Investment Writer - 12 month FTC

An exciting opportunity for an Investment Writer to act as Editor for investment reports and investment-related marketing materials on behalf of RBC BlueBay London based investment teams on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. RBC’s expectation is that all employees and contractors will work in the office with some flexibility to work up to 1 day per week remotely, depending on working arrangements.

What will you do?

• Work with Product Specialists and investment teams to produce, quality control and edit monthly, quarterly and annual investment commentaries and specialist reports for both Equities and Fixed Income.
• Act as distribution point, when required, for investment commentaries from RBC GAM UK to other RBC GAM stakeholders.
• Look for efficiencies in distribution of marketing materials across both Equities & Fixed Income.
• Write and deliver regular and ad hoc investment communications of a sales-oriented, educational, and technical nature, with sensitivity to strategy-specific or market developments.
• Work with RFP and Marketing to ensure quality and relevance of investment-related material.
• Create and improve current content, including liaising with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ascertain accurate and high-quality content, as well as identifying and addressing knowledge gaps.
• Ensure all content is in line with relevant brand standards and style guides.

What do you need to succeed?

• Excellent organisational, communication, and editing skills, combined with an ability to work well within a team and with others throughout the global organisation.
• Demonstrates authority and conviction to uphold standards, as well as strong project management and process management skills and is able to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
• Able to work efficiently and effectively with a high level of activity in the face of changing priorities; demonstrate commercial awareness and a solutions-oriented outlook; and prioritise workload.
• Prior experience of working with 3rd parties, with geographically dispersed teams and across time zones strongly desirable.
• Educated to degree level, with an advanced knowledge and understanding of investment industry products and practices, and ideally of RBC BlueBay’s products, guidelines, procedures and processes.
• Demonstrates strong technical knowledge and a commitment to consistently delivering a high standard of service to colleagues and clients.
• Able to work well under pressure and to influence and persuade at a high level both internally and externally, making appropriate decisions and recommendations when presented with new and changing situations.

What is in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.