Assistant Vice President, Sustainability Planning Team
Assistant Vice President, Sustainability Planning Team
SMBC Group5-7 Years
- Posted 13 days ago
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Job Description
Responsibilities
- Support efforts to meet the expectations and requirements of regulators in the region where sustainability risk is concerned.
- Engage subsidiaries in the region to ensure prompt adoption and localisation of the Bank's sustainability policies as well as compliance with Group core standards.
- Support the management of sustainability policies and procedures, including developing and advising on new policies for identifying, managing, and monitoring environmental and social risks; and ensuring that they remain relevant and effective in building firm-wide resilience, as well as aligned with regulations and market best practices.
- Support sustainability KPI management in the region – including evaluation, monitoring, forecasting, reporting, etc.
- Conduct environmental and social due diligence for customer transactions, in line with the Bank's guidelines and procedures.
- Provide hands-on support and guidance for sustainability-related working groups, forums and committee meetings helmed by the team.
- Provide support on internal business units-led sustainability initiatives and collaborating with the business units in enhancing the Bank's sustainability communication through all available channels.
- Oversee green deposit control and reporting.
- Facilitate sustainability capability building efforts within the Bank.
- Minimum five (5) years working experience in a corporate sustainability policy and compliance, sustainability risk management or relevant discipline – with at least 4 years experience working in a sustainability role.
- Relevant academic studies in environmental science, environmental management, environmental law, sustainable development, sustainable and green finance, etc.
- In-depth understanding of sustainability and environmental risk topics, international reporting standards and frameworks, regulatory trends in Asia, as well as industry best practices.
- Proven experience in developing and implementing sustainability compliance programmes, policies and controls in the banking sector.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high attention to detail.
- Possesses professional and interpersonal skills to establish good working relationships with stakeholders.
- A team player with the ability to work independently.
- Excellent organizational, presentation and communication skills.
- Excellent writing skills; ability to synthesise information quickly and concisely.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis, with prior experience in a data-driven environment.
- Resilient and adaptable mindset, with the ability to thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
- Experience in the banking sector is preferred.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are an asset.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Teams.
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Key Skills
qualitative and quantitative analysis
sustainability policy and compliance
sustainability compliance programmes
sustainability risk management
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