Graduate Responsible Investment Analyst 2027

Commence February 2027 | Sydney CBD-based | Applications open now

Crescent Capital Partners is hiring a Graduate Responsible Investment Analyst to join our ESG Team in Sydney, commencing in February 2027. This is a specialist role with its own career path, separate from our Graduate Investment Analyst program.

Start your career in responsible investment, working alongside our investment team and the businesses we own.

• Work on new investments and with portfolio companies inside a private equity firm
• Build experience across the range of responsible investment including climate, cyber, workforce, risk and investor reporting
• Real responsibility early in a small specialist team, starting February 2027

About Crescent Capital Partners

Crescent is a leading Australian private equity firm that has raised over $6 billion across eight flagship core funds, completed more than 50 foundation investments and assisted portfolio companies with over 250 follow-on acquisitions. We invest diversely and our current portfolio includes companies in healthcare, industrials, financial services, technology, education and consumer brands.

The Crescent team has a unique blend of consulting, operational and M&A skill sets, and our investment approach is highly collaborative. Once invested into a business, our investment and ESG teams provide hands-on consulting style support.

Our ESG Team implements our Responsible Investment Program and works alongside our investment team, portfolio company boards and management teams on a wide range of priorities such as climate and emissions, ethical supply chains, workforce safety, cyber security and risk management. The team also leads Crescent’s responsible investment engagement and reporting with our global investor base.

What you’ll do

• Assess new investments: research target companies, identify material ESG risks and opportunities, and prepare analysis for Investment Committee materials.
• Work with portfolio companies: support management teams on practical projects across topics such as climate, cyber, risk, workforce and supply chain.
• Run portfolio-wide programs: help deliver our annual ESG data collection and analysis, and other recurring programs across the portfolio.
• Stay ahead of change: track regulation and market developments, and help to translate them into practical guidance, strategies and real world projects.
• Build how we work: work with specialist advisers, to design the tools, templates and processes Crescent use to provide direct support.
• Build a knowledge base: Contribute to Crescent’s responsible investment monitoring, reporting and engagement including through investor support and industry collaboration.

Who we’re looking for

• A track record of achievement: academic, professional or personal achievements that show drive, resilience, and follow-through.
• Commitment to responsible investment as a career: a genuine interest in ESG and sustainability, from policy and regulation through to practical implementation, and curiosity about how these issues affect business performance, risk and value.
• Analytical and strategic: the ability to work through information and data, spot trends, identify what matters, provide clear, practical judgements. Effective when using AI tools but not reliant on them to produce high quality work.
• Clear communication: strong writing, structured thinking, the ability to explain complex topics simply, and confidence engaging with a range of stakeholders. Can produce polished, accurate work in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Collaboration and adaptability: enjoys working in a small team to solve a wide variety of problems, and can respond to shifting priorities positively and pragmatically.

We welcome applicants from all disciplines, including commerce, business, economics, science, engineering, sustainability and law.

Strong candidates should be able to demonstrate a track record of achievement, a genuine interest in ESG and responsible investment, analytical rigour, and strong communication skills.

Application process

In your application please provide the following:

• Your CV, and latest academic transcript.
• A short cover letter (optional). If providing a cover letter, please include why this role interests you, including why you want to build a career in responsible investment and private equity.
• Other written responses: to questions in the application form about your education, work experience, and interests.

Eligibility

To be eligible you must meet the following criteria:

• Graduate: Final-year students and graduates of the past two years, including those with up to two years’ professional experience. An undergraduate degree must be completed before you start.
• Work rights in Australia: Applicants must have Australian citizenship, permanent residency or working rights.
• Available: Able to start full time in the role on 1st February 2027, based in Sydney CBD

• Competitive graduate salary package
• Graduate training and development
• Fitness and gym membership subsidy
• Wide range of food and drinks provided
• Premium end of trip facilities