Job Description
Senior Engagement Manager
Job Title: Senior Engagement Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London
Working style: Hybrid 50% Home/Office based
Closing date: 27th May
We are seeking an experienced and purpose-driven Senior Engagement Manager to play a pivotal role in advancing our responsible investment ambitions. Sitting at the heart of our ESG Engagement function, this role offers the opportunity to shape and lead engagement activity across different asset classes, driving meaningful change on the issues that matter most.
As a strategic leader and trusted partner to our investment teams, you will oversee firm-wide engagement activity, ensuring it is coordinated, evidenced and aligned to clear objectives. You will lead the Engagement Delivery Group, champion best practice, and help evolve our engagement approach through enhanced processes, tools and reporting.
This is a high-impact role for someone passionate about using stewardship and engagement as a force for positive change—particularly across key social themes—while working in close collaboration with colleagues to deliver on our shared responsible investment goals.
About the role
· Contribute to the RLAM Responsible Investment strategy
· Support Front Office teams in engaging with companies across all asset classes
· Lead and support a team of analysts and specific engagement projects in collaboration with fund managers and RI team
· Lead the Engagement Delivery Group across all investment teams to ensure it is effective
· Support RLAM’s escalation framework, monitor the progress of firm-wide engagement programs against objectives and milestones and follow up with off-track engagement projects
· Oversee RLAM-wide engagement documentation and evidence, the central Engagement Tracker, as well as any developments it requires (e.g. ‘buy or build’ evolution of the platform)
· Provide subject matter expertise on ESG engagement issues and topics, with a particular focus on social issues
· Produce regular engagement reports, updates, blogs and thought leadership pieces for internal and external use
About you
· Strong ESG experience alongside stewardship and engagement
· Educated to degree level – with a background in social sciences and/or human rights
· Project management experience
· Line management experience
· Strong analytical, writing and presentation skills
· Confident communicator with a positive attitude
· Ability to work in growing and dynamic team within a matrix structure, lots of competing priorities, and some remote working
· Capable of building strong relationships with Fund Managers and investment analysts
· Highly motivated to develop professionally
About Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), part of the Royal London Group, is one of the UK's leading fund management companies working with a wide range of clients across the globe to achieve their investment goals. Our long-term, client-driven focus means that we have a long-standing commitment to responsible investment. We act as responsible stewards of our clients’ capital, exercising their rights and influencing positive change.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.