Analyst, ESG

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Summary:

Ares Management is seeking a passionate and hard-working Analyst to support Ares’ European ESG team. Based out of our London office, the Analyst will partner with internal stakeholders – including the ESG team, investment teams, and client solutions teams – as well as portfolio companies and investors to add new value by implementing our firmwide ESG strategy. This role will span on-going responsibilities and project-based work across Ares’ Corporate Sustainability (firm-level) and Responsible Investment (portfolio company-facing) initiatives.

Project-based work includes, but is not limited to, maintaining the momentum behind firmwide workstreams focused on sustainability-linked loans, ESG data collection, climate change strategy and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) investment process integration. The role will focus on European Direct Lending, with some responsibilities across other asset classes. See Ares’ 2023 Sustainability Report for more information on the ESG team’s Corporate Sustainability and Responsible Investment Initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Lead and support ESG projects, ensuring timely and effective delivery of internal and external deliverables.
• Data Collection & Analysis: Support ESG data collection and carbon footprinting efforts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards.
• Project Management & Monitoring: Track and monitor ESG progress in collaboration with portfolio management and investment teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with deal, investor relations, compliance, technology, and other internal teams to manage ESG initiatives.
• Communication & Reporting: Develop materials for internal strategic initiatives and global communications, including reports for the Global Head of ESG. Assist in the preparation of regulatory and sustainability reports.
• Investor Support: Address investor queries on ESG matters with ESG, investor relations, and RfP teams.
• Portfolio Engagement: Partner with ESG Leads and champions to support portfolio engagement and monitoring.
• Research: Conduct research on ESG industry trends and frameworks, providing actionable insights
• Capacity Building: Support HR, Corporate Services, IR, compliance, marketing, and investment professionals to enhance their ESG initiatives

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s, MBA, or similar further education preferred.
• Experience: 2-4 years of professional experience, preferably in Financial Services or Consulting.

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Passion for ESG, sustainability, and/or impact investing, with an entry level understanding of (or strong appetite to learn about) ESG data, frameworks, reporting, and industry standard processes
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Word; proficiency in Excel
• Strong work ethic, flexibility, excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong analytical and written / verbal communication skills, including synthesizing research and concepts into actionable insights and investor-facing deliverables in a timely manner
• Team-oriented and organized, with the shown ability to proactively lead multiple projects with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver results in a dynamic environment
• Accountable, with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail

Ares is a flat, flexible, and dynamic organization. The firm fosters a culture of collaboration, entrepreneurialism, integrity and partnership, both internally amongst colleagues and externally amongst clients and other stakeholders. The Ares team operates with a growth mindset, communicates transparently, and cultivates a high-performance and results-oriented environment.

Reporting Relationships

Principal, ESG

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.