Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers. 

Mō te tūranga - About the role

As a Senior Responsible Investment Analyst in our Investment Management, Responsible Investment team, you’ll play a key role designing and delivering the Responsible Investment Framework (Framework) we apply to our KiwiSaver and other funds.

 This role is responsible for ensuring the Framework is suitable for ANZI’s portfolio and investment approach, and consistent with our investment beliefs and voluntary and mandatory responsible investment requirements. You will lead our stewardship programme and collaborate with other investment management teams and our external investment partners to appropriately integrate the Framework across our portfolio construction value chain.

You will collaborate across the wider Funds Management business unit to ensure our Responsible Investment-related disclosure, including client communications and published reporting on stewardship and how we manage the risk and opportunities of climate change, is fit for purpose and adds value to ANZI investors.

Role Type: Permanent, full-time

Role Location: Auckland

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like?

As a Responsible Investment Manager, you will:

• Contribute to ANZI investment strategy through:
• sensible, impactful integration of the RI framework including measurement, evaluation and reporting
• design, delivery and continuous improvement of the RI framework, associated policies and processes
• Acting as a Responsible Investment Subject Matter Expert
• Lead Stewardship activity in conjunction with the Analyst. Responsible Investment; internal Investment Management teams (e.g. in Australasian equities and fixed income) and with external investment partners.
• Have oversight of ANZI’s RI-related data and information requirements and how they are met by data providers, commitments, memberships and otherwise
• Build awareness of key risks in the internal and external operating environment, including Non-Financial Risk, and understand how ANZI’s risk framework, policies and processes enable the team to manage risk well   
• Support the Performance and Risk team and others to deliver timely and accurate Responsible Investment-related reporting, modelling and other data related activities.

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• 5+ years’ practical experience integrating Responsible Investment and climate strategy, including public reporting, across a range of asset classes and investment styles (active, passive, systematic, fundamental, public and private).
• Solid experience leading stewardship activities – direct, collaborative, and through external managers.
• An interest in, or exposure to, banking & finance, financial markets and/or funds management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear insights.
• Strong ability to build collaborative working relationships across diverse stakeholders.
• The capability to influence effectively, think on your feet and bring a sense of mana to your work and interactions.
• A self-starter mindset with the ability to operate independently, demonstrate initiative, and maintain a growth mindset.
• Confidence to both take and give constructive challenge to support high-quality decision-making.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 110834.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Sunday 29 March, 11.59pm, (New Zealand)