Natural Capital Impact Investing: Professional Placement Year Internship

Description

We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of high performance, which means we seek to recruit and retain people who are not only technically qualified, but also open to the world, innovative, and able to harness their unique perspectives and life experiences to support our success as a business.

Description Of The Department

Since 2013, we’ve pioneered the idea of creating investment funds that seek to bring about a positive social and environmental impact, while delivering competitive financial returns for our investors. We believe we can generate outcomes that benefit people and the planet, while meeting our clients’ financial objectives. This is Impact Investing – identifying and funding projects where financial outcomes and environmental or social impact are linked. We focus our investments where they will have the greatest positive impact – large-scale issues with significant funding gaps. Our investments have benefited 600+ companies and projects across 80+ countries in both developed and developing markets.

Your Role and Responsibilities will Include:

• Conduct research on key impact themes in line with our investment strategy
• Conduct qualitative analysis and formulate views on funds and impact businesses to assess alignment with impact objectives
• Data collection and analysis from our portfolio funds and direct investments
• Reporting of impact performance to clients
• Work with impact databases and analysis systems to support the investment research team’s broader efforts to place capital with impact investments
• Support transition of impact management system to a tech-based platform
• Support continued evolution of impact management system to align with best practice
• Provide support to the Impact Investing platform
• Perform ad-hoc tasks and projects as assigned from time to time, e.g., assist in creating impact investment universes, assist with client marketing and RFP responses, write industry thought pieces, etc.

Qualifications

Education Skills & Experience

Education

• Studying for a degree in finance, social sciences, development, or related subjects on a 4-year University degree with 3rd year work placement included

Skills

• Ability to work independently and efficiently in a team within an international and fast-moving environment
• Microsoft Excel (modelling and analysis), Word, PowerPoint, etc. Knowledge of Bloomberg is an advantage
• Analytical ability e.g., data analysis – collecting and managing data, data organisation/interpretation skills
• Effective communication including verbal, written & presentational
• Creative thinking, capability to develop innovative solutions and challenge consensus
• Attention to detail
• A hard-working, dynamic, and proactive self-starter
• Fluency in English, other languages a bonus

Experience

• Demonstrated interest in impact investing, sustainable investing, and ESG analysis
• Knowledge of impact investing norms and principles including the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• An aptitude to quickly get familiar and iterate on impact valuation models and research/company data
• Ability to manage databases and reporting tools used to drive decision-making and portfolio analysis
• Strong project management skills, ability to take ownership of processes and service delivery
• Proven ability to multi-task and produce quality work within tight deadlines

What We Offer

• This internship is an excellent opportunity to discover an international working environment. Due to our leading market position in alternative investments, you can gain strong exposure to a variety of complex issues that we face as a diverse investment manager.
• You will be fully integrated into our team, and you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively and discover other departments such as Fund Management, Transactions, Development, and Asset Controlling.
• Autonomous, entrepreneurial, and result-driven culture where taking initiative is encouraged.
• You will join a growing platform which will allow you to take on real responsibilities rapidly.
• GBP 28,000 basic salary + competitive benefits package.

What We Expect From You

• Workplace professionalism
• Physical attendance to the office 3-4 days a week
• Curiosity
• Commitment
• Willingness to learn & grow

Please join us to realize your potential to drive progress, for yourself, our clients, and the world in which we live.