Climate Policy Specialist, Responsible Investments

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The Climate Policy specialist, Fiduciary Manager Responsible Investment (FMRI) is a strategic advisor to our pension fund clients and is responsible for providing Climate Investment advice to the clients, providing Climate Investment related input to Fiduciary Managers and the embedding of the Climate Investment priorities in the development and realization of Fiduciary advice, decisions and execution reviews. This all in-line with client requirements, laws and regulations and the overall fiduciary strategy and vision of APG AM, in order to contribute to the successful realization of the clients Climate investment strategy. 
 
The role is situated within the department of the Chief Fiduciary Officer (CFi). CFi is designed to act as a trusted and independent advisor of our pension fund clients. It advises clients on strategic balance-sheet and investment management strategy, and translates the client strategy into a tangible set of mandates. CFi evaluates the performance of selected internal and external asset managers and keeps oversight over the risk and return of clients’ total investment portfolios. The Head of the FM department is a member of APG Asset Management's Management Board. 

Dit ga je doen

As a Fiduciary Manager RI, your daily work includes: 

• First point of contact for clients on Climate Investment policy questions and related topics, act as an independent advisor to clients and ultimately responsible for defining assignments and delivery thereof; 
• Advising clients on development of Climate Investment policies and regulatory (sector) initiatives, accelerating the climate transition, decarbonization investment strategies, and promoting climate-aligned investments;
• Responding to client ad-hoc requests for reports, memos, slide decks and other materials in order for them to communicate with a variety of stakeholders and to inform our internal stakeholders; 
• Providing your colleagues within the FM department (Client Managers, Fiduciary Managers, Research, Strategists, Reporting Officers) with Climate specific knowledge and sharing your expertise; 
• Advising and translating clients’ Climate policy into the mandates of specific asset classes (asset classes divided between team members) and carrying out a regular monitoring and review of the implementation and execution of clients’ Climate policy into the mandates of all asset classes; 
• Responsible for building and maintaining an effective and fruitful relationship with Portfolio Management, the External Strategy Management (ESM) team and second line risk staff;
• Developing thought leadership on Climate Investment policy, liaising closely with climate experts in the industry to stay informed about market developments and monitor external developments/trends in the area of the climate transition; 

You will be based in our Amsterdam office, with the possibility to work from home a part of the week.

Dit breng je mee

You are an independent and analytical thinker with excellent communication skills, who builds and maintains strong relationships. You have high standards for the quality of your work and your organizational sensitivity towards both the client and APG is well developed. 

Furthermore we ask for: 

• An academic education in a relevant field; 
• Minimum of 4-8 years of relevant experience in the area of climate policy (within financial services or asset management is a pre); 
• In depth knowledge and experience in the area of Climate, enabling you to advise our pension fund clients on all aspects of this area when it comes to policy development, setting, monitoring and review;
• Concretely, we ask for experience in (amongst others):
• Advising clients on the climate transition, decarbonization strategies and footprint measuring and monitoring (scope 1, 2 and 3) across all asset classes (listed and private);
• In-depth understanding of the climate transition and the impact for the financial sector, including knowledge of the “Leidraad” of the commitment of the financial sector to the Dutch climate accord;
• Knowledge of the IIGCC Net-Zero Investment Framework Implementation Guide (NZIF 2.0) and the UN Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA);
• General knowledge about climate policies used by large institutional investors.
• Good understanding of financial markets, institutional investment practices and asset management and how existing and emerging ESG considerations can impact investment performance; 
• The capability of building and structuring a solid argument, and the ability to defend your own opinion and to stand your ground; 
• Having an extensive network concerning climate and responsible investment; 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English (both fluent proficiency); fluency in Dutch is a prerequisite. 

An enthusiastic, driven, self-starter who enjoys working in a team of RI professionals.