Associate Director ESG

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Associate Director, ESG (m/f/d)

Location: Frankfurt or Düsseldorf | Start: asap | Working Time: full-time |

Contract: Permanent | Working Modul: Office (8 days/month home office possible)

our company

AEW is one of the world’s largest real estate asset managers, with €79.1bn of assets under management as of 31 December 2024. AEW has over 860 employees, with its main offices located in Boston, London, Paris and Singapore and offers a wide range of real estate investment products including comingled funds, separate accounts and securities mandates across the full spectrum of investment strategies. AEW represents the real estate asset management platform of Natixis Investment Managers, one of the largest asset managers in the world.

As of 31 December 2024, AEW managed €36.8bn of real estate assets in Europe on behalf of a number of funds and separate accounts. AEW has 515 employees based in 11 offices across Europe and has a long track record of successfully implementing Core, Value-Add and Opportunistic investment strategies on behalf of its clients. In the last five years, AEW has invested and divested a total volume of almost €15bn of real estate across European markets.

AEW Invest GmbH is a BaFin regulated entity with offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich and manages around € 8bn of assets across Europe via real estate special AIFs and separate accounts on behalf of its clients.

your responsibilities

This Associate Director, ESG position creates the link between the Paris-based SRI (social responsible investment) team and the local entity especially respecting the restrictions and obligations imposed by German law and regulation as well as representing needs and requirements expressed by the international institutional investor base. The role serves as a sparrings partner for the management board, interacts closely with the European SRI team, supports on every asset and fund related ESG-topic including both Capex/technical and strategic topics. It is the main contact person for all internal stakeholders like e.g. Asset, Investment and Fund Management, Regulatory teams, investor relations. The role is a hands-on role which requires travelling from time to time as well as closest collaboration and sparring with the Asset and Fund Management as well as Fund Operations and the European SRI and valuation teams. The key activities include:

Across the European Portfolio:

• Monitoring of ESG requirements during acquisition, deriving ESG actions plans and budgets in line with DD audit recommendations
• Definition of ESG strategies, road maps and action plans on asset, portfolio and corporate level (incl measures like building certificates, consumption reduction etc)
• implementation of such ESG strategies in close collaboration with the fund and asset management teams as well as the European SRI Team; while keeping contact with regulatory bodies and local authorities to monitor (changing) requirements
• Local implementation of European projects such as smart metering, PV panels, data collection
• Monitoring of ESG property performance
• Preparation of relevant reportings on asset, portfolio corporate level such as GRESB, PAI Statements etc
• Moderation of the German ESG committee and participation in the European ESG committee.
• Development and deployment of best practices aligned with the European organisation
• Definition of training programs for the individual teams
• your competencies
• Graduated from Business school or University in real estate (with focus on ESG) or sustainability or similar
• High level of experience in real estate, building certification procedures, sustainability regulation and strong technical understanding of building structures and systems
• Knowledge of current ESG-related laws, guidelines and best practices
• Min. 5 years of relevant work experience in a comparable position, experience in a pan-European organization and/or German AIFM for real assets is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of all common Microsoft 365 applications (especially Excel and PowerPoint),
• Language skills: German, English, French is a plus
• You are self-motivated with strong analytical and communicational skills combined with goal-oriented working methods, a strong sense of team spirit and the willingness to travel; proven intercultural experience is a plus

Our benefits

• A very dynamic environment in a growing organisation with an open-minded, flexible, health and family-oriented culture
• An ambitious and passionate team working in open dialogue and genuine cooperation that is keenly interested in making a positive difference through their work
• Exciting, diverse tasks and challenging projects in an international working environment
• Open space office in the heart of Frankfurt’s financial district with excellent public transport connections
• Possibility to work from home office 8 days per month
• Subsidy to meal vouchers and public transportation costs
• Company pension and life insurance

your application

Diversity is a key success factor for us. We expressly welcome applications from people of all genders, ethnic backgrounds, age groups, sexual orientations and identities, as well as those with and without disabilities. Equal opportunities and inclusive cooperation are an integral part of our corporate culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application documents.

Please send your documents (CV) with the keyword ‘Application as Associate Director, ESG’ in the subject line, including the earliest possible start date and desired salary via e-Mail to recruitment@eu.aew.com.

To learn more about AEW please check: https://www.aew.com.nt employee benefits.