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    Manager, Sustainability at - Nairobi, Kenya - Standard Bank Group

    Standard Bank Group
    Standard Bank Group Nairobi, Kenya

    1 week ago

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    Full time
    Description

    Standard Bank Group is the largest African banking group by assets offering a full range of banking and related financial services.

    "Africa is our home, we drive her growth" Our vision is to be the leading financial services organisation in, for and across Africa, delivering exceptional client experiences and superior value.

    Job Purpose
    The purpose of the role is to support the Chief Risk Officer in delivering sustainability objectives across the Enterprise.

    The role will focus on the following:
    Design and develop strategies to ensure that the Banks business practices, products and services are compliant with sustainability principles and set regulations

    Drive implementation of sustainable initiatives within the enterprise and follow up on action plans relating to sustainable business performance monitoring and improvement.

    Facilitate closure of opportunities and communicate risks of the current and future initiatives relating to sustainability.

    Key Responsibilities
    Business Planning and Strategy

    Lead and develop the banks sustainability strategy; climate, transformation, societal, environmental and oversee the overall process of executing against the strategic objective
    Determining the Banks opportunity and plans towards supporting a circular economy.
    Mainstreaming sustainability in the bank's governance framework including Board

    Provide technical advice during Sustainability and Social Impact programme development to ensure alignment with the Bank's strategic vision, developing appropriate system indicators, processes and tools to realize value creation for all stakeholders.

    Support in the building of sustainable partnership and adherence to responsible banking principles
    Establishing internal process for calculating the Banks Carbon Footprint both direct and indirect and support in building plans for reducing it
    Coordinate and support the cascading of the strategy and planned activities across the Bank
    Develop, track and monitor the Banks Climate Risk Appetite Statement

    Assess and analyze policies and processes to identify areas in and processes to which improvements can be made in accordance with the Banks's commitment to sustainability.

    Participate in the development of the report to society and/or sustainability report
    Lead sustainability conversations within the New and Amended Client Solution process

    Develop and implement the Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) Functional Framework and Toolbox - covering strategy, policy, process, procedures, standards, guidelines, training, objectives, metrics and governance - to ensure consistency of implementation and the alignment to regulatory and legislative requirements.

    Lead the integration and management of the Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) as well as the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies by planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and executing all activities relating to SEE and ESG across Enterprise.

    Monitoring and reporting

    Provide up to date and accurate reporting to relevant forums relating to Sustainability and Societal Impact to keep all relevant stakeholders informed and enable effective decision making.

    Support the Business units in defining KPIs, data and reporting requirements as relates to sustainability
    Support the Banks sustainability performance review process by tracking and analysing readiness and performance against the set targets and strategic goals on sustainability
    Support the business unit planning process to ensure full alignment of sustainability activities
    Undertake in-depth analytics, identifying relationships/patterns in data sets to develop insights and make recommendations to decision makers within the Bank
    Co-ordinate and participate in sustainability Governance forums (SEE committee, Foundation Manco, Credit Committees, NACS, ALC )
    Participate in business forums, which require representation under the mandate of the Head of Risk, when required.

    Culture

    Lead risk sustainability engagements with key stakeholders in the bank (Credit, Engineering, Finance, Procurement, People & Culture, Business Units.)
    Drive and support implementation of goals and objectives by monitoring and tracking actions for improvement

    Build and maintain effective relationships with the relevant regulators and stakeholders on all areas of responsibility as it pertains to Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) as well as the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.

    Accountable for the establishment of Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) as well as the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and building of skills in country to ensure the appropriate skills and capabilities across the enterprise

    Drive a culture of transparency, accountability and consistency by using risk knowledge to support responsible decision-making within the dedicated portfolio.

    Provide guidance and advice in managing Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks and problems and key opportunities that have been identified across the Enterprise

    Set, maintain and monitor adherence to the Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk appetite standards for the Risk Management Function.

    Comply with statutory and regulatory laws.

    Set, advise and monitor adherence to, minimum standards for Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) within the Risk Management Function.

    Research and perform against best practice standards.

    Accountable for providing thought leadership to the Bank and Board on the specialized areas of Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

    Lead and drive the cultural and mindset change across the enterprise to ensure compliance with Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) requirements and develop SEE best practices across the Enterprise

    Continuous Improvement and Data

    Undertake ad hoc and thematic research on Sustainability, analyse and interpret the results making inferences and recommendations as required
    Analyse and identify sustainability metrics for continuous improvements
    Conduct post Implementation benefits review of projects and initiatives
    Adopt the data security standards as determined by the Group Data Office.
    Localize the data model and provide additional risk function data requirements to support sustainable decision-making across the Enterprise.

    Lead the development of the framework and initiatives pertaining to social impact data across the Enterprise to be able to report internally and externally on the Banks Societal impact with credibility.

    License to Operate

    Develop the strategy and framework for aligning with the UN Principles for Responsible Banking, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the Bank

    Provide regular reporting to the Group, Business Line and Boards to ensure oversight of all aspects relating to Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

    Lead and drive initiatives relating to Sustainability and the Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) programmes utilizing a result based/ outcome-based analysis.

    Collaborate with the Client Segments and Solutions across the Bank to develop the Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) targets and metrics aligned to the Banks

    Technology & Organization Design

    Lead and influence decisions on SEE and ESG technologies and domain expertise to develop the relevant technology requirements.

    Drive and control the adoption of technology to ensure the use of the appropriate technology and correct behavioral principles for use of technology.

    Monitor adherence to relevant technology policies and standards.

    Drive digital solutions to enable the implementation of Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) programmes and initiatives across the Bank.

    Contribute to the design and drive the implementation of the Risk Management Function's specific Operating Model, capabilities, policies, processes, standards, regulations, core technologies / digital platforms and functional structures as relates to SEE and ESG.

    Qualifications
    Minimum Qualifications


    Type of Qualification:
    First Degree

    Field of Study:
    Environmental Sciences

    Experience Required
    Corporate Citizenship

    Risk & Corporate Affairs
    8-10 years

    The role requires a specialist in the relatively new field of Sustainability, Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).

    Proven track record of being a specialist in the field and providing expert advice and guidance to senior leaders would be required.

    The job does not require Risk Management experience, however Sustainability reporting, ESG reporting, exposure to E&S Risk Management and transaction screening, exposure to TCFD and climate reporting

    Additional Information


    Behavioral Competencies:
    Adopting Practical Approaches
    Articulating Information
    Checking Details
    Developing Expertise
    Documenting Facts
    Exploring Possibilities
    Generating Ideas
    Interacting with People
    Interpreting Data
    Managing Tasks
    Team Working
    Upholding Standards


    Technical Competencies:
    Data Management (Administration)
    Environmental Management
    Project Management (Project Mgmt)
    Quality Management
    Verbal Communication
    Write Effective Communications
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