• Compiling ESG, impact and infrastructure reports for pension fund clients and other stakeholders. 

• Helping sustainability team and wider company to stay up to date on key sustainability reporting trends. 

• Communicating thought leadership and RisCura sustainability reporting capabilities to clients and the wider public. 

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Development Plan (NDP) alignment, and ESG ratings and providers like MSCI, Bloomberg, Sustainalytics. 

• Knowledge of a wide range of sustainability-related frameworks, reporting standards, and guidelines including CRISA (Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa), SASB, TCFD, GRI, CDP etc. 

• Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines. 

• Comfortable working under pressure and working on projects. 

• Awareness of industry trends regarding sustainability reporting particularly with regards to ESG, impact and infrastructure reporting. 

• Comfortable handling and analysing large datasets. 

• Strong numeric and analytical ability. 

• Strong attention to detail. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong research skills. 

• Ability to present and interact with clients. 

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team. 

• Proactive and innovative problem-solving mindset. 

ESG, impact and infrastructure reporting  

• Retrieve, validate, reconcile, analyse, and prepare data for ESG, impact and infrastructure reports for clients using Microsoft Excel and Power BI. 

• Utilise third party ESG data providers to conduct research, analysis and produce reports. 

• Use MSCI BarraOne to retrieve data for reporting purposes.  

• Map assets according to various impact themes, SDGs and NDPs.  

• Interpret and analyse report results to provide commentary to clients. 

• Check reports generated by fellow sustainability analysts. 

• Provide ad hoc sustainability analyses and supporting output. 

• Respond to sustainability reporting queries from clients.
   

Ad Hoc Research, Analysis and Insights: 

• Assist with ad hoc requests across the various RisCura business lines regarding sustainability research. 

• Assist in the writing of articles on sustainability-related financial themes. 

• Attend conferences and stay up to date with industry trends while representing RisCura. 

• Participate in specific sustainability related projects such as case studies on impact investing, extended research projects and industry surveys. 

Innovation  

• Suggest and generate ideas for the improvement of current ESG and Impact data collection, analysis and visualisation methods. 

• Identify shortcomings in current work methods and processes related to sustainability reporting. 

• Contribute to the establishment of quality management processes specific to ESG and Impact. 

• Participate in continuous training, learning and development sessions facilitated by the business. 

• Independently pursue additional training and upskilling opportunities. 

• Sustainability reporting team  

• Risk and performance and compliance reporting teams  

• Responsible Investment Committee  

• Marketing team  

• Clients