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Description
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Analytics is division of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Rockville, MD.
About ISS:
Founded in 1985, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) is the world's leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance services with over 20 years of experience. ISS serves more than 1,600 institutional and corporate clients worldwide with its core business - analyzing proxies and issuing informed research and objective vote recommendations for more than 33,000 companies across 115 markets worldwide. For more information, please visit our website and go to "Solutions for Institutional Investors."
About Environmental, Social and Governance Analytics (ESG):
ISS' ESG screening services and tools are among the most respected in the business, used by investment managers who actively screen portfolios against social, environmental or governance performance metrics. The division offers powerful tools to investors to enable environmental and social screening and also offers leading corporate governance ratings tools (such as ISS' proprietary Corporate Governance Quotient, CGQ) to help investors evaluate and corporate performance.
Job Overview:
ESG is currently seeking one full-time Environmental Research Analyst.
The environmental research analyst will serve in a research and support function for the SIMON portfolio screening product, a web-based tool for investment managers. Primary responsibility will be to conduct research on corporate social and environmental performance. This will include news and publications searches, work within databases, review and processing of government data, and review of SEC filings and company websites.
Position may also include discussions with members of governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as with corporations directly. The analyst will support other projects as needed within the department.
Qualifications:
We seek highly motivated individuals with a demonstrated interest in environmental research and/or corporate social responsibility issues.
College-level coursework is required, with preference given to environmental science or policy related degrees. Candidates with graduate-level coursework in environmental science and/or policy or relevant work experience also encouraged to apply.
Computer literacy, relentless attention to detail, strong organizational skills, a professional manner, and ability to work with sensitive issues a must. Experience with MS Access, and MS Excel a plus.
To Apply:
Please mail, fax, or email your resume, cover letter, and writing sample to:
Human Resources
Attn: ESG Environmental Analyst Position Institutional Shareholder Services
2099 Gaither Rd., Suite 501
Rockville, MD 20850-4045
Application Deadline: June 19