Institutional Shareholder Services
Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
We are currently seeking an ESG data analyst for our ESG Newsroom unit. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in the media, a solid grounding in ESG, the ability to assess and validate alternative ESG data and to work with our AI/ML and NLP experts on continued enhancements of news capture and indexing.
Responsibilities:
Monitor the press, NGO and government sources for ESG news and corporate controversies
Identify alternative, non-corporate sources to supplement, complement and compare corporate ESG data
Participate in and contribute to team processes focused on strengthening ISS ESG product offering
Participate in maintaining and developing methodology and processes to capture salient ESG news
Cooperate with data science teams to conceptualize and build out AI/ML and NLP news capture and indexing
Participate in analyzing ESG news data and writing a summary of trending news stories for the weekly newsletter
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree (in a relevant field such as Business Analytics, Environmental Science, Journalism, ESG or Sustainability)
A masters degree would be an advantage
0 to 3 years of experience in research, and analysis skills in evaluating ESG data
Excellent command of English; additional languages are an asset
Strong interest in business and finance
Advanced use of Excel. Experience with Data Mining and Data Analysis technologies and language, including R, Python, Pandas, Jupyter Notebook, Matplotlib, is desirable but not required
Attention to detail, and methodical and thorough approach to work
Proven writing skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work towards deadlines, manage tasks and prioritise
A desire to show initiative
A drive for constant improvement of processes
We offer a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
Note:
Interested applicants should include a cover letter along with the CV in English in a single file (PDF or MS Word).
Applications without a cover letter will not be taken into consideration.
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