Public Affairs Associate

Why work for us

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job its about investingin a brighter future together.

Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights disciplined investments and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success and are at the heart of everything we do:

Clients Come First - Always Execution Supersedes Intention Together We Win Diversity Improves Results Truth Builds Trust

If our mission values and purpose align with your own we would love to hear from you!

Your opportunity

Join our Responsibility Team which drives our firms Responsibility strategy including corporate responsibility ESG integration across our portfolio suite and the development of JHI Brighter Future Funds for clients seeking purposeful investment. The team is split mainly between London and Denver. The Public Affairs team sits within Responsibility and proactively navigates a dynamic policy landscape affecting the breadth of our business.

In this role you will support the Public Affairs team in shaping and achieving regulatory objectives for the firm and managing associated relationships and communications with internal and external stakeholders. You will collaborate closely with the entire Responsibility Team and partner with multiple departments including Compliance Risk Legal Product Investments and Client Group.

• Solicit input across the firm to identify potential regulatory and policy priorities and areas of focus for Public Affairs across jurisdictions (e.g. EU UK APAC and the US).
• Determine optimal mechanisms for achieving objectives such as responding to regulatory consultations drafting public commentary and liaising with industry bodies
• Draft position papers commentary and other documents for submission to regulators and develop and deliver high-quality presentations to communicate regulatory issues clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Support Business Resilience by designing and coordinating crisis communication plans with internal and external stakeholders in partnership with Internal Communications and Corporate Communications
• Build strong relationships and maintain effective communication channels across the firm
• Perform additional duties as assigned
  
  

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must have skills

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with the ability to collect organize and interpret complex information.
• Strong Presentation Skills ability to create compelling PowerPoint presentations and present confidently to stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Engagement - ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels building strong relationships and maintaining effective communication channels
• Excellent communication skills capable of conveying technical information to non-technical audiences clearly and effectivelyboth verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a diverse global team environment.
• Sound judgment able to distinguish priorities and identify what is most important
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including Outlook Teams Word Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice to have skills

• Understanding of the regulatory lifecycle including consultation rule-making and implementation. Experience in financial services is particularly welcomed.
• Project management experience either from a public affairs agency or other financial services organization.

Supervisory responsibilities

• No

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

At Janus Henderson Investors were committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Dont worry if you dont think you tick every box we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we cant accommodate every flexible working request were happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know at

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Annual Bonus Opportunity:Position may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool. The profit pool is funded based on Company profits. Individual bonuses are determined based on Company department team and individual performance.

Benefits: Janus Henderson is committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards package to eligible employees that includes; competitive compensation pension/retirement plans and various health wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. To learn more about our offerings please visit the Why Join Us section on the career pagehere.

Janus Henderson Investors is an equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.

Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employees job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).

You should be willing to adhere to the provisions of our Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants past political contributions or activity may impact applicants eligibility for this position.

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.