ESG Data Analyst

About Us

Malk Partners, now part of SLR Consulting, is a consulting firm that advises many of the world’s most successful investors on risk management and responsible investment. Malk assists asset managers in establishing best-in-class environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs that are deployed throughout the investment lifecycle in order to mitigate risk and create value. We partner with firms that invest across a range of industries and investment strategies, including financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and consumer products. Malk was an early entrant into this rapidly evolving industry and continues to be at the forefront of ESG innovation and defining best practices. 
 
We are thrilled to share Malk was recently acquired by SLR Consulting, a global sustainability consulting firm! This acquisition marks a significant milestone in our journey and opens new opportunities to drive best-in-class ESG performance in the private markets. Our mission has always been to steer capital to more responsible investors and investments, and with SLR's support and resources, we are now positioned to accelerate that vision. Together, we will continue to drive innovation and expand the impact of our work by "Making Sustainability Happen."

Job Description

The ESG Data Analyst will report to the ESG Data Consultant, as part of Malk’s Solutions team, and support ESG data client work across Malk. ESG data client projects consist primarily of developing a tailored data strategy, collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting on a private market investor client’s portfolio ESG data. Sample projects include building and facilitating industry-specific data collection surveys, conducting annual trend analyses on portfolios of 15-50 companies, creating investor presentations on year-over-year portfolio performance, and visualizing data in interactive dashboards. The ESG Data Analyst should cultivate an understanding of global private and public market ESG data frameworks and standards, including EDCI, SFDR, SASB, etc. In addition to conducting client work, the ESG Data Analyst will support the ESG Data Consultant and broader Solutions team with growing and improving Malk’s ESG data services. This involves creating data deliverable templates, how-to guides, and process improvements, as well as supporting the technical integration of internal and third-party tools.
 

Responsibilities 

• Execute ESG data client projects, including supporting strategy creation, data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting, typically supporting on 3-5 overlapping projects in a given week.
  • Development of ESG data collection surveys, tailored to GP client needs, industry frameworks (e.g., EDCI, SFDR), and sectoral materiality.
  • Coordinating with GP client’s portfolio companies to support accurate and timely data collection, leading email coordination and eventually supporting on live calls.
  • Develop validation tools and processes to ensure data quality.
  • Analyze data trends and compile insights into client deliverables like reports and data packs
    

• Cultivate understanding of core ESG data frameworks (EDCI, SFDR, TCFD, etc.) and LP expectations.
• Support with ongoing evolution and improvements of Malk’s ESG data offerings through process efficiency improvements, training materials, internal best practice-sharing, and insight delivery.
  
• Leverage a range of internal and third-party data tools to complete client ESG data projects and be a resource to the broader team on the integration of these tools.

Qualifications and Skills

• Skills: Exceptional Excel and quantitative analysis skills, strong communication, project management, time management, and attention to detail are critical to this role. Experience with relational databases, data visuals/dashboards, and familiarity with SQL are preferred. Good writing, research, and qualitative reasoning skills are preferred.
  
• Experience:
  best-suited for candidates with at least 1 year of professional experience. Previous experience in consulting roles and/or working with private equity or in ESG/Sustainability (e.g., via internships or academic projects) is preferred but not required.
• Education: A strong academic track record, with data science, business analytics, and/or computer science backgrounds preferred.
  
• Other Traits: Ideal candidates should be self-starters, multi-taskers, critical thinkers, and able to work across multiple, different teams.
  

Additional Details

• Location: New York, NY. Hybrid In-Office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Compensation: Base salary range is $75-85K + discretionary bonus eligibility

Other Benefits

• 401k - 4% match
• PTO days + sick days 
  
• civic duty day, life change day, paid holidays, birthday half day off, paid honeymoon leave