You need a strong foundation in finance, a passion for investing and ESG, exceptional analytical skills, proficiency in Excel and other financial tools, and a drive for continuous learning and improvement to excel in this co-op/internship.

You will research ESG risks/opportunities, build financial models, analyze data, support investment strategies, UN SDGs research, process optimization, data visualization, and ad-hoc projects.

Banking & Finance

Canada

Victoria

Large

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) offers an exceptional opportunity to work at a world-class organization. With $233.0 billion of gross assets under management, BCI is the provider of investment management services to British Columbia’s public sector. We invest globally across a range of asset classes and strategies in public and private markets. BCI generates the investment returns that help our British Columbian public sector clients build financially secure futures.

The people who work at BCI are committed, passionate, and approachable. They aim for continuous improvement and share BCI’s core values of clients first, performance focused, world class, accountability, transparency, and integrity. Being recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers and BC’s Top Employers exemplifies BCI’s ongoing commitment to be a progressive workplace of choice; one that attracts, retains, and promotes talent so that we can continue to work towards meeting our clients’ financial goals. As an active in-house asset manager, BCI depends on specialized skills and expertise to successfully execute its world-class investment strategies and fulfill client needs. We are currently expanding our team and our skill base to equip BCI for the future.

Finance

<ul><li>Use your research, investment, and data science skills in a fast-growing company where you can have an impact. The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is currently seeking two (2) co-op students/interns for the Fall 2024 work term (September to December) to provide ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) research and support across a range of asset classes and investment subjects.</li><li>The ESG co-op/intern will work within our corporate ESG group. BCI is a leader in responsible investing and actively integrates ESG factors to our investment analysis and decision-making process. Successful candidates will work in one of the following two work-streams: 1) ESG Integration &amp; Research, 2) ESG Total Fund Strategy &amp; Risk: </li><li>ESG Integration &amp; Research – The co-op/intern will support a range of asset classes with a particular focus on public equities, fixed income, private debt and alternative strategies. The co-op/intern will assist the team in conducting ESG research and writing ESG analysis to support investment decisions for all internally managed active funds. The co-op/intern will help prepare and participate in conversations with portfolio companies, policy makers and standard setters to advance ESG performance. This role offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in the investment process from an ESG perspective, conduct valuable ESG research, and contribute creative solutions (both quantitative and qualitative) to the ESG integration process.</li><li>ESG Total Fund Strategy &amp; Risk – The co-op/intern will support research, analysis, evaluation, and recommendations of systemic ESG risks and investment opportunities.&nbsp; The co-op/intern will assist in building and maintaining financial models, develop economic scenarios, collect, and analyze financial and ESG data to support investment recommendations and participate in the research and development of new investment strategy initiatives. The team is responsible for evaluating systemic ESG risk and opportunities, their implications on portfolios, asset class, client portfolios and BCI’s total fund. As part of this work, the team is responsible for measuring, monitoring, and making recommendations on mitigation and adaptation strategies as well as new opportunities that may arise.</li></ul>

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Use your research, investment, and data science skills in a fast-growing company where you can have an impact. The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is currently seeking two (2) co-op students/interns for the Fall 2024 work term (September to December) to provide ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) research and support across a range of asset classes and investment subjects.The ESG co-op/intern will work within our corporate ESG group. BCI is a leader in responsible investing and actively integrates ESG factors to our investment analysis and decision-making process. Successful candidates will work in one of the following two work-streams: 1) ESG Integration & Research, 2) ESG Total Fund Strategy & Risk: ESG Integration & Research – The co-op/intern will support a range of asset classes with a particular focus on public equities, fixed income, private debt and alternative strategies. The co-op/intern will assist the team in conducting ESG research and writing ESG analysis to support investment decisions for all internally managed active funds. The co-op/intern will help prepare and participate in conversations with portfolio companies, policy makers and standard setters to advance ESG performance. This role offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in the investment process from an ESG perspective, conduct valuable ESG research, and contribute creative solutions (both quantitative and qualitative) to the ESG integration process.ESG Total Fund Strategy & Risk – The co-op/intern will support research, analysis, evaluation, and recommendations of systemic ESG risks and investment opportunities.  The co-op/intern will assist in building and maintaining financial models, develop economic scenarios, collect, and analyze financial and ESG data to support investment recommendations and participate in the research and development of new investment strategy initiatives. The team is responsible for evaluating systemic ESG risk and opportunities, their implications on portfolios, asset class, client portfolios and BCI’s total fund. As part of this work, the team is responsible for measuring, monitoring, and making recommendations on mitigation and adaptation strategies as well as new opportunities that may arise.

Public Markets (ESG) Co-op/Internship (Fall 2024)

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BCI

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