Director, Sustainable Finance

• Work with the Regional Head of Sustainable Finance and more senior team members to drive the Sustainable Finance business in Africa and the Middle East (“AME”) for Standard Chartered Bank, contributing to deep and focused strategic conversations with clients around sustainability and sustainable finance, and ensuring that target sustainable finance revenues for AME are met.
• The individual will need to be able to identify SF transactions, be a centre of excellence, and be able to develop and advise on sustainable financing structures in line with industry trends. The candidate will further have to support the Regional Head develop and roll out regional and global strategic initiatives and create relevant partnerships with external organizations that will help further the Sustainable Finance mandate.
• 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 SCB’s clients. The group works with sales and coverageteams to identify and deliver on ESG-related advisory and product opportunities.
• The Role described below is for an experienced and self-driven individual who will be responsible for the regional business growth and development.

• Work on the development and implementation of client strategies for Sustainable Finance products
• Work closely with the Regional Head of Sustainable Finance to develop and execute a plan that would make SC the Bank best known for Sustainable Finance by our clients and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with the wider SF team, coverage and product partners to develop an understanding of the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth
• Work closely with group corporate affairs to build a regional internal / external stakeholder strategy promoting sustainability, ensuring a consistent messaging internally and to the wider market

• Drive new sustainable finance transactions and origination across all products, loans, bonds, trade derivatives and deposits
• Have a good understanding of the client base and proactively build pipeline, identifying core industries
• Be able to work with relationship teams to develop client transition plans that encourage decarbonisation
• Proactively remain abreast of regional global, and industry developments, assess implications and align and develop Bank relevant initiatives across businesses in response to regulatory and industry developments in sustainable finance
• Be fluent in ESG rating and benchmarking analysis for corporates
• Developing Sector thematics that describe sustainable finance structure alternatives
• Develop opportunities through attendance at key Industry events as necessary.

• Proactively manage the designated Sustainable Finance client and product portfolio to ensure risks are appropriately identified and managed.
• Maintain close ties with key internal stakeholders e.g. Financial Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance, Risk, Country CEOs, Service Delivery, etc.
• Maintain an up to date pipeline tracking progress against the various transactions

• Training and capacity building of the regional origination and risk teams, in addition to coverage bankers and product partners
• Remain abreast of industry and market developments through regular upscale and training, attending events and webinars, amongst others

• Build and maintain an understanding on environmental and social risks across industry classes
• Safeguard the bank against reputational risk damage but proactively developing sustainable finance structures that are in line with global industry best practices
• Encourage good and proactive management of environmental, social, regulatory, reputational and ethical risks governance across by all areas of the business
• Take the initiative regarding regulatory, reputational and ethical matters, and proactively provide advice to clients.

• 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.

• 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.

• Regional management, product, and client teams
• Chief Sustainability Officer Management Team and Leadership Team
• Global and regional heads of Sustainable Finance
• Global Head of Environmental Social Risk Management
• Global Sustainable Finance Team
• CIB, GB, FM, TB, GCM
• External: The Bank’s customers (including senior level), competitors, regulators, investors, Multilaterals, DFIs, and partners

• Ability to independently drive initiatives with minimum hands-on supervision, including with developing partnership opportunities
• Client-focused with ability to establish and leverage high impact relationships while presenting creative solutions
• Strong communication and presentation skills, and stakeholder management skills
• Delivery and execution focused
• Ability to work with lots of moving parts and complexity
• Highly skilled in creation of briefing materials, report writing and preparation of presentations

• Degree (BA or equivalent)
• Banking experience with a minimum of 4+ years of experience in Origination
• Knowledge of and experience across multiple products (preferred)
• Knowledge of environmental and socials risks and ESRM policies of the bank
• Ability to promote good teamwork, collaboration and management of conflict across stakeholders
• Ability to independently drive initiatives with minimum hands-on supervision
• Client focused with ability to establish and leverage high impact relationships while presenting creative solutions
• Strong communication & presentation skills, and stakeholder management skills
• Delivery and execution focused
• Ability to work with lots of moving parts and complexity
• Highly skilled in creation of briefing materials, report writing and preparation of presentations

• Sustainable Finance
• Banking products understanding
• Documentation experience

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