Sustainable Finance & ESG Adviser

• Assist in embedding climate and nature-related financial risks into financial services firms' governance and risk management systems.
• Reinforce the existing strong and proactive regulatory conduct supervisory approach by highlighting greenwashing and other sustainable finance-related misconduct.
• Explore the feasibility of developing a sustainable investment product label framework.
• Improving transparency on climate and sustainability.
• Review policy, legal, regulatory and reporting frameworks to develop a strategy, enabling sustainability goals to be achieved.
• Providing technical expertise and researching areas as required, including: Global practices relating to ESG; Climate change and sustainability risk management; and Regulatory approaches surrounding these areas.
• Acting as a first point of contact on Sustainable Finance and Environmental, Social and Governance ('ESG') matters.
• Leading the development of policy recommendations, guidelines and reports for the financial services sector, with a primary focus on ESG-related areas such as climate risk, sustainable finance, disclosures and 'green' regulation, while also addressing other emerging risks and their integration into the regulatory and supervisory framework.
• Coordinating, assessing and designing industry surveys, exercises and consultations, overseeing industry engagement while making recommendations.
• Leading internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Leading the ESG Working Group, developing its comprehensive work plan, and tracking implementation and milestones.
• Ensure internal systems, policies and procedures are maintained and followed.

• Proven experience in a leadership / management role with the ability to work in a collaborative style.
• Hold a professional qualification relevant to ESG, climate change or sustainability - Desirable.
• Direct, in-depth knowledge of environmental issues, climate change risk and management, climate/green finance, responsible investment, disclosure regimes, international policy developments and regulatory frameworks.
• Extensive experience working within a risk or controls function within a regulated financial services entity would be desirable.
• Proven ability to build and maintain working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage workloads of varied complexity, manage competing priorities, and deliver against deadlines.
• Demonstrate highly effective interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills.

Your specialist: Mark Burman

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