Acuity Knowledge Partners is Looking for Associate/ Senior Associate (ESG) Full Time

Job Description

Education/ Experience and Skill Requirement
• MBA (Finance) / B.Com
• Experience 10+ Years of working on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) reporting and related metrics for investment banks/ asset managers.
• The candidate should possess good understanding of related concepts like PRI (principals of responsible investing), B-Corp etc.
• Prior experience of preparing detailed case studies, thematic research reports, SWOT analysis and peer benchmarking reports from scratch
• Assisting clients on preparation of ESG questionnaires, KPI identification and scoring, ESG framework integration
• Good MS-PowerPoint skills (along with MS Excel capabilities)
• Good written and verbal communication
• Candidates with exposure to ESG related databases would be preferred (RepRisk, Sustainalytics, TruCost,Bloomberg,ESGetc.)

Responsibilities

• We are looking for someone with hands on experience of assisting asset managers/ IB/ PE clients on ESG reporting. The candidate should possess strong understanding of ESG reporting templates and questionnaires
• Governance performance analysis and identification of ESG key performance indicators like labor & working conditions, environmental conditions, indigenous people rights, social management, corporate ethics & governance etc.
• Well exposed on ESG Rating, ESG Scoring, Sustainable Finance Advisory
• Generating ideas and creating presentations as part of thematic reports, pitch-books, case studies and portfolio company reporting
• Presenting findings of analysis to clients, team members and senior management
• Conducting detailed quality checks of all outgoing materials
• Meeting strict deadlines and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work individually and in the team

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