Sustainable Investment Specialist

Company:

Marsh

Description:

What can you expect?

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior candidate to join one of Marsh’s largest and most rapidly-growing business areas – Investment Solutions. Marsh is one of the fastest growing investment solutions entities globally, with a rapidly expanding client base and continued strong growth anticipated.

 

The Senior Associate, Sustainable Investment Specialist will support the implementation of sustainability across the Marsh Funds and Solutions, with a particular focus on investment implementation, client support, and regulatory matters. The role will help ensure sustainability integration is executed efficiently, in line with Marsh’s global best thinking in sustainability, internal governance, and evolving regulatory expectations.

 

The role sits within the Sustainable Investment Solutions Centre (SISC), a dynamic group of over 20 dedicated professionals based across the Netherlands, UK, and Ireland. The team specialises in Policy, Integration, Research, and Stewardship, leveraging diverse expertise to identify ESG risks and opportunities and deliver impactful sustainability solutions for clients.

 

This position combines practical investment implementation expertise with a strong understanding of sustainable investment, regulatory developments, and market best practice. The ideal candidate will have a strong and diverse background across Funds/Asset Management with 8+years of experience who can operate across investment, governance, compliance, and client-facing workstreams.

 

We will count on you to:

• Support the implementation of sustainability integration across Marsh Fund range.
• Act as technical expert on sustainability within the Marsh Fund range.
• Act as SME and represent Marsh’s Sustainable Investment Solutions Centre (SISC) at client meetings, Third Party Evaluators (TPEs) and internal meetings
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, investment teams, and external managers to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
• Support the development and maintenance of implementation plans, governance materials, and decision papers.
• Monitor regulatory developments relevant to sustainable investing, including disclosure, classification, stewardship, and implementation requirements.
• Interpret regulatory change and assess implications for Marsh Funds and client portfolios.
• Contribute to the design and enhancement of sustainable investment frameworks, tools, and processes.
• Support responses to client queries, proposals, and reporting requests relating to sustainable investment implementation and regulation.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of market developments, regulatory trends, and industry standards.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues across sustainable investment consulting, portfolio management, compliance, operations, and client teams.

 

What you need to have:

• Strong experience in investment implementation, investment operations, or related investment functions across a range of asset classes.
• Good understanding of sustainable investing and responsible investment principles (eg. SFDR, TCFD).
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks affecting sustainable investment, ideally including disclosure and governance requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical material and translate it into practical action.
• Strong project management and coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to work across multiple teams and priorities.
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Commercial awareness and client-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.

 

What will make you stand out:

• Experience in asset management, investment consulting, or investment operations.
• Knowledge of sustainability-related regulations and reporting regimes.
• Professional qualification (CFA, CFA ESG) desired but not essential.

 

What success looks like:

• Investment implementation activity is delivered accurately, efficiently, and on time.
• Regulatory developments are identified early and translated into clear practical actions.
• Clients and internal stakeholders receive high-quality support and clear guidance.
• Sustainable investment processes are well governed and continuously improved.
• The role contributes to stronger implementation outcomes and better regulatory readiness.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com to discuss any specific needs.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.