Senior Climate Analyst

Location: City of Edinburgh

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R0004429## Job Title Senior Climate Analyst## Department Investment - Equities-Positive Change-UK## Overview of Department Climate Future is a global, growth equities portfolio focussing on the theme of climate. Its ambition is to deliver attractive long-term returns by investing in companies that are making a material contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The fund sits within Baillie Gifford’s Sustainable and Impact Neighbourhood, alongside the flagship Positive Change Fund and Global Islamic Strategy.

The Neighbourhood is highly integrated; analytical resource and stock discussions are shared between the three strategies.

The Climate Future fund is currently in development. After several years of philosophical development, the fund seeded in March 2025 with capital from the Baillie Gifford partnership. The fund is tracking well on its milestones and expected to launch in the latter half of 2026.## Purpose of Role We are seeking a Climate Analyst to sit within the Sustainable and Impact Neighbourhood.

The Neighbourhood Climate Analyst should expect to lead on our definition and analysis of companies, products and behaviours, making a specific contribution to climate solutions – be that in mitigation or adaptation. They will act as a bridge between the Sustainable and Impact Neighbourhood and our firmwide climate efforts, spending approximately 20% of time on this.
This position has been deemed a Certified role within the FCA’s Senior Manager and Certification Regime.
As a result occupants’ details will be displayed on the FCA register and both initial and annual fitness and propriety assessments must be completed.## Responsibilities
** Research, analysis and engagement
*** Research and analysis that identifies, challenges and supports the intersection between climate solutions and company business models. This will include existing holdings and pre-buy research, as well as industry, country, or thematic analysis.
* Proactively informing investors of new information and perspectives that are relevant to delivering client outcomes, contributing to investment decision-making meetings as required.
* Writing thought leadership on climate-related topics on behalf of the Sustainable and Impact Neighbourhood and central Climate team.
* Leading engagement with industry bodies, frameworks and academics relating to the climate and environment on behalf of the Sustainable and Impact Neighbourhood.
* Leading engagement with companies on climate-related topics on behalf of the Sustainable and Impact Neighbourhood.
** Collaboration and teamwork
*** Contributing to the climate integrity of the Climate Future fund by reviewing the portfolio with a climate and environment lens, contributing to presentation materials, and being the point-person on the investment team for compliance with sustainability-related regulation.
* Liaising closely with Baillie Gifford’s central Climate team, in particular support of our firmwide approach to define “climate solutions”.
* Leading the development of the Sustainability Report for the Climate Future fund, including writing thought leadership, making strategic decisions over which metrics to include, and project-managing its development.
** Learning and communicating
*** Maintaining a good grasp on the evolution of climate within finance and relevant regulation, proactively alerting the Neighbourhood to key developments, especially as they relate to the 35-60 Climate Future stocks.
* Presenting internally and externally, including to clients, prospects and consultants, on climate-related topics, and providing insight on how climate factors are integrated into the Baillie Gifford investment research processes.
** Your knowledge and experience:
*** Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to cut through jargon/acronyms and influence both investors and climate experts.
* An opportunity-seeking mindset toward climate, i.e. solutions-led rather than risk management focused.
* Demonstration of a deep interest in the field of climate.…