Analyst – Sustainable Fitch, Latin American Team – Sao Paulo
Sustainable Fitch is currently seeking an Analyst to join its Latin American team, based in Sao Paulo.
Part of Fitch Group, Sustainable Fitch provides ESG research and assigns ESG Ratings and Scores to issuers and their sustainable debt instruments across the globe. Sustainable Fitch’s products are delivered out of offices located in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
What We Offer:
- Join a growing and strategically important business division of Fitch, work in a rapidly evolving environment and directly contribute to its success.
- Join a dynamic team of passionate ESG analysts with a common objective to contribute to ESG assessment and integration within the fixed income market.
- Ability to develop strong ESG analytical skills and work with experienced, knowledgeable regional and global sustainability specialists.
- Exposure to regional corporates, financial institutions and sovereign issuers.
- Ongoing training on financial and sustainability topics related to the role.
- Great benefits package: medical insurance, annual volunteer working days, non-contributory pension, parental leave, four weeks per year allowance to work from abroad, hybrid working arrangements (minimum two days in the office), bonus/profit share and competitive salary.
We’ll Count on You To:
- Analyze issuers and their bonds and propose ESG Ratings and Scores; draft ESG assessment reports and draft press releases and contribute to occasional written research commentary.
- Deliver timely, focused written analysis, supported by well construed arguments backed by verified factual data.
- Keep up to date with Latin American ESG trends, both regulatory and sector specific.
- Understand and apply Sustainable Fitch’s rating and scoring methodologies and become familiar with the company’s approach to assessing the sustainability impact associated with a broad range of business activities.
- Present findings to issuers and investors.
- Interact with colleagues globally to leverage knowledge, gain international experience and establish good working relationships.
What You Need to Have:
- Fluency in spoken and written English. Fluency in spoken and written Spanish and/or Portuguese.
- Understanding of Latin America´s socioeconomic characteristics and financial markets.
- Broad interest in business, finance and economics.
- Degree in a discipline with a technical background related to any environmental science, social risk or governance-themed disciplines, or economics/business/finance.
- Familiarity with and interest in ESG concepts and topics.
- Basic financial literacy and a sound analytical mind capable of working with and drawing conclusions from data.
- Strong team player with excellent inter-personal skills.
- Self-starter. The candidate will be expected to show initiative as well as manage and prioritize his/her time.
What Would Make You Stand Out:
- Passion for ESG and good attention to detail.
- Sound Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and Word, and ability to work with proprietary models and internal analytical tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Trilingual fluency in English/Spanish/Portuguese.
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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