Vice President

 
As an independent, fiduciary asset manager, BlackRock is committed to acting at all times in the best long-term interests of our clients.  We undertake our CGRI activities to protect and enhance the economic value of the companies in which we invest on their behalf. 
 
The work of BlackRock's CGRI team is an investment function.  The team is based in five regions – the United States, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia – and undertakes engagement with and proxy voting at portfolio companies on behalf of clients globally. 
 
BlackRock aims to take a common view in-house regarding our engagement and voting policies and uses the CGRI group to coordinate, communicate and carry out these policies across the 95 markets and approximately 15,000 shareholder meetings at which the firm votes each year. 
 
Role description:
 
The CGRI Analyst will work as part of a team of five focused on the Americas.  The role reports to the Head of Corporate Governance Americas.  The intention is for the person in this role to specialise in a number of sectors in North America and several markets in the rest of the Americas, as well as in a subset of the policy issues covered by the team.
 
The CGRI Analyst is responsible for:

  1. Contributing to the implementation of the approved corporate governance policies for the region through engagement with investee companies, including voting at shareholder meetings;
  2. Contributing to the development of the firm's corporate governance policies and the strategies for implementing them year to year;
  3. Participating in, and potentially leading, internal research projects as required;
  4. Keeping abreast of and participating in the external public debate on corporate governance and shareholder rights through membership of relevant shareholder and governance groups, both formal and informal, public speaking and other representational efforts as appropriate; and
  5. Participating in, monitoring and analyzing proxy operations and the supporting systems and contributing to process improvements to ensure that policy implementation is as efficient and effective as possible.

 
The tasks involved in fulfilling these responsibilities include:

 
The person in this role will be/will have:

 

 
BlackRock is proud to be an E-Verify Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer--M/F/D/V.
 

BlackRock is one of the world's preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions -- from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs. 

October 16, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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