Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds. We support more than 1.9 million members, with around $70 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

Closing Date: 4th August 2023

Rest is hiring for two Responsible Investment Analysts.

These roles offer a unique opportunity to work in a high-performing and highly collaborative responsible investments (RI) team for a universal owner and long-term investor with influence across global markets. The analysts will play an important role in supporting the implementation of Rest's responsible investment strategy, including the net zero transition plan, and integrating critical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions and active ownership.

Located within the investment strategy and asset allocation (ISAA) function, one of the analysts will operate at the intersection of sustainability and financial materiality for private markets and unlisted asset classes (e.g., property, infrastructure, and private equity) while the other analyst will operate at the intersection of sustainability and financial materiality for public markets and listed asset classes (e.g., listed equities and fixed income).

Key accountabilities include:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify, collect, process, and generate relevant ESG performance metrics and dashboards.
• Assist with ESG data analysis, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring across a range of investment strategies.
• Assist with the development and implementation of responsible investment tools, frameworks, and processes to inform investment portfolio monitoring and decision-making.
• Assist with active ownership activities including monitoring and reporting of high-profile proxy votes, key engagements with companies, and progress against engagement objectives.
• Support advocacy efforts pertaining to responsible investment matters, including through relevant research.
• Coordinate responses for external disclosures and communications, including preparation for assurance and audit activities.
• Enhance skills and knowledge in relevant industry standards, guidance, and initiatives to improve capabilities internal and external to the organisation.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Business, Economics, Applied Finance, Environmental Science, Engineering or similar.
• ESG certifications and/or sustainability qualifications are highly regarded.

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Relevant experience in a sustainability, responsible investment, financial services, consulting, or business role.
• Working knowledge of ESG metrics, disclosure standards, reporting frameworks, sector benchmarks, and performance indices relating to responsible investment and sustainability (e.g., UN PRI, TCFD, TNFD, ISSB, SASB, GRI, PCAF, GRESB, CRREM, SBTi, IMP, OPIM).
• Working knowledge of carbon footprinting and awareness of climate-related scenario analysis and portfolio decarbonisation.
• Understanding of emerging themes, concepts, and trends in responsible investment and sustainability, as well as how ESG factors can be integrated into investment decision-making to optimise risk-adjusted returns and advance sustainability outcomes.
• Strong quantitative skills, including experience in analysing data and working with large datasets.
• Attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for learning.

Benefits

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible, hybrid working – work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia).
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave. 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave.
• Income Protection Insurance. 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours). 

If you share our Values, want to help make a difference for our members and be part of a leading fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now  

Rest is committed to creating a flexible hybrid work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion. As an organisation, we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture where people feel welcome and inspired to do their best, regardless of any characteristic they may have.

We actively seek a wide range of diverse employees, as we value individual differences in gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, background, geographical/rural/remote location, disrupted work history due to career or other breaks and abilities, because of the value and cognitive diversity they bring to our workplace and are passionate about having diversity of thought.

For a confidential discussion about the role and any reasonable physical adjustments and/or flexible workstation requirements or would like to hear more on our Diversity and Inclusion practices please contact us at [email protected]

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.