
If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: [email protected]
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What We Do
M&G plc is a leading international savings and investments business, managing money for around 4.6 million individual clients and more than 900 institutional clients in 38 offices worldwide. As at 31 December 2023, we had £343.5 billion of assets under management and administration. Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work.
With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our three distinct operating segments, Asset Management, Life and Wealth, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
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