Stewardship Manager - Real Assets

Company description:

Our client, a provider of pension and investment services for some of the largest local government pension schemes in the UK strives to be an exceptional pension and investment provider. They are looking for a seasoned stewardship manager who will report into the Investment Director, Real Estate and Indirect Infra

Job Description:

The Stewardship Manager will partner with the Responsible Investment and asset class teams to support continuing evolution as an active steward of client capital. This means they will be responsible for providing expert advice to asset class teams, supporting engagement activity as appropriate and directly helping to build resilient internal systems, exercise contextual pragmatism, and anticipate future demands when operationalising stewardship routines/standards.

Minimum requirements:

• Deep and current subject matter expertise in Real Assets (Real Estate and Infrastructure) stewardship (core dimensions and current industry/regulatory trends as they apply to a UK asset management setting

• The Stewardship Manager will fulfill standard Management Responsibilities.

• Adhere to the five Individual Conduct Rules as defined in the FCA Handbook at all times and raise immediately any potential issues that could compromise the same with their manager.

• Relevant prior experience of supporting/facilitating/undertaking active stewardship gained in an equivalent setting or in a setting that provides significant and transferable stewardship experience relevant to the role and responsibilities.

  • Familiar/directly conversant with core investment management processes (capital allocation, asset management, engagement, external manager oversight) with meaningful prior experience/hands on responsibility for direct stewardship (delivery) and advising/coaching/building capacity in others.

  • Prior experience of overseeing, co-ordinating and directly fulfilling responsibilities for interpreting data requirements, identifying data sources, originating and collating data, and evolving local data systems

  • Prior experience of efficient stewardship planning/ activity recording/reporting routines (calibrate and oversee systems and apply/utilise system output within stewardship and reporting).

  • Able to engage across teams and relevant committees e.g. asset classes, stewardship and investment committees, responsible investment team, legal, compliance, risk etc.

  • Experience of translating corporate stewardship strategy to asset class specific level, facilitating local stewardship strategy development and its practical implementation and oversight.

  • Able to provide pragmatic and relevant subject matter expertise to experienced portfolio managers, within the context of collegiate asset class teams.

  • Able to provide input to the development of broader LPPI stewardship strategy as an expert partner to portfolio managers/asset class teams, responsible investment team, other corporate process owners aligned to LPPI’s operating model

  • Financial and/or sustainability qualifications a positive (e.g. CFA, ESG related certifications)