Corporate Programme Officer

Role Summary

The position is perfect for those seeking their first in-depth exposure to the ESG investment community and a great opportunity to learn about best-practice on climate stewardship/engagement, as well as get stuck in technical research on what the net zero transition will mean for corporates across sectors.

Applications

Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter detailing their relevant skills, capabilities and experience for the role by completing the application form on our website.

If you have any queries, please email vacancy@iigcc.org.

Recruitment timeline

The deadline for applications is 6 January 2025. We reserve the right to extend the deadline or close this vacancy early depending on the applications we receive. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. 

The Role

We are looking for a self-motivated and well organised Programme Officer to support our Corporate programme. This role will place a motivated individual at the heart of investor action on climate change. The post holder will support investors participating in engagement with European companies and financial organisations. The role will suit applicants with an interest in building out their experience in ESG stewardship, engagement, proxy voting, and reporting with a focus on climate issues. 

IIGCC is a founding member of Climate Action 100+, Nature Action 100, and the Net Zero Engagement Initiative. The Programme Officer will have the opportunity to work with the world’s largest asset managers and asset owners on their climate stewardship activities related to those initiatives.

The Programme Officer’s role will be to support with the coordination of IIGCC’s various engagement initiatives, by assisting with overall project management and research as well as helping to track engagement progress and support investors with delivery of engagement strategies. 

While this role is initially offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months, we hope that the contract can be extended.

Main responsibilities

The work will comprise the following key activities:

-     Be the key point-of-contact for investors on specific company engagements, and help facilitate investor groups for these engagements, and help them track their outcomes

-     Contribute to IIGCC’s extensive technical resources by conducting research to support investors with company engagement (e.g. on sector transition pathways for corporates, or transition plan best practice)

-     Manage distinct projects within workstreams you are part of as and when they arise, such as new engagement groups (e.g. focusing on a particular theme or engagement barrier in a sector) or projects (e.g. collating member feedback and research to inform workstream strategy)

-     Assist senior members of the team in co-ordinating IIGCC’s cross-initiative (e.g. Climate Action 100+, Net Zero Engagement Initiative) strategy to support investors throughout the year (e.g. helping to maintain our proxy season company focus list)

-     Assist senior members of the team with important ad-hoc tasks ranging from project management, data management, research, and stakeholder management

-     Work with IIGCC communications team and external partners to develop materials to promote the activities of the Corporate Programme (e.g. for update emails, newsletters and IIGCC’s website).

-     Collaborate with other IIGCC workstreams as required.

Skills and capabilities

Essential:

-     Proven interest in climate change and/or sustainability issues

-     Excellent organisational and time management skills, with proven ability to prioritise

-     Ability to pick up complex topics and synthesize written and numeric data quickly and accurately

-     Strong written communication skills with experience in drafting business correspondence, briefs, reports, and other materials

-     Strong project and (external) stakeholder management capabilities

-     Self-motivated and disciplined with the ability to work independently on defined tasks

-     Flexible and positive approach

-     Familiarity with IT tools including Microsoft office

-     Fluency in written and spoken English language.

Desirable:

-     Understanding of climate change and its implications for the financial sector

-     Work experience in a sustainability or investment related role such as an internship

-     Proficiency with Excel and ability to interrogate datasets to produce meaningful output.

Why work at IIGCC?

People join IIGCC because they care deeply about making a difference in supporting our mission that brings the investment community together to make significant progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future by 2030. In return, IIGCC offers its employees a competitive salary with a wide range of benefits and supportive ways of working. You can find the full list of our benefits on our website.