Corporate Finance & Stewardship (Nature) Manager

Corporate Finance & Stewardship (Nature) Manager

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:

The Corporate Finance and Stewardship (CF&S) team supports investment teams across M&G Investments with respect to their stewardship responsibilities on a global basis. The team helps to coordinate and choreograph interactions between M&G and company management teams on a range of topics, including nature, climate, diversity, governance, strategy, and capital allocation.

M&G Investments is looking for a stewardship specialist to join the CF&S team as a nature expert. This is a great opportunity for an experienced stewardship professional in the asset management industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Stewardship and other internal stakeholders within the group to develop our nature strategy in a similar way that the net zero investment framework has been developed for climate and enhance our approach to nature engagements.
• Develop key themes and metrics that are used to assess financially material nature dependencies and impacts.
• Undertake portfolio engagement reviews across listed equity and fixed income.
• Enhance an existing top-down engagement pipeline across M&G Investments listed equity and fixed income.
• Create client and other external materials to communicate our approach to nature.
• Enhance our process for assessing our investee companies on nature.
• Lead on nature engagements.
• Attend external webinars and conferences on nature.
• Liaise with the voting team to ensure shareholder voting is undertaken in a timely and considered manner on nature related issues.
• Liaise with associations such as the IIGCC's NA 100 team and make suggestions as to what other bodies M&G should join.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Familiarity with engagement with boards and senior company management at listed corporates.
• Familiarity with the legal and regulatory framework surrounding shareholder engagement and intervention with Boards and with investee companies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work within a team environment.
• A flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to build good relationships internally and externally.
• Client and delivery focused; excellent attention to detail and effective analytical skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills coupled with effective problem-solving skills.
• Be a role model for good business practices; identify and fulfil regulatory requirements applicable to the role.

Work Level: Manager or Expert

Recruiter: Emily Northcott

Closing Date: 16th March 2025

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice, and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long-term condition, we are looking to attract, promote, and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.

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