Jobs

Proxy Season Temps Junior Programmer Internship Opportunity General enquiries

PIRC is now seeking candidates for the Proxy Season - 2012

• Temporary Full Time Positions
• London based

PIRC is at the cutting edge of the global corporate governance industry. We were involved in corporate governance in the UK from the start and in many ways we created the market in governance services for the institutional investor community. We are a dynamic business working in a competitive market, and therefore only hire candidates with a willingness to succeed.

We are looking to add to our team of researchers and analysts. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and dedicated team players with a demonstrated interest in corporate governance.

Successful candidates will join our research team and contribute to PIRC‘s corporate governance report service. Tasks will include analysing proxy disclosures for global companies. You should have excellent writing and analytical skills, a solid background in business and economics or an undergraduate degree of equal rigour that is applicable to the corporate responsibility arena. A strong work ethic is a must as well as the ability to work well in a team under considerable time pressure.

Successful candidates will receive induction training specific to the role. Previous experience in a similar organisation would be an advantage.

These entry-level temporary positions will provide successful candidates with a fantastic opportunity to add the UK’s leading independent corporate governance consultancy to your resume.

Please send a CV, cover letter, and writing sample (of any length) to Paul Marsland at paulm@pirc.co.uk

Junior Programmer (python):

• Salary between £19-35K depending on skills and experience.
• Employment Period initially 3 months to permanent if satisfactory.
• Work hours 9-5 or 10-6
• Offices in E1 (Tower bridge Tube station 100 metres away)

Skills:
• Python – must have
• Database Exposure (mySQL preferable) – highly desirable
• Web Development experience – highly desirable
• Pylons experience – Very desirable
• HTML/CSS/JavaScript/CGI experience
• Knowledge of FreeBSD/LINUX OS - desirable

Main Duties:
• Development of new projects using pylons and MySQL back end
• Bugfixes and maintenance of the Legacy projects (pylons/CGI)

Qualification:
BA or equivalent

Training:
Some limited training can be offered

Email darko@pirc.co.uk

Internship Opportunity

PIRC is the UK’s leading independent research and advisory consultancy providing services to institutional investors on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Since 1986, it has been the pioneer and champion of good corporate governance within the UK.

We are currently seeking candidates for several positions in our Research, Engagement & Data teams. Tasks will include collecting and analysing executive remuneration; corporate action and event information for global companies. Candidates should have excellent writing and analytical skills and a solid background in business and economics or an undergraduate degree of equal rigour and applicability to the corporate responsibility arena. A strong work ethic and the ability to work well in a team under time pressure are also required.

Both undergraduates and those with higher degrees who are seeking work experience in the area of investor accountability and corporate responsibility are encouraged to apply. This is an expenses only based position.

Please send a CV, cover letter, and writing sample (of any length) demonstrating analytical abilities to David Ellis (DavidE@pirc.co.uk)

General enquiries

PIRC is always open to enquiries, and there are often opportunities to work with our global research team. Qualities we look for include excellent writing and analytical skills and a solid background in business and economics or an undergraduate degree of equal rigour and applicability to the corporate responsibility arena. A strong work ethic and the ability to work well in a team under time pressure are also required.