Published on July 29, 2022
Æquo, Shareholder Engagement Services is an institutional investor services firm specializing in responsible investment (RI), whose mission is to ensure the impact of strategies determined by its partners and clients. Æquo offers services related to shareholder engagement, sustainable finance (SF) general consulting, voting rights and impact assessment (e.g., carbon footprint, SDGs, etc.).
Æquo’s partners mobilize more than $100 billion in shares and bonds in our engagement pools to promote better ESG performance for Canadian and American listed companies. Æquo plans to expand its coverage of global markets.
Our vision is that of a more sustainable economic system, where institutional investors encourage companies to properly manage ESG issues so they can increase their long-term value to benefit shareholders, employees, clients, suppliers and society as a whole.
POSITION AVAILABLE
Æquo is seeking an Advisor to join our team. You will be responsible for a portfolio of companies, analyzing their ESG issues—risks and opportunities—and recommending engagement priorities. You will help prepare and attend meetings with corporate representatives; you will also contribute to research assignments as well as the strategic work and planning by our team of professionals.
PROFILE SOUGHT
Are you passionate about sustainable development, and do you care about helping usher in a financial system aligned with the major issues facing human societies? Do you have a combined total of at least seven years of university education and relevant practical experience[1], along with a proven interest in / basic knowledge of finance?
Our position is for you!
Do you have recognized communication skills; very good mastery of both French and English (spoken as well as written); proficiency in possibly a third language; and excellent interpersonal skills and adaptability? Are you professional, curious, thorough, versatile and well-organized? Do you have team spirit and good strategic sense?
Then you’re the kind of person we’re looking for!
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Æquo offers you complete and competitive compensation and benefit programs: vacations and leaves, professional development, group insurance and pension plan, etc. Æquo practises equal employment opportunity; we also encourage diversity and inclusion as well as a work-family balance. Æquo’s approach combines in-office presence and telecommuting.
APPLY
To apply, please forward your CV along with cover letter to candidature@aequo.ca, specifying the reference number for this position. Kindly direct your questions to this email address. Applications will be accepted until August 29, 2022. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
[1] Education: Economics, finance, law or business administration, international relations, environmental science or another scientific discipline deemed relevant. Experience: Sustainable development, applied finance, responsible investment, corporate social responsibility (CSR), business ethics or any other sector deemed relevant.