Job title – Senior Associate – Infrastructure – Private Markets
Location – London
About Federated Hermes;
Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $839.8 billion in assets under management, as of March 31st, 2025. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset, and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide.
Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks, and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has more than 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com
Main Function of the role:
The role is within the Investor Relations (IR) function, working closely with the Investment team, Finance function as well as EOS at Federated Hermes. You will also be expected to work directly with Managing Directors on a regular basis.
The IR team’s overall responsibility is to:
Deliver a ‘best in class’ IR service for existing clients
Develop new business, through both existing and new clients
Build the brand and profile of the Infrastructure team with broader stakeholders
Take a lead role in driving the sustainability agenda
The role offers involvement in direct investor engagement, business development, client marketing and reporting. It will also support wider asset management and special projects where IR overlaps.
The role includes a sustainability focus. Sustainability is fully integrated into the Infrastructure team with the IR function acting as the focal point for driving the sustainability agenda.
As a direct equity investor in large infrastructure businesses, typically with Board representation, we are in a position to directly engage and influence on sustainability matters. We have membership on four sustainability committees in large UK and European businesses in our portfolio. This role would be expected to support that direct engagement to effect positive change.
We are looking for a candidate with a genuine interest in sustainability, who enjoys building meaningful relationships, working in an agile and dynamic manner and is open to taking on progressively more responsibility for delivering team objectives.
The role will require substantial interaction with the existing investment team (currently 14 investment professionals and 2 executive assistants), the Hermes GPE COO Office (Finance, Tax and Legal) and EOS at Federated Hermes (including firm-level sustainability fora).
Key task and responsibilities:
Product development, management and marketing
Support IR team and wider Investment team in the development of marketing materials for a new fund
Support in project management of key strategic projects working with a multi disciplinary team
Where required, coordination with Private Markets Business Development function on materials and approach
Lead the development of relevant content for website and social media, including coordination with wider Infrastructure team and Federated Hermes Marketing team
Ensure website content is kept updated
Meeting investor requirements
Responsibility as the ‘first line’ to respond to client requests in a timely manner
Working closely with Finance team and external administrators in ensuring accurate and timely financial information is provided for investors
Supporting development of materials for and presenting in client meetings
Supporting development of investor action plans
Preparation of information for quarterly investor reporting, including liaison with investment team to draft material and Finance team for investment financial information
Assist in the preparation of IR-related materials for the Infrastructure Investment Committee (decision-making authority), participating and presenting where required
Regularly present to internal and external stakeholders on IR content, particularly on sustainability topics
Sustainability-specific
Lead the design and execution of a refreshed sustainability strategy, including alignment with recognised frameworks and regulatory requirements
Inputting into investment team activities, including ensuring appropriate due diligence, from a sustainability perspective
Ownership of portfolio sustainability data collation and analysis, including identification of material risks and opportunities and where required, direct interaction with portfolio company sustainability teams. Also expected to lead on assurance of data and liaison with internal and external audit
Leading the drafting of investor presentations and materials related to sustainability progress
Responsibility for drafting and coordinating annual sustainability reporting (including TCFD)
Ownership for coordination of wider team engagement on sustainability topics and collaborating with asset management team on tracking of progress against team engagement objectives
Ownership of internal liaison with EOS at Federated Hermes, including sustainability working groups and Infrastructure input to firm-level reporting and policy development
Proactively supporting sustainability committee members across several assets with a dedicated programme
The majority of the role will be focused on supporting the growth of the existing business and servicing existing clients (c70%) with the balance focused on sustainability (c30%)
Minimum knowledge & experience required:
Infrastructure or large industrials exposure would be advantageous
Experience in engaging with a broad range of stakeholders would be beneficial
Knowledge of global and European sustainability trends
Familiarity with ESG regulations and industry best practices
Exposure to developing ESG strategies, policies, and reporting frameworks
Working knowledge of sustainable finance and responsible investment principles would be desirable
Understanding of fund and portfolio company financial performance data would be beneficial
Candidate Profile:
Enthusiastic/energetic with a high level of professionalism, discretion, and judgement
Confident in day‐to‐day interactions, at all levels
Excellent written and oral communication skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail required
Excellent understanding of Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Highly organised, with ability to multitask and manage changing priorities under pressure
Ethical and responsible mindset
Strong problem-solving skills and highly numerate
Ability to work autonomously with little guidance
Comfortable working with others in order to meet a shared goal
Flexible and proactive, determined to make a difference
Dedicated to continuous professional development
Diversity, Inclusion and Flexible Working
We believe in genuine opportunity, fairness, and respect for all applicants and aim to ensure that no current or prospective employee is subject to discrimination or treated less favourably on the basis of their disability, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sex, or sexual orientation, or disability.
We understand that applicants may have different needs and expectations related to their working arrangements and are committed to a discussion on flexible working. Please raise these with your Recruitment contact to discuss what type of arrangements can work for you and the role for which you are applying.
We welcome applications from all eligible candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from qualified candidates who identify as women and/or are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services sector.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and participate in the “Offer of Interview” scheme, intended to actively encourage applications from people with a disability or long-term condition and offer an interview to those who meet the minimum criteria set out within this job description. You will need to let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme by contacting Jessica Sheehan at or . You do not need to share details of your disability or long-term condition.
If you would benefit from alternative methods of applying or for workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please also let us know by contacting Jessica Sheehan at or to discuss the support you need.
Seniority level Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Finance
Industries Investment Management
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