Investment Community Engagement Manager

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The Team:

PwC is unique in having a team focused solely on understanding the views of this important stakeholder group, including those of private shareholders, investment analysts, fund managers, credit ratings agencies and governance professionals. Our team focuses on managing relationships with these key stakeholders as part of PwC’s stakeholder engagement efforts so that we are able to get their input on the regulatory and reporting issues that matter to them, to our clients and to PwC. 

Our team has responsibility for:

• maintaining relationships with the investment community globally; 

• oversight and support for investment community engagement (ICE) activities globally;

• managing the global Corporate Reporting Users’ Forum (CRUF) network, which PwC sponsors and acts as secretariat; and 

• leading the firm’s investor-focused thought leadership on reporting and assurance matters.

The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager to join the investor engagement team in Global Assurance, focusing on maintaining and growing the firm’s relationships with the investment community and sharing best practice across our global network. 

The role involves both working with our colleagues across the PwC network to support their investor engagement activities and supporting the global CRUF network as secretariat.

Key Responsibilities:

CRUF secretariat

• working with the CRUF network globally and supporting territories and CRUF sub-groups in their activities as necessary, including to develop ideas for promoting and raising the profile of CRUF

• being involved in securing and developing content for the CRUF newsletter, blog pipeline, website and LinkedIn presence, working with the external design agency as needed, establishing metrics and monitoring social media engagement

• building and maintaining relationships with the investor liaison teams at standard setters, regulators and policy makers to assist CRUF in providing input on their work

General activities

• developing strong relationships with the investment community to get an understanding of their goals and information needs, as well as playing an ambassadorial role by telling PwC’s story by representing the firm at events with investors

• generating ideas for how to bring that information and intelligence back into the relevant areas within PwC 

• creating content for the global Territory Assurance Leader quarterly updates and our team’s newsletters and internal web pages

• monitoring news and identifying other research that is relevant to understanding the perspective of the investment community and sharing this with colleagues globally

Skills & Experience:

The ideal applicant will:

• have a strong understanding of the global capital markets and a corporate finance or economic background to be able to understand the issues and have informed conversations with those in the investment community; accounting, corporate reporting or audit experience is a plus 

• have experience in investment management, financial analysis or investor relations; progress towards CFA charter or similar is a plus

• be confident building relationships (a) internally across all levels of the business and in territories around the world and (b) externally with key players in the global investment community, including with CRUF participants

• be intellectually curious and interested in current affairs, economics and markets, with a keen eye for the news and reporting agendas

• be passionate about learning new things and open to trying innovative approaches to achieve our goals

• be an excellent communicator and writer, with experience in taking meeting minutes and writing summaries

• have experience in managing digital platforms (e.g. social media, online newsletters and website coordination); knowledge of mailchimp is a plus

• have strong attention to detail, whether in writing, data analysis, conducting research, preparing presentations or other activities

• enjoy working under pressure, helping produce commentary and identifying whom to engage as necessary

• be a self starter and independent worker who is creative, able to act on their own initiative to develop content from scratch and able to manage multiple projects at once

• be a team player, who is able to collaborate with people across the team and beyond to maximise impact

• be proactive, flexible and positive in their attitude and approach to work, and their approach to their own development

• show sound judgement and recognise when it is necessary to consult with others

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