Analyst, Real Estate ESG – Ares Management

Location: New York, New York

Overview: Ares Management is seeking a passionate and hard-working Analyst to support Ares’ Global Real Estate ESG team. Based out of our New Yok City office, the Analyst will partner with internal stakeholders – including the ESG team and the Real Estate Investment and Operations teams, to add value by supporting our Real Estate and firmwide ESG strategies. This role will span on-going responsibilities and project-based work across Real Estate and some Ares’ Corporate Sustainability (firm-level) initiatives.

Project-based work includes, but is not limited to, ESG data collection, decarbonization and climate change strategy, and investor and firmwide ESG reporting.  See Ares’ 2023 Sustainability Report for more information on the ESG team’s Corporate Sustainability and Responsible Investment Initiatives.

Ares is a flat, flexible, and dynamic organization. The firm fosters a culture of collaboration, entrepreneurialism, integrity and partnership, both internally amongst colleagues and externally amongst clients and other stakeholders. The Ares team operates with a growth mindset, communicates transparently, and cultivates a high-performance and results-oriented environment.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Support the Real Estate ESG team with project management and development of internal / external deliverables
• Support ESG initiatives across Ares’ global Real Estate equity and debt platforms, including ESG data collection, sustainable building playbook implementation, and carbon foot printing efforts
• Project manage and coordinate ESG initiatives with deal, operations, investor relations, compliance, technology, ESG champions, and other internal teams
• Work with ESG team members and RFP team on complex ESG-related investor and 3rd party inquiries
• Support global real estate data and green building initiatives
• Assist with preparation of regulatory, client, and sustainability reports
• Support benchmarking analysis and action plans for Ares’ improvements in sustainability practices
• Conduct research and communicate findings on ESG industry trends and frameworks, in addition to ad hoc deep-dive research topics
• Partner with other strategies across the platform – including credit, infrastructure, and secondaries – to support scalable ESG approaches
• Contribute to thought leadership through research and writing, and client engagement through content development and production of presentation materials
• Collaborate with other teams (i.e. HR, Corporate Services, IR, compliance, marketing, investment professionals) on building their capacity to progress their own ESG initiatives
• Support the maintenance and enhancement of Ares’ ESG capabilities, including staying abreast of industry trends and regulations, and engaging with industry associations

Qualifications:

• Passion for ESG, sustainability, and/or impact investing, with an entry level understanding of (or strong appetite to learn about) ESG data, decarbonization, frameworks, reporting, and industry standard processes
• 2-4 years of work experience in a professional work environment
• Prior experience in an ESG/Sustainability role related to Real Estate. Financial Services or Consulting is preferred
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Word; proficiency in Excel

Preferred Skills

• Strong work ethic, flexibility, excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong analytical and written / verbal communication skills, including synthesizing research and concepts into actionable insights and investor-facing deliverables in a timely manner
• Comfort navigating ambiguity
• Team-oriented and extremely organized, with the shown ability to proactively lead multiple projects with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver results in a dynamic and high intensity environment
• Accountable, with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail