Equity Manager Research Administrator

Company:Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a dynamic, reliable individual to join our Equity Manager Research team at Mercer. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the equity team based in London, with collaborative reach across the globe, working on varied tasks and projects. This is a hybrid role – you would be expected in the office at least three days each week.

The Manager Research team at Mercer boasts more than 200 investment professionals, spanning 15 countries and more than 30 cities. We serve clients across the spectrum, supporting manager selection for US$16.2 trillion through advisory relationships and US$692 billion for discretionary clients.

The Equity Research Administrator / Analyst will work closely with colleagues to deliver our insights effectively, efficiently and consistently. This means that day-to-day, you will, among other things,

• help deliver manager research and other regular reporting,
• assist with ad hoc analysis and the production of strategic thought pieces, and
• provide and maintain operational frameworks to facilitate collaboration and governance structures.

We will rely on you to:

• Co-ordinate with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate research of a regular and ad hoc nature
• Collaborate with other members of the team to produce regular reporting, both written and numbers-based (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Own Teams channels to facilitate broad global collaboration and strengthened governance practices
• Provide analysis of relevant data (sourced by you) to support strategic projects
• Assist with formatting of documents from a range of team members, and/ or creating templates for the team to use, to ensure consistency
• Manage projects from an operational perspective.

What you need to have: 
 

At Mercer, we appreciate the complexity and reality of the modern career path, and we welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds. What will, however, help you succeed in this role, are:

• Flexibility and the ability to pivot between tasks
• Strong attention to detail
• A great work ethic
• Keen organisational skills
• Experience across the MS Office suite
• Strong written and oral communication, liaising at all levels
• Comfort dealing with data and numbers.

What would make you stand out:

• An interest in financial markets (particularly equities) and asset management;
• Strong analytical skills and ability to deal with complex data

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being. 

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Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.