Sustainable Finance Research

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

OVERVIEW:
RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Contribute to Second Party Opinion projects by conducting ESG analysis of Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Bonds including assessment of the strategy of bond issuers, managing client relationship and producing reports
- Contribute to the implementation of consulting, training and bespoke mandates on sustainable financing strategies for a variety of Debt Capital Market players
- Support product and methodology development initiatives of ISS-Corporate Sustainable Finance Research team including monitoring various regulatory developments
- Support interactions with the Sales team on client requests
- Produce content related to Sustainable Bonds

QUALIFICATIONS:

- A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience relating to sustainability/ESG consulting, environmental consulting, investment carbon footprinting, climate impact assessments of investments, GHG-accounting, or Life Cycle Analysis is required
- Advanced university degree ideally in environmental science, engineering, economics, international relations.
- Demonstrated interest in sustainability in general and specific knowledge in Green & Social Bonds, sustainable finance or analysis of corporate sustainability strategy is a requirement
- Experience in corporate GHG accounting and/or corporate climate transition analysis is a plus
- Excellent analytical skills and conceptual thinking aptitude
- Very strong project management/organizational skills & track-record in meeting deadlines for multi-stakeholder projects
- Excellent oral and written command of English is required, fluency in another APAC language is a plus (e.g. Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with customer-first attitude
- Experience in working successfully in client facing roles is a plus
- Willingness to work with a highly collaborative, flexible and innovative team across different locations

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What you can expect from us

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