Academic Network Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Principles for Responsible Investment

Principles for Responsible Investment

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

LOCATION:
London UK

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BASIS: Full-time - 12 month FTC

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SALARY:£38,000 - £40,000

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CLOSING DATE: 6:00pm, 8th Jan 2023 GMT

The PRI's research programme supports and develops innovative responsible investment research, showcases research findings for an investor audience and convenes a vibrant, global community of or 12,000 academics and investors through the Academic Network.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and successful team working on a wide and far-reaching agenda.

The role reports to the Head of Research.

Core Responsibilities:

Supporting the development and initiation of a new major PRI grant funding initiative on responsible investment for applied research by academia
Supporting the governance groups and stakeholders of the initiative, e.g., thought leaders, previous PRI CEOs, the Head of Research and other staff members such as Communications, university research offices, contract and legal departments as well as faculty, and other academic networks
Maintaining and developing the Academic Network in terms of understanding its composition and segmentation, strategies for growth, engagement and communication
Supporting research knowledge transfer
Coordinating the delivery of newsletters and blogs, e.g. liaising with authors, Communications and Design, seeking signoffs and inputting into digital marketing platforms
Drafting communications, e.g. briefings of academic research papers that accurately and succinctly distil the findings, implications and relevance for investors; summary text to accompany newsletters, webinars, blogs
Supporting the delivery of Academic Network events in terms of event logistics
Marketing the resources of the programme to relevant internal and external stakeholders
Monitoring and collecting usage of resources, e.g. website hit rates via Google Analytics
Daytoday management of CRM systems, Salesforce in particular
Maintaining good working relationships academics and investors
The role may also involve adhoc administrative and project support to broader Academic Research priorities
Regular reporting to the Head of Research as required.

Core Competencies:

PRI expects roles at a 'Associate level' within the organisation to demonstrate skills across the following core competencies:

Analytical:

Incorporates the fullest range of information available into analysis and decision making
Uses appropriate technical processes/systems to develop and evaluate options in an effective and timeefficient manner
Assimilates data to draws out relevant insights and findings from analyses
Identifies opportunities and risks to feed into decision making
Presents analyses in an appropriate format providing clear and concise recommendations

Business Awareness:

Understands, and always works towards, the mission and the aims of the PRI
Is curious about what is happening in other parts of the PRI
Is Signatory centric seeks to understand, listen, and respond to Signatory needs
Understands own teams' objectives and seeks to internalise them in own activities
Understands who does what at the PRI and uses the knowledge to complete activities

Collaborative:

Approachable, credible, and willing whenever engaging with colleagues
Actively and appropriately seeks input from others
Focuses on interacting with colleagues in a positive and open manner
Listens to what colleagues are saying, considers from different perspectives and tailor's responses accordingly

Communicative:

Writes succinctly and clearly tailoring level of detail to the requirements of the end user
Communicates clearly and precisely and able to convey thinking comprehensively
Provides regular, clear, and concise communications to manager, colleagues, or other relevant people to keep updated on activities
Structures and prepares wellwritten, logical outputs with limited guidance and editing

Developmental:

Demonstrates selfawareness actively seeks feedback from others and acts upon it
Explores new ideas with an inquisitive mind
Questions the status quo and suggests new ideas
Seeks out opportunities to drive continuous improvements in ways of working
Openminded attitude which welcomes change and new ideas

Structured:

Prioritises and organises time effectively, focussing on the key organisational priorities
Develops ways of working and processes to execute and improve efficiency across the PRI
Methodically tackles problems, working with colleagues where necessary
Takes account of the needs of other colleagues and/or Signatories when considering how to execute a piece of work

Technical Competencies and Experience:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven experience to extract and understand technical reports
Communitybuilding experience, ideally in academia and/or the financial sector
Excellent coordination skills working across multiple st