ESG Senior Research Analyst

Crisil; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisil is seeking a qualified ESG/Sustainability professional to support senior client stakeholders with comprehensive ESG due diligence and research. The role includes coordinating project tasks, maintaining ESG databases, and mentoring junior team members, with a focus on high-quality output under tight deadlines.

Candidates should have a postgraduate degree (MBA in Finance or Sustainability) or professional CA/CFA, and prior ESG experience is preferable.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree, preferably MBA – Finance or Sustainability; CA or CFA (US).
• Prior experience in ESG/Sustainability is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Interact with senior client stakeholders and provide highly integrated ESG research support, including pre-investment due diligence and ad hoc ESG research.
• Assist in project planning and completion and coordinate internally to deliver the final output.
• Update and maintain the client’s proprietary ESG database.
• Showcase a positive attitude and ability to work with tight deadlines with minimal guidance.
• Guide and mentor junior team members.

Skills

ESG Research

Stakeholder communication

Data mapping

Mentorship

Materiality

SASB

TCFD

English proficiency

Client relationship management

Education

MBA – Finance or Sustainability

CA or CFA (US)

Job description

• Interact with Senior Client Stakeholders and provide highly integrated research support. This will include pre-investment ESG due diligence and adhoc ESG research, including sustainability reports, sector/regulation writeups, preparing slides, maintaining backups, etc.
• Assist in project planning and completion and coordinate internally to deliver the final output
• Update and maintain client’s proprietary / ESG database
• Showcase positive attitude and ability to work with tight deadlines with minimum guidance
• Prior knowledge of ESG/Sustainability and Credit research is a plus
• Guide and mentor junior team member(s)
• Skills:
  • Ability to map companies by sector and conduct diligence based on their ESG disclosures and publicly available information
  • Familiar with the concept of materiality and ESG reporting standards such as the SASB, TCFD, etc.
  • Ensure high-quality ESG research and display strong analytical capabilities on adhoc requests
  • Strong written English and communication as well as client relationship management skills

Education Qualification: Postgraduate (preferably MBA – Finance or Sustainability), CA or CFA (US).

Prior experience in ESG/Sustainability is preferable