Research Analyst

Organisation  EIRIS (USA)

Specification  EIRIS is a leading global provider of independent research into the social, environmental, governance and ethical performance of companies. EIRIS, a UK-based organisation with offices in the US and France together with its international research partners provides comprehensive research on around 3,000 companies in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region. EIRIS is retained by 100 institutional clients including pension and retail fund managers, banks, private client brokers, charities and religious institutions globally.

Our parent company is in London, UK, but five years ago we established a small permanent team in Boston MA to conduct research and build and maintain networks with American companies and the SRI community. You will work in the Boston office but closely integrated with EIRIS’ London-based operation. The post includes four weeks’ initial training in London and three additional visits of one week’s duration during the year.

You will analyse companies in several allocated sectors in the USA using surveys, company documents and other sources, assessing them against the full range of EIRIS criteria and inputting this information into the relevant EIRIS research databases. You will be responsible for ensuring the resulting profiles of these companies are accurate, up-to-date, of high quality and professionally presented. The job may involve a small amount of writing-up and presenting the outcome of such research to clients and for possible publication.
 
You should have a broad knowledge of issues in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and an idea of how companies can address these issues in their corporate strategies. This knowledge could have been gained through work or academic study. A good understanding of and empathy with US culture and business are also required
 
You should have a degree (US GPA 3.0+; UK 2:2) or equivalent in a relevant subject, and experience of research or similar work on CSR issues.
 
If you are personally committed to the promotion and development of Socially Responsible Investment, thrive on working on your own but are good at keeping in touch with a remote team, we want to hear from you.
 
EIRIS offers European-style terms and conditions, including flexible working hours, 25 days rising to 30 days’ holiday per year, health insurance and a contribution of 11.5% of gross salary to your personal pension scheme, providing you contribute 3.5%
 
You can download full details and an application form from the Jobs page on our website at www.eiris.org
If you have queries, you can also phone us on 617-428-0540.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 23rd June 2010.
Interviews will be held on Monday 28th June .
 
EIRIS USA Ltd is a non-profit (501 C3) corporation registered in the USA. EIN 20-3045397

Salary  $45,510

Deadline 23 June 2010

Location  EIRIS USA is located at 89 South St in Boston 02111, close to South Station.

Url http://www.eiris.org/jobs.html