Junior Climate Research Analyst
Job Summary
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ISS STOXX is looking for a Junior Climate Research Analyst for our Climate Solutions Team at the Mumbai - Goregaon East location.
Overview:
Climate Solutions is a unit withinISS Sustainability Solutions the responsible investment business ofISS STOXX. As investors seek to gain a better understanding of their exposure to climate-related risks Climate Solutions provides data analytics and advisory services tosupport investors in understanding measuring and acting on climate-related risks & opportunities and their impact on investments across all asset STOXX Sustainability Solutions Climate Solutionsis an innovative market leader within its field.
ISS STOXX Climate Team is working closely with its clients to help them with risk analysis and is looking for passionate team members to work extensively on different aspects of GHG emissions accounting quantification of risks and client support on these subjects on day-to-day basis. The successful candidates will be part of ISS STOXX Climate Solutions team which works on a wide range of climate products and metrics for an ever-expanding investment universe.
Responsibilities:
Ensure the timely update validation and maintenance of emissions data and other climaterelated datapoints across internal systems.
Conduct research review and analysis of company disclosures (e.g. Sustainability reports Annual reports Regulatory filings) to assess companies emissions performance and data quality.
Provide subjectmatter support to internal stakeholders and clients by responding to queries related to climate data and methodologies.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and consistency in climate research workflows applying structured and creative problemsolving approaches.
Support the maintenance and enhancement of research infrastructure including process documentation methodology updates and data mappings.
Assist Client Services teams by handling clientspecific research requests and preparing customized climate data analyses where required.
Qualifications:
A minimum of 0-1 years of relevant work experience relating to data analytics or climate change
Possess knowledge on scope 1 scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions of GHG Protocol
Knowledge about equities or financial markets terminology in general would be added advantage
Bachelors degree and a relevant Masters degree (Example: environmental scienceenvironmental engineering economics climate change studies)
Strong research and analytical skills ability to quickly process large amounts of data and information
Integrityorganizational skills high attention to detail a self-driven work ethic and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a high-pressure deadline-driven environment
Ability to conduct deep dive research based on client needs and process requirements
Excellent oral and written command of English
Willingness to work with a highly collaborative flexible and innovative team across different locations
Regular work hours with slight flexibility to collaborate with colleagues and clients in different time zones
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What You Can Expect from Us
At ISS STOXX our people are our driving force. We are committed to building a culture that values diverse skills perspectives and experiences. We hire the best talent in our industry and empower them with the resources support and opportunities to growprofessionally and personally.
Together we foster an environment that fuels creativity drives innovation and shapes our future success.
Lets empower collaborate and inspire.
Lets be #BrilliantTogether.
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985 we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance sustainability cyber risk and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group ISS STOXX has over 3400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide serving around 6400 clients including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG cyber and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders benefit.
ISS Sustainability Solutionsenable investors to develop and integrate sustainable investing policies and practices engage on responsible investment issues and monitor portfolio company practices through screening solutions. ISS Sustainability Solutionsalso provides climate data analytics and advisory services to help financial market participants understand measure and act on climate-related risks across all asset addition our solutionscover corporate and country ESG research and ratings enabling its clients to identify material social and environmental risks and opportunities.
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is committed to fostering cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination or harassment against any applicant or employee on the basis of race color ethnicity creed religion sex age height weight citizenship status national origin social origin sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression pregnancy status marital status familial status mental or physical disability veteran status military service or status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as protected status). All activities including but not limited to recruiting and hiring recruitment advertising promotions performance appraisals training job assignments compensation demotions transfers terminations (including layoffs) benefits and other terms conditions and privileges of employment are and will be administered on a non-discriminatory basis consistent with all applicable federal state and local requirements.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
Institutional Shareholder Services is the world’s leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions.