Investment Stewardship Manager (Responsible Investment)

First Class Stewardship

• Develop and execute an Annual Stewardship Plan, working with the Director of Responsible Investment & Engagement, CIO, fund managers, and partner funds
• Engage with investee companies on financially material issues to enhance internally-run portfolio management
• Oversee the voting function in partnership with our third-party stewardship provider, including development of region-specific voting policies
• Design and deliver against Stewardship Themes
• Engagement with policy-makers
• Oversee stewardship reporting & disclosure
• Working with Investment Directors, integrate stewardship into new investment products designed for partner funds
• Stewardship of private markets: application of stewardship techniques to asset classes other than listed equities and corporate fixed income
• Ensure compliance with our Stewardship Code statement

Wider Remit

• Assist partner funds with evidence-led consultancy service
• Industry participation including conference speaking, joining external advisory committees, etc
• Engage with key partner organisations including IIGCC, TPI, PRI, CA100+, LAPFF, etc

Contribute to a culture of high performing, collaborative, research-based investing across LGPS Central Limited.

Experiences & Attributes

·        Track record of engaging company boards and senior management on financially material issues

• Understanding of the shareholder voting process and its relevance for long-term investors
• Excellent communication, including to senior personnel internally & externally
• Motivated by the prospect of taking the initiative to design and implement a leading stewardship programme
• Analytical skills; ability to read company materials and to provide analysis, not description, in the language of investment management
• Combines full grasp of “standard” ESG factors and ability to think creatively outside of the standard lists of ESG issues
• Specialism in corporate governance or in climate risk an advantage
• Experience of working as an equity analyst in fund management (or other relevant institution including broker research), and/ or working for an engagement specialist
• Ability to command the respect of fund managers
• Organised; project management experience an advantage
• Procurement and contract management experience an advantage

Qualifications:

• Degree-level education
• IMC, CFA (any level), or other relevant investment qualification desirable 

  If you are interested in applying for this role, please forward your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@lgpscentral.co.uk, quoting reference Stewardship Manager, highlighting your key strengths and experience in relation to the job profile.

  Please note that the application closing date is 6pm, 20th February 2019.