SI Specialist

SI Specialist Opportunity

Department

To further strengthen our capacities in serving clients with world-leading sustainable investment expertise, we are looking for a Sustainable Investing Specialist based at our office in Rotterdam.

You will become part of the Sustainable Investing (SI) Thought Leadership team within Robeco’s SI Center of Expertise. Part of the Investment domain, the SI Center of Expertise consists of 50 sustainability professionals based in Rotterdam, Zurich, Hong Kong and Singapore. Besides the SI Thought Leadership team, the Center comprises several other teams: SI Research, Active Ownership, and SI Client Portfolio Management.

The SI Thought Leadership team is responsible for developing, maintaining and monetizing sustainable investment frameworks, like Sustainable Development Goal corporate and country scores, forward-looking climate and biodiversity metrics and the country sustainability framework. The team is also responsible for overseeing ESG integration and consistent use of the SI frameworks in products and solutions across the organisation. Furthermore, the team contributes to Robeco’s leadership in the field of SI by publishing (academic) articles, opinion papers and whitepapers.

In this role, you will support the further development and implementation of Robeco's SI intellectual property and ensure that it contributes to Robeco’s commercial goals and SI leadership. Next to further developing our SI frameworks from a content perspective, you’ll also be working closely with colleagues across the organization to make sure the frameworks are implemented and used by our investment teams, client solutions, product development, data systems, SI research and active ownership.

Position & Requirements

What will you do:

• Further development of our sustainable investing frameworks across all topics, including country research, controversy screening, social framework, SDGs, climate and biodiversity.
• Further embedding of our sustainable investing frameworks across the firm, including integration in products and client solutions and integration in data systems.
• Contribute to monetization of our sustainable investing frameworks via client meetings and collaboration with sales, investment teams, and product management.
• Contribute to Robeco’s sustainable investing thought leadership through (academic) publications, presentations and collaboration in external networks.

What we are looking for in a candidate:

• More than 5 years of professional experience working in, or with, the financial or corporate sector in developing and/or implementing sustainability strategies
• Master’s University degree in business, finance, (environmental) economics or equivalent
• Content knowledge on sustainability, policy and regulations, and implications for investors
• Good stakeholder and project management skills to bring together different perspectives and requirements and translate these into results
• A team player with strong attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness of delivery and an agile approach
• “Can-do” attitude with ability to lead projects and workstreams and at the same time flexibility to support on urgent tasks in a high pace environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written language skills in English

The successful candidate is a self-motivated, creative analyst with deep knowledge of sustainable business / investing. Strong in research skills, you are able to share your knowledge in a structured way. Academic affinity is a plus. You are used to working independently in an international environment and to clearly represent your views internally and externally. Your further strengths include level-appropriate communication, quality awareness, an open mind, strong interpersonal skills and respect for different opinions and cultures.

About Us

As a Dutch asset manager operating globally, Robeco has always combined the best of both worlds. We have global reach and ambitions, while retaining our head office in our hometown of Rotterdam. Employees at Robeco share that combination: we hire and nurture people who can think internationally and put the client first, while keeping their feet firmly on the ground. We have strong links with academia, which underpin the research in our robust quantitative and sustainability investing strategies. Our people have backgrounds in finance but also in economics and geography. Likewise, as pioneers in emerging markets investing, our diverse backgrounds also add local knowledge. We offer an informal and flexible office atmosphere that gives people the room to be themselves, to grow and to perform to the best of their ability.