ShareAction

The global investment system has an oversized impact on many of the existential challenges we face today. Investors, as holders of capital and owners of the companies they invest in have an influence on corporate practice. They influence which companies find it easier or harder to access finance and can use engagement tactics to influence the companies they’re invested in. Through their investment decisions and company engagement, investors can support a transition to a more sustainable, healthier way of living - this is known as responsible or ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment.

ShareAction’s vision is of a world where the investment system better serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. We work towards our mission by:

• advocating for change in the investment industry using our research and rankings

• campaigning with allies to strengthen investor stewardship and improve corporate practice

• pushing for public policy reform to transform the financial system

Long-term Investors in People’s Health (LIPH) programme

ShareAction are building a world-first programme aiming to transform the investment system for better population-level health. As stewards of vast quantities of capital, investors have an influence on the companies they’re invested in. Companies can shape our health through the products and services they produce, the quality of work they provide and through their impact on communities. By considering health when they allocate money or engage with investee companies, investors can drive toward better health outcomes whilst improving the financial sustainability of their investments.

Please note, this is a unique programme aiming to forge new ground in responsible investment. We don’t expect you to have all the knowledge you’ll need when you start, we can help you build this over time.

We’re looking to appoint a Senior Research Officer to support the development of the LIPH programme.

The focus of the Senior Research Officer role will be to research investor engagement topics related to health. This role exists to support the scoping of new and existing corporate campaigns to inform the programme strategy. The post holder will be adept at collating, analysing and reporting on their health-related research to support practical decision-making and strategy development across the programme.

Key responsibilities:

• It will be your responsibility for researching key health topics, the role that companies play in these, current practice and where there are opportunities for investors to drive greater impact. Topics may include workplace health, air quality, nutrition.

• You will be writing-up research into high quality briefing reports for both internal and external audiences.

• Communicating research findings to a range of audiences, and through different means, for example via webinars or verbally in meetings.

• Organising, representing, and supporting ShareAction at events to disseminate research findings.

• Developing research plans and approaches, delivering outputs in a timely way.

• Spotting for new programme opportunities and taking the initiative in researching these and bringing them back to the team.

• You will be providing input and advice that informs the future direction of the programme.

• Provide ad-hoc support to other members of the LIPH team, especially during the earlier set-up phase of the programme. This may include research activities that support the development of our engagement and fundraising strategies.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time.

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Excellent research and analysis skills – able to find, assess and synthesis a range of types of data and research to form practical conclusions.

• Good communication skills - both written and verbal. Able to effectively communicate complex topics to a range of audiences.

• Leadership skills – able to provide thought-leadership on an emerging topic. Able to work independently and make decisions and progress within an evolving and ambiguous context.

• Planning – able to develop research plans, approaches and events, and deliver on these in a timely way.

• Health knowledge – has a good grasp of public health concepts, an understanding of the ‘wider determinants of health’ and how companies shape people’s health.

• Flexible – able and willing to support the team with a range of activities as the programme is established.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

DESIRABLE

• Working knowledge of the investment system and how they influence health through their practices

• Experience working in new and growing teams

• Experience of working with Microsoft Office 365, particularly SharePoint;

• Experience of working with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce;

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: 1 year fixed term, full-time (with aim of extending to a permanent position dependent on funding)

Salary: £26,314 - £30,000 + 8% pension contribution and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Deadline for applications: Monday 15th November 9am

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking..

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK.

Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.