Senior Sustainability Analyst - Private Equity

The pressure on investors to make real progress on sustainability issues has rapidly grown over the last few years. With its partnership-driven ownership model, long-term investment horizon and relative freedom from short-term pressure, private equity is ideally positioned to be at the forefront of the second wave of the sustainable finance revolution.

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Our client is building out its sustainability function, and is seeking an experienced individual to join its Head of ESG to build out the organisation's capabilities - from both a value creation and reporting perspective.

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Required Skills:

• Ability to work under pressure, to deadlines, in a fast-paced, small team environment

• Experience with ESG reporting standards: including either TCFD, TNFD or SFDR reports, ESG strategy reporting and/or UN PRI reporting

• Deep knowledge of key sustainability-linked regulations and legislation

• Highly effective communicator (verbal and written), able to adapt to internal and external stakeholders, often synthesising complex and wide-ranging sustainability concepts into concise, investable insights

• Proactive character, keen to learn and collaborate

• Strong project management/time management skills

• The ability to co-ordinate fund-level initiatives with external parties and consultants

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Desirable Experience:

• Demonstrable experience applying SME knowledge on one or more sustainability themes to company business models in order to drive growth

• Experience in sustainability/ESG, gained in either the ESG consulting sector or an in-house ESG position within private markets or asset management

• Demonstrable experience and passion for supporting ambitious corporate climate action, either through past work experience or personal projects

• Ability to undertake independent research on emerging topics, market developments, industry guidance and regulatory developments, and concisely summarise key points and how they may impact the firm, fund or portfolio

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If you are motivated to see the world improve as a result of the investments made today, are passionate about the opportunity to support the growth of companies that are central to the transition to a more sustainable economy and want to be a part of the solution to many of our environmental and social issues, please get in touch with Hector Lobb at hector.lobb@acre.com.