Sustainability Analyst (New York)

Fitch Group•New York, NY

8d•$60,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Sustainable Fitch is currently seeking an Analyst to join its Ratings and Opinions team, based New York Part of Fitch Group, Sustainable Fitch is focused on research and analysis of ESG themes for companies and their debt instruments across the globe. The main products include Sustainable Fitch Scores, Ratings, Second Party Opinions and Research, with the support of Product Development and Resource teams. It has offices in Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, New York, Singapore and Toronto. What We Offer: Join a growing and strategically important business division of Fitch Group that has a dynamic team of seasoned and passionate regional and global sustainability specialists. Produce ESG assessments on entities and debt instruments, contribute to our success. Ongoing training with access to a wide range of learning and training programs and certificates where your sustainability, financial, IT and soft skills will be further developed. We have designed and curated a five-year career plan. Great benefits package including medical insurance, annual volunteer working days, non-contributory pension, parental leave, four weeks per year allowance to work from abroad, hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office, bonus and a competitive salary.

Requirements

Strong command of spoken and written English.
Fluency in spoken and written Spanish and/or Portuguese.
Degree in a discipline with a technical background related to any environmental science, social risk or governance-themed disciplines, or economics/business/finance.
Experience, interest, knowledge and understanding of current ESG market themes and standards is a key requirement for the role.
Basic financial literacy and a sound analytical mind capable of working with data.
Have strong analytical and critical thinking skills and good attention to detail and comfortable working with and drawing conclusions from data. Attention to detail.
Strong team player with excellent inter-personal skills.
Self-starter. The candidate will be expected to show initiative as well as manage and prioritize his/her time.

Nice To Haves

Passion for ESG
Financial flair and a keen interest in credit, fixed income and industry analysis with certain understanding of financial statements.
Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and Word, and ability to work with proprietary models and internal analytical tools.
In-depth knowledge of a third language, in addition to strong English and Spanish or Portuguese.

Responsibilities

Understand and apply Sustainable Fitch's ESG analytical methodologies and become familiar with the company's approach to assessing the sustainability impact associated with a broad range of business activities.
Carry out and deliver high-quality, timely, focused written analysis and data on a suite of products related to the ESG characteristics and performance of entities and debt issuances. Output should be supported by well-construed arguments, backed by verified factual data.
Keep up to date with ESG trends globally, both regulatory and sector specific.
Interact with colleagues globally to leverage knowledge, gain international experience and establish good working relationships.