Investment Analyst, Sustainable & Impact Investing

Cambridge Associates works with clients around the world to construct high performing, diversified investment portfolios. For over 50 years, our firm has been a leading voice in building institutional-quality portfolios for clients. Working with endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, pensions, healthcare systems and family offices, we pioneered the use of alternative asset classes to generate outperformance for portfolios.

Our clients’ capital is invested through external fund managers, and we help clients to identify the best-in-class fund managers for them to invest in. To achieve this, Cambridge Associates’ asset-class specific research teams meet with and perform deep due diligence on fund managers across all asset classes including listed equity, private equity and hedge funds. Our client teams then construct and manage portfolios from the very best fund managers sourced by our global research teams.

Cambridge Associates’ Sustainable and Impact Investing (SII) Research Team is dedicated to the rapidly growing area of impact investing, and the integration of environmental, social, & governance (ESG) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) considerations across asset classes and thematic areas such as climate change and social equity. As well as completing extensive due diligence on fund managers, with a focus on private equity and venture capital, the SII Research Team also supports client teams to incorporate sustainability themes such as impact investing, ESG, DEI or net zero goals into clients’ portfolios. The team also works to support the rest of Cambridge Associate’s manager research platform by developing new systems and processes, and leading relationships with industry initiatives.

We are currently hiring a full-time Investment Analyst (IA) to join the SII Research Team in London. The IA will also work with global colleagues in the SII Research Team on shared projects. The IA will focus on two responsibilities: (1) research sustainable and impact investment strategies across asset classes (with a focus on private investments) in coordination with Investment Directors; and (2) support the development of the firm’s SII research platform through operational, analytical, and thematic projects.

The role offers a unique opportunity in this exciting and high growth area – the SII Research Team is highly involved in activities across teams and practices at the firm as client interest in integrating sustainable investment practices in their portfolios is rapidly growing. Cambridge Associates advises on over $600bn of client capital, and this role offers a real opportunity to help progress the investment industry’s efforts to address social and environmental challenges through mainstream finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct fund manager research and prepare written deliverables for use by Investment Directors and clients. Research activities include active participation in meetings with fund managers, fund research pipeline management, reference calls, due diligence project management, data analysis, and writing deliverables (e.g. manager meeting notes, memos, and detailed diligence reports).
• Provide support to Investment Directors, which includes quantitative and qualitative research projects in addition to the support and/or leading of investment due diligence processes as assigned.
• Play a key role in developing and maintaining internal content related to impact investing, ESG, and DEI, which could include business development and training materials as well as other operational or analytical tasks.
• Help respond to impact investing, ESG and DEI related questions from CA’s asset class research and client teams. In time, help train colleagues on sustainable and ESG investing analysis using internal and 3rd party software tools.
• Work on thematic projects, such as published research reports and PowerPoint presentations, which enhance colleagues’ and clients’ knowledge of relevant social and environmental topics.
• Present primarily to internal audiences to share research findings and investment ideas.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with a record of high academic achievement
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and interest in investing and capital markets
• Familiarity and demonstrated keen interest in sustainable investment topics including impact investing, ESG, DEI and related areas
• Collaborative, team-player with strong communication skills and a desire for continuous improvement and growth
• Open-minded mindset that values diversity of thought and perspective
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong writing capabilities
• Strong project management skills: ability to work independently and assign priorities to multiple concurrent, competing requests, while ensuring their integrity, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
• All candidates must be eligible to work in the UK