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Sanlam Investments
We offer a wide range of investment and financial planning solutions to protect and grow your long-term wealth.
Sanlam Investments is one of South African's largest investment management companies, offering a comprehensive range of client-focused investment solutions to end-investors, intermediaries and larger institutions. Our comprehensive investment offerings include both passively and actively managed unit trusts, hedge funds and segregated and pooled retirement funds along the asset class and risk/return spectrum. Our investment options include passively and actively managed unit trusts, hedge funds and segregated and pooled retirement funds.
Purpose of the roleThe key purpose of this role is to strengthen our ESG research capability by leading the development of research projects and integration tools across the business. This includes both the idea generation and execution of projects. Responsibilities include conducting ESG research both at sector and company level, building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders across the business to integrate ESG. Other responsibilities include supporting external communications and client engagement on ESG progression and writing thought leadership articles. Your role will be part of a broader team within the Sustainable Investment Centre of expertise and focus predominantly on listed and unlisted assets.
Key responsibilities:ESG Research (Primary): Develop an ESG research capability at Sanlam Investments and lead ESG integration support across various asset classes for listed and/or private markets investment strategies. ESG data: Maintenance and constant development of inhouse ESG scorecard, dashboards, data and proprietary viewsESG and Impact Reporting: Assist investment teams with ESG reporting and management of ESG impact dataProduce thought leadership pieces on a diverse range of sustainability topics (e.g. climate change, waste management, human rights and diversity)Prepare presentation decks on ESG investing and support the team in preparing for meetings with Portfolio Managers, Heads of Departments and other stakeholdersSupport the Marketing and Client teams in dealing with ad-hoc requests on ESG topicsBuild effective relationships with key stakeholders across regions and asset classes to enable integration of ESG factors into investment processWork very closely with investment teams on an everyday basis (morning meetings, investor meetings, client due diligence, media matters) and management of sell side ESG researchWork with active ownership team as part of the broader Sustainable Investment Centre of Expertise0- 2 years' experience in the investment management and sustainability. Sector/Industry based ESG research experience would be advantageousPassionate about ESG issues (e.g. climate change, diversity and human rights)Self-confident, self-motivated and mature candidateExcellent Excel and writing skillsFully proficient in Office 365 including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Bloomberg (optional)Fast learner, Persistent and confidentResilientNatural team player and collaboratorProblem solver with good listening and interpretation skillsExcellent communication, presentation and administration skillsSkilled in managing stakeholder relationships and building networksCreative problem-solving abilityAbility to work independently and as part of a teamBuild a successful career with usWe're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Our commitment to transformationThe Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.
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