Senior Manager Sustainable Finance

Job purpose and background

CDP is seeking a highly motivated individual who thrives in a fast paced, varied and autonomous environment to support the creation of thought leadership and to coordinate across CDP’s teams in the delivery of our sustainable finance strategy. This is an excellent opportunity to make an impact globally on how banks, insurers, and asset managers & owners respond to climate change and environmental risk and align with best practices to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

The successful candidate will utilise their specialist experience in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues and carbon accounting in the corporate sector, combined with their knowledge of the global finance sector, to support CDP’s thought leadership and insights creation to ensure that the finance sector takes the appropriate actions and aligns with the Paris Agreement. This work will include research, stakeholder outreach, speaking and writing. The role requires the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within CDP and externally, as well as an understanding of the relevant external players and standards in the finance sector. This role sits within CDP’s climate team, as part of our Environmental Practice Department, and provides a critical contribution to CDP’s mission. The successful candidate will report directly to CDP’s Global Director for Climate Change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and supporting CDP’s content creation and presentations in a simple, concise and compelling manner in a variety of written and verbal communications, including reports, articles, digital and social media outputs, infographics, visual presentations, and public speaking engagements;
• Contributing to CDP’s thought leadership on how the finance sector can best align with Paris Agreement and other relevant global frameworks;
• Coordinating with CDP’s Disclosure teams and supporting the continued evolution of our questionnaire, reporting and scoring methodologies;
• Helping CDP grow the business case for urgent action on climate change in the finance sector;
• Acting as an expert in financial services sector within CDP’s climate and broader environmental practice department, and with CDP’s stakeholders, such as investors, banks and companies;
• Actively coordinating with other CDP teams regionally and globally to engage efficiently and in an organized manner with stakeholders.

Required skills and experience:

• Specialist knowledge of ESG issues, specifically focused on environmental issues, including strong general knowledge of climate change, and accounting for environmental factors as it relates to the finance sector and public policy.
• A thorough understanding of the financial services sector with a passion for sustainable finance;
• Highly desired is prior experience or a good understanding of corporate disclosure on environmental issues as well as the relevant standards and frameworks;
• The ability to communicate complex information in a simple and concise way;
• Strong prioritization, organizational and project management skills;
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English;
• An academic qualification in a financial discipline and/or 5+ years relevant experience in the financial services sector or related industry;

Desirable skills (one or more of the following would be an advantage):

• Working knowledge of the Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and the Paris Agreement;
• Understanding of relevant financial reporting mechanisms and standards;
• Awareness of climate change issues in the context of financial services businesses;
• Previous experience with environmental reporting frameworks applicable to the financial services sector;
• Familiarity with the G20’s Financial Stability Board, Network for Greening the Finance System (NGFS), UNEP-FI, etc.

The role will be based in the CDP London office and reports directly to CDP’s Global Director for Climate Change and the Interim Director of CDP’s Global Environmental Practice Division.

Salary and benefits: Competitive salary, 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and other benefits.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.

Before you apply

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To apply please email your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages, to [email protected] with “Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance” in the subject. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis with a final deadline of midnight (BST) on 22nd September. Please note that while all applications will be reviewed, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.