Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares Management is seeking an experienced and hard-working Analyst to support Ares’ Infrastructure ESG Lead and Ares’ Global Head of ESG. Based out of our New York office, the Analyst will partner with internal stakeholders – including the ESG team, investment teams, and client solutions teams – as well as portfolio companies and LPs to add new value by implementing our firmwide ESG strategy.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Principal, Infrastructure ESG Lead

Secondary Relationship: Partner, Global Head of ESG

Supervises: n/a

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Analyst is responsible for the following functions:

• Support the ESG team with project management and development of internal / external deliverables

• Conduct research and communicate findings on ESG industry trends and frameworks, in addition to ad hoc deep-dive research topics

• Support ESG initiatives across Ares’ Infrastructure platform including ESG data collection and carbon foot printing efforts

• Support and in some cases manage ESG external deliverables

• In partnership with the Head of ESG, create high visibility board materials

• Work with ESG team members and RFP team on complex ESG-related inquiries

• Assist with preparation of corporate sustainability reports in accordance with accepted standards (GRI, SASB, TCFD, etc.)

• Partner with ESG Leads on engagements with portfolio companies

• Support benchmarking analysis and action plans for Ares’ improvements in sustainability practices

• Contribute to thought leadership through research and writing, and client engagement through content development and production of presentation materials

• Collaborate with other teams (i.e. HR, Corporate Services, IR, compliance, marketing, investment professionals) on building their capacity to progress their own ESG initiatives

• Support the maintenance and enhancement of Ares’ ESG capabilities, including staying abreast of industry trends and regulations, and engaging with industry associations

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

Experience Required:

• Passion for ESG, sustainability, and/or impact investing, with an entry level understanding of (or strong appetite to learn about) ESG data, frameworks, reporting, and industry standard processes

• Minimum 2-4 years of work experience in a professional work environment

• Prior experience in Financial Services or Consulting industry is required

• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Word; proficiency in Excel

Skills/Abilities:

• Requires strong work ethic, flexibility, excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks

• Strong analytical and written / verbal communication skills, including synthesizing research and concepts into actionable insights and investor-facing deliverables in a timely manner

• Comfort navigating ambiguity

• Team-oriented and organized, with the proven ability to proactively manage multiple projects with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver results in a dynamic environment

• Accountable, with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail

Reporting Relationships

Principal, Infrastructure ESG Lead

Compensation

$90,000-$120,000

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.