Director of Environmental Sustainability

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom New Development Bank Full time
Director General, Environmental, Social and Governance

At New Development Bank, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for consolidating the Bank's ESG and project procurement related work, executing on the Bank's General Strategy in alignment with NDB's country systems approach, and engaging with stakeholders for consistent application of the Bank's ESG and procurement policies.

The Director General, Environmental, Social and Governance Department will be responsible for the development and implementation of the procurement policy framework, providing support to operations aiming at ensuring that public procurement is transparent, competitive and efficient and follows good practices and standards. The incumbent will also contribute to the Bank's ESG-linked fund raising and investments activities.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience in a multilateral development bank or equivalent, regulated public/private sector financial institution, consultancy firm or relevant public department or agency. They will have demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experiences in ESG risk management, sustainable finance and investment, and public procurement management. Strong leadership and managerial skills in managing a diverse workforce are essential, as well as exceptional strategic thinking, leading change, problem solving, communication, conflict management and resolution, and interpersonal skills with high resilience and drive in achieving objectives and goals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key responsibilities:

  1. Develop and periodically review and update the Bank's ESG and procurement-related policies, processes and guidelines to ensure that the Bank's frameworks support the application of high ESG and procurement standards in line with NDB's country systems approach as well as international good practices.
  2. Refine and fine-tune a coherent, consistent, risk-based approach in ESG and Procurement practices based on NDB's experience with country systems and evolving global practices including from the private sector.
  3. Guide the ESG team to conduct ESG and procurement due diligences, provide inputs for procurement plan and other procurement-related aspects of projects, in alignment with the project's objective and expected development impacts, and the Bank's applicable policies.
  4. Establish standards for ensuring efficient and agile internal processing and timely delivery.
  5. Manage the development of country-specific studies on ESG and Procurement systems and practices.
  6. Ensure that learnings from the implementation of projects are taken on board for fine-tuning the Bank's ESG related work as part of periodic reviews.
  7. Provide solutions, advice, and guidance to support the Bank's operations in the preparation and implementation of projects to mitigate the E&S risks and enhance development effectiveness.
  8. Support Treasury, Operations and Strategy teams in designing ESG products and developing ESG-related policies, criteria and procedures.
  9. Build ESG database for compiling, reviewing and assessing the Bank's annual ESG-related disclosures to different stakeholders and investors.
  10. Support Risk team in undertaking climate risk related assessments.
  11. Assist in handling complaints related to ESG in projects approved by the Bank.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for the following additional responsibilities:

  1. Liaison with ESG rating agencies, ESG research agencies, ESG investors, and other stakeholders on ESG-related topics.
  2. Develop external and internal ESG communication strategy, promote and build the Bank's ESG brand, in coordination with the Bank's Corporate Communications team.
  3. Nurture talent and ensure continuous learning and development to help deliver on the Bank's core mandate.

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