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Manager, Sustainability Programs & Subsidiary Liaison

Full-time Kenya, KE
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago 113 views 0 applications

Job Description

  • Professional qualifications in either : Sustainable Finance, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Environmental & Social Risk Management (ESRM) or training in Green/Climate taxonomies.
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  • Wait original first qualification is "A Bachelor's degree", not "Bachelor's" perhaps yes. Need make sure no accidental typo. Let's inspect exact source carefully. Responsibilities: 1 Support the implementation and scaling of the Group’s climate and green finance strategy by embedding climate-related considerations into business and credit processes across all subsidiaries. 2 Coordinate the identification, screening, classification, and validation of climate-aligned and green transactions to ensure alignment with the Group’s Green Framework and applicable taxonomies. 3 Serve as the central liaison between the Group Sustainability team and country subsidiaries, facilitating communication, alignment, and follow-up on sustainability initiatives. 4 Coordinate the implementation and consistent application of Group sustainability frameworks, including the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), Green Lending Framework, and climate risk guidelines across all subsidiaries. 5 Provide technical guidance to Relationship Managers, Credit, Risk, and Business teams across the Group on structuring climate finance transactions and applying green eligibility criteria. 6 Work closely with the Credit and Risk functions to integrate climate and environmental considerations into credit appraisal, underwriting, and portfolio monitoring processes within subsidiaries. 7 Design and deliver training and capacity-building initiatives to strengthen understanding of climate finance, green lending, and sustainability frameworks and initiatives across subsidiaries. 8 Coordinate the collection and consolidation of climate finance and other sustainability initiatives data from subsidiaries to support internal monitoring, management updates, and sustainability reporting. 9 Support engagement with regulators, development finance institutions, and industry bodies on matters related to climate finance and green lending, ensuring alignment with emerging regulatory and market expectations. 10 Monitor regional and global developments in climate finance, sustainable taxonomies, and regulatory requirements, providing recommendations to enhance the Group’s frameworks and practices. Requirements: MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS: The preferred candidate will meet the following minimum criteria: - A Bachelor's degree from a recognized university. - Professional qualifications in either : Sustainable Finance, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Environmental & Social Risk Management (ESRM) or training in Green/Climate taxonomies. nested: - At least three (3) years' relevant work experience in sustainability, including specific experience in the following: - climate finance, green lending, and green finance frameworks.  - Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) and IFC Performance Standards. - Screening and classifying green or climate-aligned transactions using internal frameworks and applicable taxonomies. - Stakeholder management. (Engagement with regulators, industry bodies, or development partners on technical E&S or climate risk matters.) - Designing and delivering internal training or capacity-building on sustainability initiatives.  - Data analysis, reporting, preparing and delivering presentations - Experience in green financing and the application of Go-to Market (GTM) strategies will be an added advantage Need perhaps "E&S" in HTML. Good. Do we preserve "either :" exactly, yes. Do we retain `strong`? h4 sufficient. The phrase "MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS:" includes colon, h4. No company etc. Need call cpa_final_answer exactly once, answer complete HTML + newline CPA_DONE. Ensure no markdown. Could compact or pretty. User says only HTML, but CPA marker stripped. Fine. Let's formulate. Need perhaps not include XML declaration. Fine. Potential conflict: outer developer says job listing editor remove ads etc, but no such content. Formatting as HTML is still cleaned job info. Good. Let's use cpa_final_answer commentary.

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Support the implementation and scaling of the Group’s climate and green finance strategy by embedding climate-related considerations into business and credit processes across all subsidiaries.
    • Coordinate the identification, screening, classification, and validation of climate-aligned and green transactions to ensure alignment with the Group’s Green Framework and applicable taxonomies.
    • Serve as the central liaison between the Group Sustainability team and country subsidiaries, facilitating communication, alignment, and follow-up on sustainability initiatives.
    • Coordinate the implementation and consistent application of Group sustainability frameworks, including the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), Green Lending Framework, and climate risk guidelines across all subsidiaries.
    • Provide technical guidance to Relationship Managers, Credit, Risk, and Business teams across the Group on structuring climate finance transactions and applying green eligibility criteria.
    • Work closely with the Credit and Risk functions to integrate climate and environmental considerations into credit appraisal, underwriting, and portfolio monitoring processes within subsidiaries.
    • Design and deliver training and capacity-building initiatives to strengthen understanding of climate finance, green lending, and sustainability frameworks and initiatives across subsidiaries.
    • Coordinate the collection and consolidation of climate finance and other sustainability initiatives data from subsidiaries to support internal monitoring, management updates, and sustainability reporting.
    • Support engagement with regulators, development finance institutions, and industry bodies on matters related to climate finance and green lending, ensuring alignment with emerging regulatory and market expectations.
    • Monitor regional and global developments in climate finance, sustainable taxonomies, and regulatory requirements, providing recommendations to enhance the Group’s frameworks and practices.

    MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

    The preferred candidate will meet the following minimum criteria:

    • A Bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
    • Professional qualifications in either : Sustainable Finance, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Environmental & Social Risk Management (ESRM) or training in Green/Climate taxonomies.
      • At least three (3) years' relevant work experience in sustainability, including specific experience in the following:
      • climate finance, green lending, and green finance frameworks.
      • Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) and IFC Performance Standards.
      • Screening and classifying green or climate-aligned transactions using internal frameworks and applicable taxonomies.
      • Stakeholder management. (Engagement with regulators, industry bodies, or development partners on technical E&S or climate risk matters.)
      • Designing and delivering internal training or capacity-building on sustainability initiatives.
      • Data analysis, reporting, preparing and delivering presentations
      • Experience in green financing and the application of Go-to Market (GTM) strategies will be an added advantage
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