Responsible Investment Analyst

Salary Competitive

Based in the Midlands - Hybrid Working

LGPS Central Limited is a fund management company, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), managing the pooled assets of nine Midlands-based local government pension funds.

With combined assets of approximately £45bn, and representing the retirement savings of over 900,000 scheme members across over 2000 employers, LGPS Central Limited’s Partner Funds are; Cheshire Pension Fund, Derbyshire Pension Fund, Leicestershire Pension Fund, Nottinghamshire Pension Fund, Shropshire Pension Fund, Staffordshire Pension Fund, West Midlands Pension Fund, West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund, and Worcestershire Pension Fund.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds.

Our Values:

• We are a great place to work
• We are Client Focused
• We are Inclusive
• We are Ambitious

Our Behaviours:

• Open, fair and transparent, acting with integrity.
• Doing the right thing.
• Honest and trustworthy
• Empowered in making right decisions
• Collegiate and Collaborative.
• Valuing and treating everyone equally.
• Listening to individual ideas to support growth.

We are now hiring for the role of a Responsible Investment Analyst to join the Responsible Investment and Engagement Team. This offers an opportunity to be part of an organisation where you will not only have the prospects to develop your investment skills but also be actively will be introduced to all aspects of LGPS Central, including internal & external portfolio management, compliance, legal, operations, finance, and client relations.

Based in Wolverhampton, the talented and motivated RI Analyst will be a valuable addition to LGPS Central’s Investment Team. Working in an RI-integrated investment function, the RI Analyst will help to deliver the RI&E Framework, including delivery of Climate Risk Reports.

The role will involve communications across internal investment desks and with clients. The role will require analysis of quantitative and qualitative information to produce genuinely insightful ESG and climate risk reports that support investment risk management and decision-making.

Outside the primary remit of the role described above, the successful candidate will be introduced to all aspects of LGPS Central, including internal & external portfolio management, compliance, legal, operations, finance, and client relations.

Please see job description for full details.

Experiences & Attributes:

• Demonstrable interest in ESG/ responsible investment, achieved through academic study or work experience
• A desire to further understand the interaction between ESG (including climate change) and investment outcomes
• Detailed understanding climate-related risk including carbon risk metrics
• Writing and Presenting reports pertaining to a broad range of sustainability/ESG related matters
• Excellent communication, including to internal & external stakeholders
• Motivated by the prospect of assisting long-term investors to manage climate change risks
• Analytical skills; quantitative and qualitative
• Well-organised

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree
• Post Graduate qualification in a related subject an advantage
• A-Level mathematics, economics, statistics, business studies an advantage
• Willing to study for Investment Management Certificate
• Willing to study for CFA ESG Certificate.
• Intermediate/ Advanced understanding of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and working knowledge of Bloomberg an advantage – training will be provided

What do we offer?

We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays
• An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays
• Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities
• Welfare and Family-friendly policies
• An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
• Enhanced pay for new parents
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support
• Hybrid Working
• Brand New Office Space