BASIS: Full-time – Permanent
SALARY: 55,000 – 65,000 EUR
CLOSING DATE: 5:00pm, 6th Jun 2021 BST
Job description
The Signatory Relations Manager Italy will be working towards enhancing Responsible Investment awareness and providing local investors with the tools to implement it in their investment process.
The role involves contributing to PRI’s investors recruitment and signatory coverage.
There will be scope for regular domestic and occasional international travel primarily for signatory meetings, industry events and internal meetings.
The successful candidate will report to the Head of Southern Europe, based in Madrid, and work closely with the Director of Continental Europe and other PRI colleagues in the UK and worldwide.
Core Responsibilities
Awareness: Raising awareness on responsible investment among local asset owners, investment managers, service providers and other PRI stakeholders.
Signatory relationships: developing engagement with Italian, Greek and Maltese investors through new signatory on-boarding, signatory review meetings, reporting and assessment sessions, ad-hoc support and PRI supported events.
Investors outreach: targeting for recruitment to the PRI public and corporate pension plans, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, endowments/foundations, as well as key asset managers and service providers.
Stakeholders relationships: Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders in the country to support the development of responsible investment locally.
Close collaboration with PRI content, reporting and policy teams to :
deliver mutually agreed solutions supporting PRI’s agenda;
foster the implementation of PRI strategic projects by Italian, Greek and Maltese signatories;
enhance the understanding of key Italian, Greek and Maltese market issues and players amongst PRI colleagues.
Collaboration with the other Relationship Managers in Continental Europe.
Events: Represent PRI at relevant events to help raise the organisation’s profile in the country.
Support the Continental Europe director and team when needed, including during parental leaves.
Core Competencies
PRI expects roles at a ‘Specialist level’ within the organisation to demonstrate skills across the following core competencies:
Analytical
Proactively offers impartial specialist knowledge, insights or input
Uses business/ specialist knowledge and analysis to identify issues, applying fact-based insight to develop and evaluate solutions or solve issues
Maintains a professional and impartial stance in assessing all information which feeds into decision making
Balances rigour with pragmatism in conducting analyses that are fit for purpose
Effectively reviews and quality-checks all analyses
Business Awareness
Focuses on maximising Signatory or operational value and driving PRI outcomes
Actively keeps up to date with developments both within the organisation and within area of specialism
Balances the internal needs of the PRI and that of Signatory Organisations to deliver outputs
Understands how own area of specialism drives value to the PRI and meets its mission
Uses market insights and knowledge to suggest and drive strategic initiatives which will enhance signatory servicing.
Collaborative
Builds consensus and trust with all that engage with
Is responsive to feedback, proactively following up to ensure any issues are resolved
Engages with colleagues to gain a broader understanding of issues and seeks to respond to or resolve them
Provides specialist knowledge and insights to colleagues where requested
Communicative
Translates specialist information or provides technical expertise in a clear and understandable format
Clarifies matters by absorbing and understanding relevant information and feeding them back in concise terms
Uses effective listening and questioning to enhance understanding of complex issues
Engages the recipient using their language, tailoring communication style for the audience
Developmental
Actively seeks opportunities to enhance specialist knowledge/ experience
Constantly reviews own work with the aim of improving outputs
Applies knowledge or experience to question practices and suggest alternatives
Actively seeks and shares feedback wherever possible, as a means of improvement
Uses best practice identified through external networks or evolutions in the field of specialism
Structured
Has a strong sense of execution and delivery, working to agreed deadlines, involving relevant colleagues and allowing enough time for review and quality assurance
Regularly monitors and reports on progress of work, providing regular updates as appropriate
Takes a methodical approach to how specialist or technical knowledge is acquired and, distributed (where necessary)
Captures knowledge at the end of each project/ process/activity, to use and share
Technical Competencies & Experience
Demonstrable experience in responsible investment (ideally over 5 years).
Strong interest in sustainability, environmental, social and governance issues, and their overall impact on long term investment outcomes and society.
Good understanding of investment practices in public and/or private markets.
A significant experience in the asset management and/or financial sector.
Business development skills, preferably within the financial sector, or within other service-based industries, such as management consulting.
Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills, the ability to foster an inclusive working environment.
Extensive network in Responsible Investment and/or ESG related fields
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Italian and English.
Demonstrable experience in public speaking, giving presentations and leading meetings with investment executives at all levels.
Good team player, with a collaborative and consultative approach to working with others, a strong partnership ethos and an experience working internationally.
Master’s degree in one or more relevant fields and/or a recognised investment qualification preferable.
Ability to work in a multicultural and challenging environment.
At least intermediate knowledge of relevant IT (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint and/or Salesforce).
As this is a global role, international travel may be required.
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