Associate, Sustainable Finance Asa

Job ID: 29744

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Corporate & Commercial Banking

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Office Working

Opening date: 2 Jun 2025

**JOB SUMMARY**
- Work with the Executive Director of Sustainable Finance (“SF”) ASEAN and team members to deliver on our strategic priorities of Cross Border Businesses and Sustainable Finance. Do this by driving origination, developing strong client relationships and be seen as an expert in Sustainable Finance by internal and external stakeholders. Our Sustainable Finance team serves as a centre of expertise on a broad set of ESG topics, providing transaction support, thought leadership and strategic advice for SCB’s clients. The group sits within the Corporate and Investment Banking under the Head of Coverage Singapore and ASEAN, and works with product and coverage teams to identify and deliver on Sustainable Finance opportunities.- The Role described below is for a passionate and self-driven individual who will be responsible for the regional business growth and development.**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Business**

Deliver on our strategic priorities of Cross Border Businesses and Sustainable Finance
Drive new sustainable finance transactions and origination across all products, including loans, bonds, trade, derivatives and deposits
Have a good understanding of the client base and proactively build pipeline, identifying core industries and opportunities
Be able to work with relationship teams to develop client transition plans that encourage decarbonisation
Proactively remain abreast of regional, global, and industry developments, assess implications and align and develop Bank relevant initiatives across businesses in response to regulatory and industry developments in sustainable finance
Have an understanding of ESG ratings and benchmarking analysis for corporates
Develop Sector thematics that describe sustainable finance structure alternatives
Develop opportunities through attendance at key Industry events as necessary.**Strategy**
- Work on the development and implementation of client strategies for Sustainable Finance products and solutions
Work closely with the Executive Director of Sustainable Finance and other team members to develop and execute a plan that would make SCB the Bank best known for Sustainable Finance by our clients and other stakeholders.
Work closely with the wider SF team, coverage and product partners to develop an understanding of the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth
Work closely with group corporate affairs to build a regional internal / external stakeholder strategy promoting sustainability, ensuring a consistent messaging internally and to the wider market**People & Talents**
- Proactively manage the designated Sustainable Finance client and product portfolio to ensure risks are appropriately identified and managed
Maintain close ties with key internal stakeholders e.g. Financial Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance, Risk, Country CEOs, etc.**Risk Management**

Build and maintain an understanding of environmental and social risks across industry classes
Safeguard the bank against reputational and greenwashing risk damages but proactively develop sustainable finance structures that are in line with global industry best practices
Encourage good and proactive management of environmental, social, regulatory, reputational and ethical risks governance across all areas of the business
Take the initiative regarding regulatory, reputational and ethical matters, and proactively provide advice to clients.**Governance**

Ensure compliance with the sustainable finance governance structure and environmental and social risk management policies. Challenge improvement of these
Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role
The role might require CP certification in which case the employee will be required to pass any stipulated external certifications as deemed fit by SCB**Regulatory & Business Conduct**

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct
Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct
Conduct Principles
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters
Adhere to local and international regulator-prescribed responsibilities and policie**Key Stakeholders**

Regional management, product, and client teams
Global and regional heads of Sustainable Finance and regional / country leads
Global Head of Environmental Social Risk Management
Global Sustainable Finance Team
CIB, GB, FM, TB, CF