Associate Director of Investment - M&G plc.

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns. Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The post holder will sit within the Sustainable Investment Frameworks team within M&G Investments Sustainability & Stewardship team. This team is tasked with leading on the development and implementation of sustainable investment frameworks across public and private markets. The work of this team supports our investment teams in integrating ESG into the investment approaches, define and deliver client-centric product level sustainability and impact commitments, ensure regulatory compliance (e.g. SFDR, SDR), as well as codifying our approach on thematic or asset class specific aspects (for example Global Norms, human rights etc). The team also leads on setting policy and standards for M&G Investments on sustainability, as well as defining our governance frameworks and implementation.

The Associate Director will report to the Head of Sustainable Investing Frameworks, and support in the delivery of activities related to public markets including supporting on the development and roll out of new frameworks, policies, as well as engaging and training investment teams to support on the implementation of these frameworks. The Associate Director will need to be able to work collaboratively across both the Sustainability & Stewardship team as well as with a wide range of stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities for this role:

• Supporting the development of sustainability frameworks and policies, with a particular focus on public markets
• Working with public markets investment teams to support on the integration of sustainability frameworks into investment process
• Collaborating with investment teams to support on new product development and methodologies to better meet client expectations
• Help scale up our activities in the development of thematic and public asset class specific frameworks/policies working in collaboration with the public markets desk based sustainability resources
• Engagement with investment desks on sustainability
• Support on the development and delivery of training related to frameworks or the wider S&S activities
• Meeting with clients to explain our approach to sustainability and ESG integration (firm wide and fund specific). Responding to internal and external information requests
• Work closely with Product teams to ensure consistent application of frameworks and approaches, coupled with supporting the broader S&S team on Product-related requirements

Key knowledge, skills and experience:

• A passion for sustainability is essential
• Experience working on sustainability within the financial services sector, and ideally the asset management industry
• Working knowledge of sustainability regulation e.g. SFDR and SDR
• Excellent communication skills, including both written and verbal
• Effective stakeholder engagement/management, and ability to build good relationships internally and externally
• Ability to produce high quality reports/deliverables suitable for a senior audience
• Excellent writing skills
• Ideally an ability to synthesize information from complex data sets into simplified outputs for stakeholders
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaborate effectively within a team environment
• Proactive with individual accountability; takes ownership to drive delivery forwards without instruction
• Effective problem-solving skills to design and implement solutions
• Integrity and strong work ethic with a positive outlook and belief in our purpose. Self-starter, with strong time management skills, ability to deliver under pressure, prioritise to produce results and communicate challenges

M&G has a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks. M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com