Please note this position is based in London and the successful candidate’s contractual location will be London; other locations cannot be considered.
Analyst Sustainable Investments
About Us
At Aviva Investors, our expertise is in matching the right investment approach to each client’s unique needs. As the global asset management business of Aviva plc, we bring together our broad investment capabilities to deliver client-focused solutions worldwide. Managing £253 billion in assets, our 1,000‑strong team across nine countries is brilliantly connected, collaborative, and focused on delivering outcomes that truly matter.
Working together and acting responsibly are central to how we operate. We take time to understand what our clients want to achieve and design solutions that last - strengthening every portfolio with diverse perspectives and integrated thinking. Our long track record in sustainable investing reflects our commitment to doing the right thing for clients and communities alike.
Everyone at Aviva Investors plays a part in creating an exceptional client experience. With the scale and influence to make a real difference, we take our responsibility seriously. Join us and you’ll find an inclusive, supportive environment where your contribution is valued, high performance is recognised, and you’re empowered to shape your development.
We are recruiting for an Analyst, Sustainable Investments to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone who has experience within asset management, investment consulting or sustainable investing.
Our 40+ strong sustainable investing team works closely with colleagues across the business, leveraging their skills and knowledge to contribute to clients’ sustainability goals and investment outcomes. We aim to work in partnership with our clients to understand their specific sustainability needs and identify the right solutions for them.
A bit about the role:
This role contributes to the development, positioning and ongoing evolution of the firm’s sustainable investment strategies across both public and private markets, with a strong focus on product development, platform strategy, market intelligence and private markets integration. The successful candidate will help translate sustainability frameworks and market insights into investable strategies, scalable fund structures and clearly differentiated product positioning. The role will also contribute innovative ideas for sustainable investment strategies, fund enhancements and platform evolution in response to changing market trends and client demand. Working closely with investment, product and sustainability teams, they will support the design and development of new strategies, solutions and mandates, while enhancing and repositioning existing funds to ensure clarity, consistency and client relevance. The role also involves supporting the application of sustainability frameworks across the fund platform, ensuring alignment between sustainability approaches, portfolio construction and client propositions, and monitoring evolving regulatory requirements and market standards (e.g SDR, SFDR and ESMA) to assess implications for products, disclosures and fund positioning. Through analysis of portfolio characteristics, market trends and sustainability exposures, the individual will provide insight to support product development and strategic decision-making.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
Experience within asset management, investment consulting, product strategy, sustainable investing or a related investment role. Degree educated, with a relevant professional qualification (e.g., CFA, CAIA, IMC) or a willingness to work towards one desirable.
Strong interest in investment product development, strategy, fund positioning and market trends, with experience of or exposure to private markets desirable.
Understanding of sustainable investment trends, frameworks and evolving regulation, with the ability to assess implications for products, disclosures and fund positioning.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate market insights into practical product ideas and work effectively across investment, product, distribution and sustainability teams.
Commercially aware, proactive and intellectually curious, with an interest in identifying opportunities for product innovation, platform development and competitive differentiation.
What you’ll get for this role:
Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague:
Competitive salary (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications).
Discretionary bonus opportunity - depending on individual performance and Aviva Investors’!
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days!
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.
Make your money go further with up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 annual volunteering days to help others.
Aviva is for everyone:
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva, take a look here.
We’d love it if you could submit your application online but if you require an alternative method of applying, please email us at [email protected].
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