Senior Responsible Investment Ecosystem Manager - UK

Principles for Responsible Investment

Employment Type Full time Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week
Location Hybrid · London, UK
Salary £65,000 - £76,000 (GBP)
Seniority Mid-level
  • Closing: 8:00pm, 8th Jun 2025 BST

Job Description

About the PRI

The PRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of Responsible Investment (RI) related factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.

The PRI’s three distinct capabilities relate to the core elements of the PRI’s approach to achieving a sustainable financial system.

  • Translate RI thought leadership into insights and practical support that is tailored to what signatories need to progress their RI practice

  • Convene our vast network to create opportunities for collaborative action

  • Harness our global scale to influence policymakers and regulators to effect system change

Job Description 

The Senior Responsible Investment Ecosystems Manager for the UK will be responsible for managing the PRI’s relationships with its UK-based signatories and stakeholders cultivating a strong and engaged community of responsible investors.

As the primary point of contact for UK signatories, the Senior Manager plays a pivotal role in building trust and relevance with the investor community. The role combines relationship management, strategic outreach, public representation, and delivery of local engagement, including events and campaigns aligned with PRI’s global mission. It also involves close collaboration with colleagues across PRI, including teams focused on policy, communications, reporting and assessment, and investor initiatives, to ensure that UK-based investors are informed, supported and mobilised.

This is an externally facing, high-impact role well suited to someone who thrives in a mission-driven environment and brings both relationship-building skills and strategic insight into the UK investment landscape.

The successful candidate will join an existing team, working alongside a Senior Relationship Manager for the UK & Ireland and reporting to the Head of UK & Ireland. The role sits within the broader Responsible Investment Ecosystems (RIE) team, which reports into PRI’s Chief Responsible Investment Ecosystems Officer.

This role is hybrid, with an expectation to work from the PRI’s London office a minimum of two days per week, in line with PRI’s hybrid working policy. Staff are welcome to work from the office more frequently if they wish.

Core Responsibilities

SIGNATORY RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

  • Serve as one of the lead relationship managers for UK signatories, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic liaison

  • Deliver tailored engagement that reflects signatories’ priorities, levels of maturity in responsible investment, and sector-specific needs

  • Coordinate across PRI teams to ensure UK signatories are supported in navigating PRI’s offerings, tools, guidance and collaborative initiatives

  • Capture and share signatory insights to inform PRI’s internal strategy, content development and market positioning

SIGNATORY GROWTH & ECOSYSTEM EXPANSION

  • Identify and engage prospective signatories across the UK investment value chain, including asset owners, managers, insurance companies, and service providers

  • Develop outreach strategies to onboard and integrate new signatories, aligned with PRI’s broader goals for ecosystem development

  • Drive the delivery and implementation of UK & Ireland business plans, ensuring alignment with broader organisational priorities and responsiveness to market-specific needs.

  • Build intelligence on the UK market to identify where PRI can have the most impact and where responsible investment practices are gaining traction

  • Contribute to strategic pipeline planning, reporting and tracking using PRI’s CRM (Salesforce)

EVENTS & PUBLIC REPRESENTATION

  • Design and deliver high-quality events, roundtables and workshops to share insights, facilitate dialogue and deepen engagement with PRI’s UK community

  • Represent PRI at external forums and conferences, contributing to discussions that shape responsible investment practice in the UK

  • Act as an ambassador for PRI’s mission and values, helping to strengthen the organization's visibility and credibility in the region

MARKET INTELLIGENCE & COLLABORATION

  • Monitor trends in regulation, policy and market dynamics that affect UK-based investors, sharing timely insights internally

  • Maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including regulators, industry associations, NGOs, and academic institutions

  • Collaborate with PRI’s regional policy team to support relevant policy advocacy efforts and align PRI’s public engagement with UK developments

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION

  • Work closely with colleagues across various PRI functions to ensure coordinated delivery, especially Policy, Reporting & Assessment, Investment Practices and Policy & Research.

  • Contribute to global campaigns, publications and consultations, ensuring the UK perspective is well represented

  • Support internal learning by sharing best practices and lessons learned from the UK market

 Person Specification

  •  Sector Knowledge: Experience in the asset management and/or financial sector, preferably within the Asset Owner or Investment Management community. Knowledge of the UK sustainable finance policy, regulatory trends, and investor networks.

  • Client Focus: Understands how PRI’s services align with signatory needs and strategic priorities. Applies market intelligence to strengthen engagement, drive value creation, and identify new opportunities. Brings strong business development and relationship management experience, ideally within the financial sector or other service-based industries such as consulting.

  • Collaboration: Builds trust and alignment across internal and external stakeholders; shares knowledge and responds constructively to feedback. Committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

  • Communication: Clearly conveys complex information to diverse audiences; adapts tone and style to context and communicates with clarity and impact. Experience in leading meetings and pitches to investment executives at all levels.

  • Analytical Skills: Brings impartial, evidence-based insights to identify and resolve challenges; balances rigour with pragmatism and ensures the quality and relevance of outputs.

  • Development: Proactively seeks feedback and learning opportunities; uses external best practices to challenge assumptions and enhance performance.

  • Efficiency: Manages time and delivery effectively; takes a methodical approach to planning, execution, and knowledge-sharing to support consistent, high-quality outcomes.

  • Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, some knowledge of CRM/Salesforce, Asana, and other digital tools.

  • Travel: The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a remote and cross-functional environment with regional and international travel to support relationship-building, ecosystem development, and internal collaboration across markets. Regular travel across the market region expected based on signatory and business needs, with up to 10% of time spent traveling outside of the market region.

  • Education: A university degree or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. finance, economics, sustainability, public policy), or a recognised investment or finance qualification (e.g. CFA, CAIA, IMC) is desirable but not essential.

  • Languages: Full professional proficiency in English is required.

We particularly welcome candidates from under-represented groups, including Black, Asian, and other People of Colour, those with visible or non-visible disabilities, LGBTQ+ candidates and those who are neurodivergent.

The PRI is committed to offering flexibility to our employees, both formal (e.g. part-time work) and informal (e.g. a shift in hours to accommodate caring responsibilities). Please talk to us about how we could make this role flexible for you.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Sun 8th Jun 2025

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Sun 8th Jun 2025