Climate & ESG Operations Lead

Climate & ESG Operations Lead
Climate & ESG Operations Lead
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This role is based in Netherlands and as such all normal working days must be carried out in Netherlands.
Join us as a Climate & ESG Operations Lead
In this role, you’ll deliver successful customer and business outcomes through investigating queries, supporting business processes, policies and procedures and understanding customer and business needs
Specialising in Climate, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), we’ll look to you to develop and maintain procedures to assess Climate & ESG risks at client level
This is your chance to take on a collaborative role where you’ll enjoy a varied and extensive breadth of work and gain valuable exposure across a broad range of senior level stakeholders

As our Climate & ESG Operations Lead, you’ll support the wider internal and external reporting deliverables and consistently maintain a strong relationship with internal stakeholders across entities and all areas of the climate programme and external reporting. You’ll maintain a set of standards measuring business impact on society and the environment, ensuring sufficient transparency on outcomes both at client and trade level to appropriate governance.
Mitigate integrity risks for the bank by managing the Climate & Environmental risk assessment of business relationships based on applicable EU Climate & ESG regulations
Review portfolio outcomes in context of risk appetite and potential greenwashing risks, reporting outcomes to relevant Risk and Control and other governance
Demonstrate oversight of Climate & ESG operational risks and related services as well as monitor performance while continuing to meet regulatory expectations
Contribute to control requirements for NatWest Markets N.V. to ensure compliance with regulations, guidelines and risk standards, and own the ESE Risk toolkit

To thrive in this role, you’ll need a good understanding of the Investment Banking and Capital Markets environment. You’ll demonstrate ESG risk experience from within the financial services industry. We’ll also look for the ability to create good exposure across the network and be recognised as an expert in your field.
The ability to work autonomously, with demonstrable problem solving skills
Good experience in working effectively with a variety of stakeholders at different levels across organisation boundaries and geographies
The ability to operate in a changing business and regulatory landscape
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence across key stakeholders at different levels across the bank