About the job
Equity Bank seeks to recruit an experienced, self-driven, highly motivated and passionate candidate to fill the position of Assistant Manager, Group Sustainability Operations – Climate Financing. The role will play a critical role in ensuring climate finance is an integral part of their strategy implementation with a focused delivery on climate financing and emission reduction. Key Responsibilities Climate Financing
- Support in monitoring of Group climate financed loans using current tools of assessment and maintaining an up-to-date data on climate finance portfolio.
- Support in the implementation of the Group’s climate finance goal through evaluation of project eligibility against Bank’s agreed climate taxonomy
- Support in the origination and structuring of climate finance opportunities together with business teams across the subsidiaries when required.
- Undertake financed emissions assessment across the Group.
- Support in the management of DFI climate programs at subsidiaries and work in generation of necessary reports.
- Implement the agreed training plan on climate finance across the teams.
- Support in integration of climate finance monitoring systems across the Group.
Operations
- Support in the implementation of Bank’s decarbonization by with with facilities teams and supporting in data analysis and interpretation.
- Work with Group facilities team to undertake monthly management carbon and resource footprint and develop a reduction pathway for minimizing costs and footprint reduction using tools.
- Support in development of fit for market climate finance products through developing innovative ideas of tackling the climate market.
Reporting
- Support in generation of monthly report on climate financing across the Group.
- Support in generation monthly report on climate finance pipeline against status and challenges for financing where appliable.
- Support in generation of a decarbonization report for the Group at every quarter against target for operational scope 1,2, and 3.
- Support in development of relevant DFIs report in accordance to the relevant programs at the Bank supporting climate financing.
- Support subsidiaries team in collection of annual data required for Group’s annual sustainability reporting.
Qualifications
- University degree in Sustainability/Environmental Science/ Engineering/Finance
- At least 5 years experience in climate financing.
- Professional qualifications in areas such as GRI, Sustainable Finance, Carbon accounting will be considered as a strong advantage.
- An understanding on of Banking sector will be an added advantage.
- Strong skills in planning, organizing, and prioritizing when working on several assignments at the same time and under pressure.
- Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to collaborate cross-functionally.
Job Posting : Aug 23, 2023, 6:23:00 PM
How to Apply
You can apply for this Job by Visiting equity bank’s Career section through the Link below