Nature Executive in London

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions. Through 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 offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Role

The successful candidate will join the Central Sustainability Office (CSO) to support the development of our approach to nature. This will include supporting the development of a Group-wide nature strategy, supporting the integration of nature into our climate frameworks, and supporting the integration of nature risks into our Risk Management Framework. They will need to work closely and effectively with a broad range of stakeholders across M&G Plc, our life insurance business and our asset management business. They will be part of a Climate & Nature team, with ongoing opportunities to interact with climate workstreams.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Develop key strategic initiatives to build our Group-wide approach to nature
• In collaboration with stakeholders across M&G Plc, our life business and our asset management business, deliver aspects of our nature strategy
• Work closely with our Climate & Nature Lead to support the integration of nature-related themes into existing climate frameworks
• Work closely with our Sustainability Risk Lead to support the development of our approach to managing nature risk, and integration of nature into our risk management framework, including improving the risk and control environment.
• Work closely with 2nd line Sustainability Risk to support their oversight of nature-related risk management
• Act as subject matter expert on nature within the CSO, including undertaking horizon scanning and highlighting developments across nature markets, investment practices and nature-related risks
• Maintain a clear view of existing and potential regulatory frameworks relevant to nature
• Where relevant, support on our engagement with policymakers and regulators on nature-related topics

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience of working on nature within a financial services firm, corporate or consultancy
• Strong stakeholder engagement, stakeholder management and broader project delivery experience
• Proven experience of working within a detailed risk and controls framework, and experience of managing nature-related risks as part of that
• Strong understanding of sustainability regulations, with a focus on incoming nature-related frameworks (e.g., TNFD)
• Experience of working with scenario analysis or stress testing frameworks, within or outside of sustainability themes
• Good technical capabilities, with a focus on data analysis and visualisation, and use of Artificial Intelligence
• Self-starter with a proactive and collaborative approach, who is able to effectively engage with key stakeholders across the group
• Organised, efficient and thorough with a high attention to detail
• Excellent office skills and practical experience of Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future.

Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days. Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.

At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us.