Do you want to upskill in sustainable finance with HK government subsidies? Learn more about our eligible programme here!
Sustainable Investment Research Analyst
UBS
Singapore
Company:
Job Type
Full Time
Want to brush up on your skills? Join our course!
Building Sustainable Portfolios
About the Role
Conduct research on environmental and social themes and their relevance across different industries
Support and lead environmental and social engagements with companies to achieve sustainable outcomes across portfolios
Help scale our thematic engagement activities across the investment platform by collaborating on research and enabling fundamental analysts to lead company engagements
Manage relationships with collaborative industry initiatives and coordinate collaborative engagements on environmental and social themes at corporate and advocacy level
Create materials to showcase engagement outcomes for our stakeholders
Requirements
Experience in sustainability and investment research required
Strong knowledge of ESG issues in general and in particular in Asian market desired, ideally with experience on environmental and social themes
Broad understanding of investment markets
Interest in analysing how ESG issues and themes affect business models and using this analysis in engagements with senior management of companies to encourage positive sustainable change
Ability to effectively communicate engagement and investment insights on material ESG issues and themes
Experience in establishing and maintaining effective relationships for successful collaboration with internal teams
Outcomes driven approach with positive response to challenges and results against targets
Presence, maturity and credibility to deal with sensitive and contentious matters when engaging with senior individuals at public companies
Flexible, responsive and self-starting approach; open-minded thought process and intellectual curiosity
Degree educated, post-graduate qualification such as Masters/MBA/CFA are a plus