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Position Overview:

We are a leading independent global asset manager, dedicated to delivering the best outcomes for our clients through a highly diversified range of actively-managed products. We are truly global, supporting our individual and institutional investors across a range of products, encompassing equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. Our high-energy and collaborative culture at Janus Henderson helps our client achieve their goals and ensures that our people love the place they work.

The focus of this team will be to provide a hub of specialist technical expertise on ESG Investment Research. The team will be structured by super-sector coverage, consistent with natural ESG risk and theme alignment across the corporate issuer opportunity set. The group will provide scalable thematic, industry and sovereign research. They will support investment teams across all asset classes by conducting independent research, with the corporate analysts on the team most closely supporting equity and credit analysts and portfolio managers. Analysis may focus on individual issuers or groups of issuers that are impacted by a particular theme.

Duties and responsibilities

You will:

• Develop and articulate an ESG assessment methodology for the industries in your assigned sector group.
• Conduct research independently and analyse specific issuers and themes within your assigned sector group.
• Undertake research visits / meetings with a wide range of companies, debt originators, and sell side analysts, as required.
• Publish research conclusions and company meeting notes on the internal research management system, and present those conclusions to your sector cohort across the credit and equity teams.
• You may be required to work with other teams to prepare presentations, investigate client queries and respond to other ad hoc requirements.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Investment areas

Has responsibility for contributing to portfolios across Equities, Fixed Income and Multi Asset.

Technical skills and qualifications

• IMC or CFA desired (or studying towards)
• Degree educated in business, maths, finance, or sustainability discipline
• Previous experience covering a sector desired
• Knowledge of ESG metrics and their relevance to business performance
• Microsoft office skills to include Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Bloomberg and other market data platforms
• Knowledge of main ESG and climate data sets desired
• Where relevant, language skills particular to geographies covered

Competencies required

In addition to putting clients first, acting like an owner, and succeeding as a team, the competencies for this role include:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work and make decisions independently
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task, organize, and assimilate large amounts of information quickly
• Coping with pressure and setbacks