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Shareholder Engagement Executive  Internship Opportunity  Communications internship  General enquiries 

Shareholder Engagement Executive

Post the credit crisis, representatives from PIRC met with senior board members at major UK banks. Their brief was to understand the role played by executive remuneration in the crisis, to isolate weaknesses and to identify best practice behaviours. Their objective? To act on behalf of institutional shareowners to influence boards to better performance in a targeted engagement project.

PIRC is at the forefront of shareholder activism and is now looking for a talented and experienced individual to lead its engagement services team and further develop its institutional shareowner engagement work with listed companies.

You will assist in the planning of engagement projects and co-ordinate these, and PIRC’s engagement consultancy services, to exacting service standards. This will involve direct, face to face meetings with company representatives.

You will lead teams to conduct research; to convert key findings into focused reports and to meet specific research and engagement objectives. You will achieve this by analysing board performance across a wide range of issues, including risk management, executive remuneration, audit, and the integration of environmental and social factors into strategy.

In addition, your experience in the field will enable you to contribute to the development of policy and corporate governance research services offered by PIRC.

If successful, you will have demonstrated the following:

• The ability to play a constructive team leadership role in this field
• An ability to achieve creative and positive corporate engagement outcomes based on prior research
• A comprehensive understanding of corporate governance and corporate responsibility issues
• Confident communication and presentation skills
• A track-record of analysing global companies’ report & accounts and other reporting
• Consistency and accuracy against demanding deadlines

PIRC offers a competitive salary package and the opportunity to develop your career in a pioneer and champion of good corporate governance that is expanding its client base and research coverage. Benefits include 30 days holiday a year, private health insurance and membership of the Company’s Pension Scheme following a successful probation period.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you qualify for this position by e-mail to: janet@all4people.com. Closing date is close of business on Wednesday 15 September.

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed in London during September, and will be asked to complete a short assessment task on the day of interview.

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)
 

Communications internship

We are currently seeking a candidate to work with PIRC’s communications manager, the internship runs for a maximum of six months. The intern will monitor the media for relevant information, contribute articles for PIRC’s publication, and respond to media queries. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, some media experience or training and an interest in the corporate responsibility arena. A strong work ethic and the ability to work well in a team under time pressure are also required.

We offer a good insight into the day-to-day management of media relations and other aspects of company communications. The intern will have the opportunity to contribute directly to PIRC’s widely-read weekly newsletter, PIRC Alerts, and to deal with national press enquiries. The intern will be able to claim an appropriate daily transport and lunch reimbursement, and we will seek to find flexible arrangements that allow a practical combination of the internship with other commitments.

Both undergraduates and those with higher degrees who are seeking experience in communications management in the area of investor accountability and corporate responsibility are encouraged to apply.

Please send a CV and cover letter, and sample (of any length) demonstrating writing abilities to Tom Powdrill (tomp@pirc.co.uk) Head of Communications at PIRC.

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.

Please send a CV and cover letter to Paul Marsland (paulm@pirc.co.uk)