Assistant Manager - Group Sustainability Operations - ESG Risk Mgt at Equity Bank Kenya

Key Responsibilities

• Support in the running of sustainability operations across the subsidiaries through the following aspects;

Risk Management

• Support in implementation of ESG risk management across subsidiaries through a dedicated assurance program together with subsidiaries ESG teams.
• Work with subsidiaries team to ensure that they meet ESG risk compliance requirements in terms of management and monitoring of ESG risk.
• Support in implementation of the sustainability training plan for subsidiaries teams in areas of business and supply chain.
• Keep an up-to-date database of all subsidiaries ESG risk assessment and report on implementation of ESAP closure.
• Support in review of ESG policy across subsidiaries incorporating market and regulatory development.
• Arrange for quarterly monitoring of ESG risks of high-risk clients across the subsidiaries as part of quality assurance process.

Sustainability opportunities

• Work with the subsidiaries team to ensure that ESG risks complemented by opportunities are followed up for closure.
• Support in the implementation of the Group’s sustainable finance goal through evaluation of project eligibility against agreed climate taxonomy and supporting data reporting.
• Support subsidiary team in client management to enhance uptake of identified sustainability opportunities.

Operations

• Support in the implementation of a decarbonization plan for the Bank operations and financed carbon footprint.
• Together with the Group’s facilities team, undertake data gathering, analysis and generate a monthly carbon footprint report for the group performance.
• Keep an up-to-date monitoring of Group’s resource use data to be used in monitoring performance against plan.
• Update and support in revision of carbon tracking tool for the Group.
• Work together with supply chain in assuring the supply chain integrates ESG in evaluation process pre and post onboarding.

Qualifications
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, BACKGROUND AND SKILLS

• University degree in Sustainability/Environmental Science/ Engineering/Finance.
• At least 5 years experience in ESG risk and climate financing.
• Professional qualifications in areas such as GRI, ESIA, 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.