Job Description

• Supporting the senior bankers working with clients and key industry bodies to develop a reputation with internal and external stakeholders as the authority of the specific industry transition risks and opportunities.
• Supporting the transition team with specific risks that arise on transition transactions, supporting regional client and product teams.
• Supporting the delivery of the financial performance objectives (revenues, costs, RoRWA etc.) and maximizing the client related opportunities.
• Our Sustainable Finance team serves as a Centre of expertise on a broad set of ESG topics, providing thought leadership, strategic advice, and transaction support for clients. The group sits within the Commercial, Corporate and Institutional Bank and works with sales and coverage teams to identify and deliver on ESG-related advisory and product opportunities.
• The Role described below is for an enthusiastic and self-driven individual who will be responsible for supporting the execution of transition finance agenda.
• Work closely with the Sustainable Finance teams and Industries bankers to execute a plan that would make SC the Bank best known for Transition Finance by our clients and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with the wider team, coverage, and product leaders to better understand the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth
• Have a good understanding of the industries [particularly Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining and Power] and assist identifying core industries and regional priorities i.e. proactively embedding sustainability across all markets.
• Be able to work with relationship teams to help develop client transition plans that’s encourage decarburization in the region and supporting this transition with the bank’s products and services
• Have and maintain an understanding of international capital markets and investors preferences.
• Provide support to industry origination teams by providing insight into sustainable finance structures, environmental and social risks and developing regulations.
• Empower the frontline to proactively engage clients on this important topic.
• Safeguard the bank against reputation risk damage and supporting the team developing transition finance structures that are in line with global industry best practices
• Encourage good and proactive management environmental, social, regulatory, reputational, and ethical risks governance across by all areas of the business
• Ensure compliance with the sustainable finance governance structure and environmental and social risk management policies. Challenge improvement of these
• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.
• Able to develop and manage the relevant governance for any client partnerships
• Adhere to local and international regulatory prescribed responsibilities and policies.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities