Equity Bank Manager – Group Sustainability Operations – Climate Finance Jobs in Kenya
Description
Equity Group is a Pan-African financial services holding company listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange with banking subsidiaries in Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and a Commercial Representative office in Ethiopia. It has other subsidiaries in investment banking, insurance, telecom, fintech and social impact investments.
Equity Group is the largest financial services institution in the region with assets of KShs. 1.537 trillion. It is also the biggest bank in deposits, market capitalization of USD 2 Billion and with a customer base of over 16.4million customers. We seek to recruit an experienced, self-driven, highly motivated and passionate candidate to fill the position of Manager, Group Sustainability Operations – Climate Finance.
Reporting to the Group Head of Sustainability Operations, the role-holder will play a critical role in ensuring climate finance is an integral part of our strategy implementation with a focused delivery on climate financing and carbon emissions management.
Key Responsibiliities
Support in the running of sustainability operations across the EGH subsidiaries through the following aspects;
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.
Support in financed emissions assessment across the Group.
Support in the management of DFI climate programs at subsidiaries and work in generation of necessary reports.
Support in the development and implementation of climate finance and carbon reduction trainings across the Group.
Work on partnerships identification for the Bank with climate finance strategic partners to spearhead climate financing.
Operations
Work on development and implementation of Bank’s decarbonization plan for Bank operations through working with facilities.
Work with Group facilities team to undertake monthly management carbon and resource footprint and develop a reduction pathway for minimizing costs and reduce footprint using tools.
Support in development of fit for market climate finance products through developing innovative ideas of tackling the climate market.
Reporting
Generate monthly report on climate financing across the Group.
Generate monthly report on climate finance pipeline against status and challenges for financing where applicable.
Generate decarbonization report for the Group at every quarter against target for operational scope 1,2 and 3.
Submit relevant DFIs report in accordance with 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 7 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.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Equity Bank Manager – Group Sustainability Operations – Climate Finance Jobs in Kenya
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