Director, Sustainable Finance Asa - Singapore - Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered

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Singapore

3 weeks ago

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Wei Jie

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Description

Job:
Institutional Banking

Primary Location:
Asia-Singapore-Singapore

Schedule:
Full-time

Employee Status:
Permanent

Posting Date: 04/Jan/2023, 3:40:44 AM

Unposting Date: 18/Jan/2023, 5:59:00 PM

The Role Responsibilities

Work with the Region Head of Sustainable Finance to drive origination, develop strong client relationships and be seen as expert in SF by internal and external stakeholders.
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 sits within the Commercial, Corporate and Institutional Bank and works with sales and coverage teams to identify and deliver on ESGrelated advisory and product opportunities.
The Role described below is for an experienced and selfdriven individual who will be responsible for the regional business growth and development.

Strategy

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. Works closely with the wider SF team, coverage and product leaders to develop and 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 stake strategy promoting sustainability. Ensuring a consistent messaging to the internally and to the wider market.

Business

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 keeping abreast of regional global, and industry developments, assess implications and align and develop Bank relevant initiatives across businesses in response to regulatory and industry development in sustainable finance.
ESG rating and benchmarking analysis for corporates.
Developing Sector thematic that describe sustainable finance structure alternatives.
Develop opportunities through attendance at key Industry events as necessary.

Processes

Proactively manage the designated Sustainable Finance client and product portfolio to ensure, risks are appropriately identified and managed.
Maintain Close ties exist with key stakeholders e.g., Financial Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance, Risk, Country CEOs, Service Delivery, etc.

People and Talent

Training and capacity building of the regional origination, and risk teams.

Risk Management

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

Governance

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.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

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.

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