Responsible Investment Manager (integration)

LGPS Central Wolverhampton United Kingdom Responsible Investment and Engagement
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Company Description

Responsible Investment Manager (Integration
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, our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and 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.

Position

LGPS Central Limited is now seeking to recruit a Responsible Investment Manager (Integration) to be based in the Wolverhampton offices of LGPS Central Limited. The successful candidate will join our RI&E team working on predominantly ESG integration activities as they pertain to LGPS Central.

The role will involve contributing to and in some cases leading the work of the Responsible Investment and Engagement team with a focus on ESG Integration (Manager Selection & Monitoring and Climate Analysis) reporting to the Director of Responsible Investment. There will be an opportunity get involved in engagement, stakeholder management and ESG research and analysis at the both corporate, sector and thematic level.

The role is challenging and rewarding and requires an extensive experience of working in Responsible Investment /ESG or Corporate Governance within an asset management business, pension fund or bank or as an Equity Analyst with a strong interest in ESG focus.

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
  • Preference for IMC qualified. CFA an advantage.
  • Experience of working in Responsible Investment/ ESG within an asset management business, pension fund or bank or as an equity analyst with a strong ESG focus
  • Experience of managing colleagues/ project.
  • Experience of working with investment colleagues on ESG integration.
  • Experience in assessing climate- related risks within a fund including carbon risk metrics and climate scenario analysis.
  • Record of delivering company, portfolio and thematic ESG analysis to investment colleagues.
  • Experience of external manager selection and monitoring in the context of ESG/ Responsible Investment.
  • Experience of managing relationships with external service providers an advantage.
  • Knowledge of corporate governance is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of ESG integration across alternative asset classes or experience of working in alternative assets as an analyst is an advantage.
  • Working knowledge of Bloomberg particularly the ESG functions an advantage.
  • Experience of working across teams with multiple internal stakeholders.
  • Experience of managing a diverse workload with competing deadlines.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Other information

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