Director, Climate Risk Advisory and Net Zero Portfolio Management

Job Description

*About Standard Chartered Were an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, weve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If youre looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we cant wait to see the talents you can bring us. Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, youll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:
• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
Strategy
• Works closely with the MD, Climate Risk Advisory and NZ Portfolio Management to pro-actively manage climate-related risks and formulate a best in class advisory and client risk management offering.
• Works closely with the Climate Risk Management team on prudential aspects of climate risk and the impact climate risk has on CCIB.
• Works closely with the Transition Acceleration Team to prioritise transition origination efforts
• Works closely with Credit Portfolio Management to deliver our originate to distribute ( OtD ) capabilities in transition assets
• Works closely with the wider SF and ECRM team supporting coverage and product leaders to analyse and understand the external landscape and identify prospective opportunities to address customer needs and accelerate CCIB growth in Climate / Transition Finance.
• Works closely with key external bodies in the development of pathways, alliances, etc to achieve Net Zero.
Business
• Be able to work with relationship teams to develop client transition plans that support decarbonisation with the Bank s products and services
• Be able to analyse and translate climate risk data into opportunities and client insights
• Provide support to industry origination teams by providing insight into climate finance structures, environmental and social risks and developing regulations.
• Interpret and synthesise climate research and developments into meaningful and tangible actions for CCIB clients.
Processes
• Support creation of a systematic approach to using Climate Risk data to drive origination opportunities and portfolio steering decisions.
People and Talent
• Work to develop a centre for excellence within CCIB for climate risk advisory
• Training and capacity building as required
Risk Management
• Work closely with Climate Risk Management to understand climate tools and methodologies and use these to support risk management and origination efforts across CCIB.
• Safeguard the Bank against reputational risk by proactively developing climate advisory capabilities that are in line with global industry best practices
• Encourage good and proactive management of environmental, social, regulatory, reputational, ethical and governance risk across CCIB
Governance
• Ensure compliance with the Sustainable Finance governance structure and environmental and social risk management policies.
• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
Regulatory & Business Conduct
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Adhere to local and international regulator prescribed responsibilities and policies.
Key Stakeholders
• Global Sustainable Finance Team
• Transition Acceleration Squad
• Climate Risk Management Team
• CCIBMT product, and client teams
• Relevant Industry teams
• Corporate Affairs / Brand and Marketing
• COO CCIB
• External: the Bank s customers, regulators, investors and partners
Other Responsibilities
• Ability to independently drive initiatives with minimum hands-on supervision
• Client focused with ability to leverage high impact relationships and present creative solutions
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills
• Delivery and execution focused
• Ability to work with lots of moving parts and complexity
• Data driven and leads with a scientific approach to data and delivery
• Change management, and program management expertise
• Highly skilled in creation of briefing materials, report writing and preparation of presentations
Our Ideal Candidate
• Degree (BA or equivalent)
• 8 + years banking experience, ideally with a minimum of 1+ years in ESG / Climate / Sustainability
• Knowledge of the climate regulatory landscape
• Knowledge of environmental and socials risks
• Ability to promote good teamwork, collaboration and management of conflict across stakeholders
Role Specific Technical Competencies
• Fluency with Climate Risk
• Competency with Portfolio Analysis and Steering
• Awareness of ESG Landscape
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Keyskills :
financial marketscapacity buildingreputational riskhuman skillskeeping things simple