ESG Integration Lead

Rathbones provides individual investment and wealth management services for private clients, charities, trustees and professional partners. We have been trusted for generations to manage and preserve our clients’ wealth.

Our tradition of investing and acting responsibly has been with us from the beginning and continues to lead us forward. Our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s most responsible wealth manager.

We see it as our responsibility to invest for everyone’s tomorrow. That means doing the right thing for our clients and for others too. Keeping the future in mind when we make decisions today. Looking beyond the short term for the most sustainable outcome. This is how we build enduring value for our clients, make a wider contribution to society and create a lasting legacy. Thinking, acting and investing responsibly.

Role: ESG Integration Lead

Department: RIM Research

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent

The Role

To lead and champion the integration of ESG data into the investment management process. Working collaboratively with the Research team to develop a sector leading ESG integrated offering for the private client wealth management sector.

Outcomes of the Role

ESG Integration

• Serve as main coordination point for the integration of ESG into the research process, across asset classes.
• Facilitate the availability of ESG data points to analysts and Fund Managers

ESG Analysis

• Supplement work of the thematic investment team with relevant insights and data on ESG topics.
• Work with relevant research teams to develop financial models which integrate ESG data points.
• Collaborate with relevant analysis on integration of ESG metrics in sector review

Responsible Investment

• Ad hoc support on ESG engagements

Knowledge & Experience

• Interest in corporate sustainability
• Knowledge of key ESG themes
• Able to manage complexity and detail
• Able to work under strict time deadlines
• Strong numerical skills
• Highly organised, experienced in planning workloads against the background of changing priorities
• Highly motivated self-starter able to work independently, taking initiative to address problems
• Thorough and accurate
• Significant prior experience of the investment management industry
• Direct operational experience of integration of ESG into the investment process
• Highly organised, experienced in planning workloads against the background of changing priorities
• Highly motivated self-starter able to work independently, taking initiative to address problems

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values – those that are passionate about client service, operate with the highest levels of integrity and have a strong results focus.

We’re a Level 1 Disability Confident employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online. If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via recruit@rathbones.com to let us know what adjustments you may need.