Senior Sustainable Finance Manager recruitment

• Major Global Bank

• Strategic Agenda

• Excellent Career Opportunities

This premier bank has a very strong franchise globally and promotes responsibility to the environment and community in the way it operates business. It is looking for a Senior Sustainable Finance Manager in support of its sustainability agenda,

This is an opportunity for someone who is interested in understanding how sustainability principles are applied to business and finance. It focuses on environmental and social risks associated with financial services, and the broader context of reputational risks management. Experience of applying sustainability standards in a business context is a requirement. Knowledge and experience of transactions management, approval processes, and credit risk management is a definite advantage.

One of the strategies for its sustainability agenda is to put into practice a robust governance framework on responsible finance to drive business, deliver long-term value to clients, be an environmental steward and contribute to community developments. The role will contribute to the Bank’s governance process and sustainable finance agenda, by:

• provide transaction support in challenging sectors across emerging markets for Bank’s business and risk teams

• develop and maintain the governance framework in alignment with emerging risks, new industry practices and potential new clients or industry exposure; and

• support the bank’s leadership effort in the financial industry and in the sustainability space.

• advise the bank on applying the position statements to clients and transactions. This involves liaising with Business teams and Credit Risk.

• advise on transactions to ensure compliance with the Equator Principles. This involves review of environmental and social impact assessments, defining the bank’s requirements to the sponsors and supporting the business teams in the role of the environmental bank.

• contribute to the implementation of the position statements throughout the bank and to the bank’s approach to managing environmental and social risks by designing policies and procedures in collaboration with Risk, Legal and relevant Business teams. This also includes rolling out processes and tools as required.

• Support the governance processes, by articulating the bank’s position on emerging risks, high risk industries, and prominent reputational risk issues.

• Contribute to reporting requirements on the application of sustainability e.g. input in the Sustainability Review, the Sustainable Finance intranet site and other communication means as appropriate, to promote the bank’s approach to sustainability.

• Provide input to the Sustainability Training Programme. The training programme includes a e-learning course, a module in the mainstream credit risk training course on sustainable finance, and a one day classroom training course on environmental and social risks.

Degree qualified, you possess more than 10 – 12 years of relevant experience. You are able to think conceptually, combined with practical problem solving, develop effective and trusted relationships, and work in partnership with all stakeholders in the businesses. You will have knowledge of environmental and social risks and sustainability in the business context, and high level of understanding of banking products. Experience in transactions management, bank’s approval processes, and credit risk management will be advantageous.

To apply, please submit your resume to Adnan Atan at aa@kerryconsulting.com, quoting the job title and reference no AA3688. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates are notified.