Enviromental And Social Specialist, Corporate Banking at Equity Bank Kenya

Reporting to the General Manager, Corporate Credit Risk, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Conduct of Environmental & Social Assessment on prospective clients and projects.
• Monitoring client activities and projects regarding E&S issues to ensure continued compliance.
• Support the Relationship Managers and Analysts by accompanying them on site visits to client’s premises to ensure 360 view of client business.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Assessment and monitoring of Environmental & Social issues according to Regulatory and Internal risk policies on a portfolio of corporate credit clients.
• Interaction with different departments and stakeholders as part of the appraisal process, on a local and regional scale.
• Preparation of written Environmental & Social Due Diligence (ESDD) and Environmental & Social monitoring reports to support Credit Committee Decisions regarding the client’s Environmental & Social risk.
• Advisory services to Corporate Banking clients on Environmental & Social issues.
• Keeping up to date on key Environmental & Social issues and trends within the country and region.

• Preparation of relevant Environmental & Social reports according to the corporate needs from time to time.
• Coordination with relevant departments especially the Bank’s Environmental & Social Department for delivery of seamless service to client.

Skills and competencies

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills in English (mandatory).
• Detail and results oriented with a solid knowledge of Environmental & Social issues including planning, assessment and monitoring.
• Efficient organizational and planning capacities.
• Critical yet objective analysis of applications to achieve a balanced sense of Environmental & Social risk
• Problem solving and strong negotiation skills

• Passionate, highly self - motivated and creative team player
• Demonstrate an ability to build and manage relationships and influence various stakeholders
• Adept at generating strong team spirit through energetic, flexible and dynamic personality.

Qualifications

• Seasoned Environmental & Social expert with over 4 years in a similar role in a similar or comparable institution.
• An under-graduate degree from a well-recognized university in a related field
• Relevant certifications are an added advantage