ESG & Stewardship Analyst 2022

Martin Currie operates independently as a Specialist Investment Manager (SIM) within the Franklin Templeton group, they are a leading global investor specialising in global equities, founded in 1881 and headquartered in the UK.  The firm is a pioneer in emerging and international markets covering various growth and income strategies.

Our success is a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for an ESG & Stewardship Analyst to join our investment team in Leeds on a 12-month contract.

We partner with Investment 20/20 to give school leavers, and those who recently graduated from university, the opportunity to get work experience and training to develop new skills. We want to look at what individuals can offer in the future, not just what they have achieved in the past.

What is the ESG & Stewardship Analystresponsible for? 

The purpose of this role is to help build in-depth knowledge on relevant Stewardship and ESG topics, support our analysis and work with stakeholders across the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a desire to pursue a career in investment and finance to work in a dynamic global business on a diverse range of international projects, gaining excellent experience for their future career.  

What are the ongoing responsibilities?

• To conduct detailed research and ESG screening on portfolio companies and potential investments to support the investment decision making process.
• Own and manage the production of all management information, insights and any other documents or reports as required for Stewardship and ESG.
• To maintain and keep up to date a database of information in relation to ESG factors for each of our investments.
• To engage with investee companies on ESG issues and instigate engagement initiatives.
• To work with portfolio managers to determine appropriate voting at AGM and EGMs for investee companies and maintain a record of voting and rationale on pertinent areas.
• To work collaboratively with the Head of Stewardship and ESG central team in order to support the development of research and analytical tools to ensure best practise and efficiency.
• To help develop reporting frameworks with the Head of Stewardship and ESG central team in order to communicate with our external clients
• To respond to data and other information requests from internal and external stakeholders
• To research and write on key ESG and Stewardship topics to continue to build the knowledge and understanding
• To support sales and marketing teams and contribute to client presentations in relation to ESG matters.
• Attend relevant training courses provided for professional development.

What qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?

• A high-quality undergraduate degree is expected.
• Committed to or currently working towards a relevant ESG Qualification
• Experience using Excel and manipulating large data sets
• Strong adaptive communication and influencing skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form
• The ability to report in written form on complex topics in an engaging and informative manner
• Clear interest in the topics encompassed by Stewardship and ESG

What makes Martin Currie unique?

In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Martin Currie, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Reward—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results. Highlights of our benefits include - contributory pension scheme, private healthcare plan, PHI, life insurance and many others.

We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities.

Martin Currie values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.

Our Values (Learning, Ambition, Responsibility and Partnership) are integral to how we do things in Martin Currie and key to our purpose of Investing to Improve Lives. 

• Learning - We strive to continually improve.  Our learning comes from not only mistakes but our successes too. We challenge ourselves to regularly build our collective and individual knowledge, skills, and expertise.
• Ambition - We have a desire and determination to achieve. Our ambition is shown by our appetite to take on new challenges, achieve the best outcomes for clients and grow our business. We are always looking to raise the bar.
• Responsibility - We take control and see it as our duty to embrace tasks and challenges.  Our responsibility is demonstrated by us taking ownership and control of tasks, challenges, and being accountable for the outcome.
• Partnership - We work together and avoid silos. Our partnership is shown by each of us bringing our individual expertise and diversity of thought in a way that enables us to deliver our best work together.

At Franklin Templeton and across its SIMs, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Franklin Templeton acquired Legg Mason and its Specialist Investment Manager’s (SIM) in 2020 creating a firm in 34 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 160 countries.

If you have a flexible working arrangement within your current role – or are seeking a flexible working pattern - please let us know so we can consider this during the hiring process.  This is part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.