Opportunistic Real Assets Researcher

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Job description

At Mercer, we make a difference in the lives of more than 110 million people every day by advancing their health, wealth, and careers. Were in the business of creating exciting and rewarding futures for our clients and their employees whether were designing affordable health plans, securing finances for retirement or aligning employees with workforce strategy. Capitalizing on analysis and insights as catalysts for change, we anticipate and understand the impact of business decisions, now and in the future. Our holistic view and deep expertise allow us to see clients current and future needs through a lens of innovation and impact and every idea and solution we offer.

Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in one of many Mercer offices:

Opportunistic Real Assets Researcher

What can you expect?

The Real Assets Team provides research and investment services across the full spectrum of public and private real assets investments, including real estate, infrastructure, and opportunistic real assets s.
The global 40+ person team is responsible for evaluating real assets markets, identifying investment opportunities, and managing portfolios.
We advise our clients on making debt and equity investments into real assets via private investment vehicles, co-investments, and secondaries.
We also support the firm on broader research and developing firm-wide views on the sector.
The Opportunistic Real Assets Researcher is an integral position within the team, leading a newly-created vertical to cover a wide range of sectors within the real assets world, including natural resources, natural capital, sustainable real assets, impact opportunities, and other diversifier opportunities.
As part of a global investment team, this position will focus on five primary responsibilities: 1) identifying, evaluating, and monitoring private real asset investments, 2) researching and opining on real assets trends, 3) serving as a subject matter expert; 4) sourcing and executing co-investment transactions; and 5) supporting colleagues and clients on sector related matters and opportunities.

Whats in it for you?

A global company with a strong brand and a commitment to growth.
A culture of internal mobility, collaboration and extraordinary career opportunities.
Competitive pay and outstanding benefits.
Paid time off to give back through non-profit community service.
Employee Resource Groups that provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities, and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.

We will count on you to:

Source and lead investment due diligence on opportunistic real assets opportunities.
Complete written assessments and recommendations utilized by our clients and colleagues to support investment decisions, including due diligence reports, industry research papers, and other presentations for a wide variety of audiences.
Source new investment opportunities by leveraging existing industry relationships, building new relationships, and identifying other creative sourcing channels in collaboration with the broader team.
Actively monitor and evaluate managers on an ongoing basis.
Present at a variety of internal meetings, investment research committee discussions, and marketing presentations.
Serve as a resource to colleagues seeking current information on real assets investment opportunities, including data and analysis, comparison to other fund managers, co-investments or secondaries, and the opinion of the investment team.

What you need to have:

5-8 years of due diligence research experience in infrastructure and/or natural resources.
Coinvestment and/or secondaries experience a plus.
Strong collaborator and work-ethic.
Demonstrated qualitative and quantitative analytical skills.
Demonstrated relationship-building skills.
Strong written and verbal communication and strong business writing skills.
Ability and willingness to engage in conversation with managers and references.
Willingness and ability to travel.

What makes you stand out:

Demonstrated interest in real assets investing.
Ability to think outside the box to source creative investment ideas.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders.
Ability to drive the project management process, providing clear direction and managing deadlines, workflow, and quality control for projects.
Proactive, entrepreneurial and enthusiastic personality.

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercers more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the worlds leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit (link removed). Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting (e-mail removed)

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