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Portfolio Team Positions
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About the role:
The Climate Risk Analyst (ESG) are responsible for conducting proactive research on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies.
Key Responsibilities include:
Gather, analyse, and process climate observations and large datasets to create actionable insights
Build and validate open-source models to simulate climate change scenarios and natural hazard events
Collaborate with internal and external teams to enhance data science processes and best practices
Contribute to faculty related research projects and work closely with faculty research staff
Commitment level
Approximately 10-12 hours per week
Consistent effort throughout tenure including semester breaks
Desired Skills/Traits
Strong oral and written communication
Organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
Initiative and Attention to detail
Team player and amicability
Experience in programming languages with emphasis on machine learning: Python, R / MatLab
Previous experience working within student committees is highly favourable, but not necessary
Technological proficiency - previous experience using Excel, Google Forms etc is highly favoured, but not necessary
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MSMF believes returns are not forgone by restricting the number of assets in our universe and instead that there are significant returns to be made by considering environmental, social, and corporate governance factors on a single stock level and at the portfolio level. As an ESG analyst, you are responsible for implementing, regulating and enforcing ESG policies throughout the fund. This involves creating, maintaining and amending policies for investment teams to follow when choosing their stock to pitch, and for Portfolio Management team to observe in making decisions for the entire portfolio. A mentor from the relevant industry will advise the ESG team throughout the pitch cycle.
All Associate Economists will report to the Senior Economist, who reports to the CIO.
Key Responsibilities include:
Evaluating, improving and creating ESG strategies, regulations and policies for the fund.
Creating and amending a framework for evaluating the fund’s ESG
Advising the Portfolio Managers and theCIO regarding the best way to implement ESG strategies and ensure ESG compliance
Creating a framework on creating the Fund’s investment universe
Evaluate and improve currency ESG policies for investment team stock selection
Commitment level:
Approximately 4-6 hours per week
Busiest period/s during the year:
Consistent throughout the year
Desired Skills/Traits:
Good teamwork, communication, and time management skills
Have knowledge in ESG and how it can be applied to a portfolio and/or equity research
Educational background in economics or finance is highly regarded but not necessary
Have a fundamental understanding of finance or economics
Passionate about investing/finance/economics/markets (specifically ESG related)
Experience in investment/funds management is highly regarded, but not necessary
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