Principal, Climate Risk

at  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Requisition ID

34321
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Risk Management
Contract Type

Fixed Term
Contract Length

2 years
Posting End Date

30/08/2024

JOIN US IN PIONEERING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCIAL RISK INITIATIVES!

Are you passionate about driving change and shaping the future of sustainable financial risk? Do you have a keen eye translating principles into actions? Are you good with numbers and easily deficer financial models? Can you see how to translate the qualitative to quantitative? Ready to push boundaries to lead initiatives in climate risk management? The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is seeking a hands-on dynamic, self starter and experienced Principal, Climate Risk to join our Climate Risk Team.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Can create order with disorder, manage ambiguity.
• Strong communication, persuasion and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-starting mentality with a drive to deliver high-quality results promptly.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentation.
• Sound database assessment skills and data management experience.
• We are a small hands on team - you will draft, prepare and collect and assess.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Proven experience in climate risk and credit risk fields.
• Ability to translate ESG risk standards into financial inputs for scenario analysis and aggregation.
• Understanding and quantifying financial risk climate change and environment risks.
• Sound familiarity with ISSB, TCFD, CSRD, and other emerging standards.
• Understanding of financial risk frameworks and key concepts of credit risk management.

PURPOSE OF JOB

As the Principal, Climate Risk, you will spearhead the implementation of EBRD’s internal climate risk methodologies and related financial sustainability approaches. You will lead the development and execution of approaches aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) principles, now ISSB within the EBRD’s operations.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, refine, and maintain methodologies in line with ISSB requirements.
• Translate emerging sustainability requirements into financial risk management procedures.
• Roll out procedures across relevant departments, initiate pilots, and monitor implementation.
• Have and maintain domain expertise in ISSB, TCFD, CSRD and related climate risk subjects.
• Drive aspects of the team’s strategy and provide input to the Bank’s leadership on financial sustainability matters.