Sustainable Fitch is currently seeking Associate Analysts based in our Barcelona office.

Part of Fitch Group, Sustainable Fitch is focused on research and analysis of ESG themes for companies and their debt instruments across the globe. The products offered by Sustainable Fitch include ESG Scores, ESG Ratings and ESG Research, with the support of Product Development and Resource teams. It has offices in Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, New York, Singapore and Toronto.

What We Offer:

A full-time graduate program with structured training, designed to provide a broad introduction to sustainability and impact assessment.
Following initial training you will have the opportunity to become immersed into analyzing the ESG characteristics of companies and their debt.
Broaden your understanding of sustainability and be a part of a growing international team, passionate to make an impact.
An internally curated long-term (five-year) career plan.

We’ll Count on You To:

Carry out and deliver high-quality, timely, focused analysis on a suite of products related to the ESG characteristics and performance of entities and debt issuances.
The person will work alongside peers in a team and be assigned a varied portfolio of companies and associated debt instruments to analyze and monitor.
Will have to present and discuss internally findings and related outputs.
Keep up to date with ESG trends globally, both regulatory and sector specific.
Understand and apply Sustainable Fitch’s ESG analytical methodologies and become familiar with the company’s approach to assessing the sustainability impact associated with a broad range of business activities

What You Need to Have:

Be a September 2024 – September 2025 graduate in a discipline with a background suitable to carry out sustainability-related work (such as Environmental Sciences, Healthcare, Biology, Engineering, Economics, among others.)
Sustainable Fitch is looking for highly motivated and passionate graduates to be trained on our proprietary rating and scoring methodology and then to deliver quality research and analytical products to our clients.
Interest, knowledge and understanding of current ESG market themes and standards is a key requirement for the role.
Have strong analytical and critical thinking skills and good attention to detail and comfortable working with and drawing conclusions from data.
Have good knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access)
Be fluent in English (written and spoken). In-depth knowledge of any additional languages will be beneficial
Ability to start September 2025 in Barcelona (hybrid office schedule).
Candidates must possess full rights to work in Spain.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

Interest in Environmental and/or Social and/or Governance themes
Intellectually curious students with financial flair and a keen interest in credit, fixed income and industry analysis with certain understanding of financial statements.
Strong, clear, and concise communicators, both verbally and written
Be a self-starter, with a focus for detail, execution, and workload prioritization
Integrity and objectivity – these are two values we hold ourselves to and pride ourselves on

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

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