Director, Sustainable Investing

At Fiera CapitalWe invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.What we are looking for:The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing and executing Fiera Real Estate’s Sustainable Investing (ESG) strategy across Canada. They will be responsible for integrating ESG considerations throughout the investment and real estate asset management lifecycle, while supporting the achievement of the organization’s long-term sustainability objectives.Your responsibilities:Drive the Sustainable Investing (“SI”) strategy for Fiera Real Estate in Canada; independently identify and ensure execution of priority areas and program implementation at the portfolio and platform levelLead ESG data management including the collection, processing, analysis and monitoring of fund and property-level data; improve quality, accuracy and completeness of data over timeEstablish and support the strategic and tactical delivery of our ESG ambition, including accelerating our Funds’ decarbonization pathways, improving climate resilience, First Nation interactions and working with Indigenous CommunitiesImbed ESG considerations into investment decision-making, underwriting, portfolio management, development, financing, asset management, and all investor relations processesBuild relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels; work collaboratively with the Sustainable Investment team within Fiera Capital’s Global Investment Office, Fund Managers, investors, consultants, industry peers, and vendorsBe the central point of communications with investors as it relates to SI –  developing and delivering key narratives that support capital raise efforts – including, but not limited to, new capital prospect pitches, client updates, advisory committee, and AGM meetingsResponsible for regulatory compliance as it relates to federal, provincial, and municipal legislation and with other Fiera Capital-driven SI initiativesLead participation in benchmarking and alignment with reporting frameworks including GRESB, PRI, CSDS and other net zero disclosure requirementsPrepare quarterly investor report updates on ESG matters and the firm’s annual Sustainable Investing ReportCoordinate  the ESG Committee in Canada; prepare and administer annual ESG training for the Investment a...