LegalAndGeneral
Responsible Investment Associate
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Responsible Investment Associate – Job Description
Company Description
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.
We are one of the world’s largest asset managers, providing powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in:
- Pension risk transfer
- UK and US life insurance
- UK workplace pensions and retirement income
Our global asset management business delivers complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.
Who We Are
We are:
- Europe’s largest asset managers
- A major global investor across public and private markets
Asset Management drives our Group strategy, working synergistically with Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to:
- Benefit our clients and customers
- Deliver enhanced shareholder returns
Our approach focuses on:
- Creating long-term value
- Incorporating financially material sustainability criteria for our clients
- Driving positive change
Job Description
We’re recruiting for a Responsible Investment Associate to support the Responsible Investment Capabilities team across key execution tasks, including:
- Client management in responsible investment and stewardship activities
- Advancing L&G’s market-leading RI proposition to meet:
- L&G’s commercial aspirations
- Exceptional client outcomes across all objectives
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Develop understanding: L&G’s responsible investment and stewardship proposition, including:
- Engagement techniques
- Voting processes
- Thematic priorities
- Support client engagement:
- Draft materials for meetings
- Tailored content for RFPs (Request for Proposals), DDQs (Desktop Data QC), reports, and media enquiries
- Contribute to outputs:
- High-quality presentations
- Case studies
- Standardised responses aligned with distribution needs
- Provide insights:
- Data-driven voting and engagement analysis
- Reporting for regular and ad-hoc occasions
- Build expertise:
- RI frameworks
- Methodologies
- Investment processes
- Operation & enhancement:
- L&G’s internal responsible investment methodologies
- Conduct research across:
- Regulatory themes
- Market dynamics
- Client priorities
- Sustainability strategies
- Informing frameworks, product strategy, and competitive positioning
- Governance & infrastructure:
- Improve data usage
- Support oversight processes
- Prepare materials for sustainability performance review committees
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Investments knowledge with preference for knowledge incorporating sustainable investing concepts
- Communications skills to:
- Articulate and explain complex concepts clearly
- Research & analysis proficiency:
- Strong use of MS Office (Excel mandatory)
- Familiarity with Python and AI is desirable
- Relevant education or work experience in responsible investing
Benefits
At L&G, we reward performance and behaviour with a package designed to reflect what matters to you:
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- Annual performance-related bonus plan and share schemes available
- Generous pension contributions
- Life assurance coverage
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday (+ public holidays)
- 26 days holiday after 2 years serviced
- Option to buy/sell additional holiday
- Competitive family leave policies
- Electric car scheme: Tax-efficient salary sacrifice option (permanent employees only)
- Extended discount offers (L&G products and high-street/online stores)
- Sustainable workplaces: Net-zero carbon offices by 2030 with modern, inclusive designs
Additional Information
At L&G, we aim to:
Generate positive returns today while building a better future long-term.
Culture & Workplace
- Welcome, inclusive culture fostering mutual collaboration
- Leaders with integrity focused on your future and wellbeing
- Initiatives to support career development and excellence
- Outcomes-first mindset (vs. time attendance)
- Flexible working options discussed openly, including:
- Part-time roles
- Term-time work
- Job shares
Note: Some roles limit flexibility due to customer workload, but adjustments are considered where feasible.
All candidates are encouraged to assess based on skills, potential, and alignment with our purpose – not mandatory criteria alone.
Role Details
- Type: Permanent (UK/Region Outside [ROW]) or Regular (US)
- Business Unit: Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
- Primary Location: London, One Coleman Street, EC2R 8AD
Job Family: Investments (LGIM)
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