Senior Research Analyst - Sustainability, APAC

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Role Purpose

This is an important role in the APAC regional research team, with substantial opportunity for career progression given the growing emphasis on sustainability. The successful candidate will be expected to coordinate and implement a programme of insight and thought leadership aimed at bolstering JLL’s position as the leading authority on sustainability and sustainability issues in real estate. This will involve coordinating outputs, data sources and resources across APAC, drawing on existing pockets of expertise both within the research function, sustainability teams and elsewhere in JLL, and networking with wider stakeholders across the business. More generally, the successful candidate will act as a champion for sustainability within Research and a sponsor for education and dissemination within JLL more generally.

The role will suit a person who either has some experience of real estate, property research combined with an interest in ESG and a desire to specialise, or has already worked in the ESG/sustainability field and is looking to move into real estate research. This role will report to the Head of ESG Research for APAC and would be based in India.

What this job involves

• Help in executing sustainability/ESG-specific research projects to create thought leadership and insights across APAC and working with the wider research team – both globally and regionally
• Helping to ensure sustainability & ESG issues are embedded in more general research outputs where appropriate
• Liaising with and connecting stakeholders across JLL, to understand market priorities and the wider context; establishing subject matter experts networks as appropriate
• Working closely with regional marketing and PR to own the end to end development of research papers and marketing collaterals for internal and external consumption.
• Supporting and participating in client presentations and pitching
• Keep up to date with developments in the sustainability & ESG sphere, for example government policy and occupier and investor actions and intentions
• Improving knowledge and awareness of sustainability & ESG issues in research and the wider business, including through formal training and dissemination of research findings
• Identify and suggest topics for future research on sustainability
• Working with technology, data and GIS teams to produce tools and visualisations focussed around sustainability and ESG data
• Contributing to client fee-paying projects where appropriate
• Contributing blogs, content and social media on these themes were appropriate

Sound like you? To apply you should ideally have:

• Existing professional experience in real estate, property research or ESG /Sustainability sector
• A keen interest in ESG/sustainability issues in the real estate sector and in the economy more generally
• An ability to work effectively on your own with guidance
• Strong written and oral communication skills and an ability to work in a matrix organisation
• Ability to network effectively with a wide range of stakeholders within JLL, including board level directors
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident presenter and public speaker
• Good skills with Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word and a willingness to learn other software programmes if necessary – for example basic GIS
• Interest and experience in using data visualisation packages such as Power BI or Tableau is desirable
• Good time management skills – to juggle the range of tasks involved and to meet deadlines
• A ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to think laterally about how we can deliver ESG/sustainability solutions to clients and enhance our expertise and reputation in this area  

What you can expect from us

You’ll join the London-based research team, working with research sustainability, and business colleagues across borders. You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

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