Responsible Investment Analyst

Permanent, Full time (we welcome flexible working discussions)

An opportunity to make a difference

At Border to Coast our purpose is to make a difference and we’re looking for a keen Responsible Investment Analyst to join our award-winning team.

As a customer-owned and customer-focused organisation, integrity is one of our values, as is our collaborative and sustainable approach. Our focus is to secure the pensions of over a million people who have provided valuable service to their communities and society. We’re a £60bn asset manager, the largest UK asset manager outside London or Edinburgh, and we provide innovative investments that deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

Responsible Investment is central to our work and is embedded in how we invest across our range of assets. Our industry leading Responsible Investment team act as a centre of excellence to help colleagues across the organisation better integrate Responsible Investment into their decisions and actions. Since 2019, we have been signatories to the internationally recognised Principles for Responsible Investment.

The team is growing and that’s why we are now recruiting for a Responsible Investment Analyst to support the implementation of our Responsible Investment approach and help turn our strategy and policies into reality.

The role - what you’ll be doing

As a Responsible Investment Analyst your role is hugely important and will include:

• Assisting the team in the delivery of our Responsible Investment strategy and objectives.
• Supporting the integration of Environment, Social and Governance factors into investment portfolio across all of investment teams.
• Development of our policies on climate change, stewardship and Responsible Investment.
• Contributing to our approach to shareholder voting, to ensure voting is aligned with our policies, and our engagement with invested companies and asset managers.
• Maintaining records supporting voting, engagement, monitoring and due diligence activities.
• Responding to the requirements of the Investment Committee and Executive Committee, and our Partner Funds.
• Keeping on top of and communicating industry best practice.

About you - and the value you’ll bring to our team

• You’ll contribute and can demonstrate an understanding of and passion for Responsible Investment issues, including, for example, climate change mitigation, the path to net zero and/or shareholder voting.
• You have experience of working in an analytical role, ideally at an organisation in the financial services sector, or where there is a financial aspect to your role.
• You want to do meaningful work and you’re passionate about making a difference through investments and influencing company decision making.
• You have some knowledge in the Responsible Investment or stewardships areas of investment management and some familiarity with regulatory requirements.
• You’ve got excellent analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative.
• You can demonstrate planning, organisation, time and data management and administrative capabilities and have good communication skills.
• You’re a pro-active, self-motivated team player with the ability to manage an interesting and variable workload and be willing to assist and support other team members when required.

Why join Border to Coast?

At Border to Coast, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to excellent benefits:

• Vitality Health Insurance for all employees
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A generous holiday allowance of 30 days a year, plus bank holidays
• Professional Development including the opportunity to gain fully funded qualifications (e.g. IMC)
• Critical Illness Cover
• Pension scheme
• Stunning Leeds city centre location only a short walk to the train station
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance of 6 times of salary
• Sustainable travel plans and public transport discounts
• Range of discounts for Leeds gyms, shops and restaurants
• Hybrid working
• Onsite gym

There’s also more information about pay and reward, careers at Border to Coast and how we work on our website.

We welcome applications from people of all experience levels and backgrounds and value diversity of thought. We are committed to creating an inclusive and engaging workplace, ensuring that colleagues maintain a work life balance. We encourage colleagues to progress, be themselves and be their best through both personal and professional development.

If you have a disability, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we would be happy to discuss making reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.

We’re looking for people with the right values, behaviours, skills and experiences and if you meet some of the role’s criteria and are interested in finding out more about Border to Coast and the team, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is a collaboration of 11 Local Government Pension Funds with a total asset value of c.£60 billion (as of the 31st of March 2023). Border to Coast is a FCA regulated investment company created to pool the investments of like-minded Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds - our 'Partner Funds’. Established in 2018, we are the largest LGPS pools in the UK.

Our purpose is to make a difference for the Local Government Pension Scheme. We seek to do this by providing cost-effective and innovative investment opportunities delivering returns over the long term for our Partner Funds, their employers and over 1.1 million LGPS members.

Since launch, Border to Coast has been awarded many accolades: 'Best Pool of the Year’ at the LAPF Investment Awards three years out of four, most recently winning 'Pool Innovation of the Year’, named at the Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards as 'Equity’ and 'Alternatives Manager of the Year’, and our Climate Change report has won Pensions for Purpose awards two years in a row.