Your Main Activities Are

Develop and accelerate new or existing sustainable finance solutions (e.g. Club deals, Green Repos, SLL on non-mature sectors, social loans, ?) and develop a practice of ESG advisory for CIB clients (e.g. ESG Strategy, ESG Ratings (TBC), competitive insights, ?), supporting Coverage teams and aiming for a strategic ESG client dialogue (product neutral). Examples of key activities to develop:

• Support the structuring of tailor-made sustainable solutions (new concepts ? e.g. Social Loans, specific business lines (Real Assets, Domestic Markets, IRB)


• Support CIB Clients to build their ESG Strategy and contribute to the development within BNP Paribas of an ESG Rating Advisory practices (reporting, materiality matrix, markets expectations, ESG ecosystem, education on Sustainable Finance, select ESG Rating providers, assist in the rating process)


• Support Coverage and Business on client pitches to originate ESG Advisory & Sustainable Finance mandates

Deliver Sustainable Finance transversal services & tools for internal clients (e.g. Materiality matrices, pitches, pre-structuring support

• Build and animate pitches on key ESG & Sustainable Finance trends affecting sectors in which CIB Clients operate


• Develop tools supporting ESG strategic discussions (Materiality Matrices, KPIs sectorial views, new tools (e.g. SL-Scorecard)), industrialize the process to have them up to date on a regular basis, and opine on Sustainable Finance transactions if requested


• Competitive insights ? peers benchmarking (compare ESG ambitions & performance, Sustainable Finance precedents, ESG ratings)


• Provide pre-structuring advisory & post-structuring support to ensure continuity of clients? coverage on ESG / Sustainable Finance opportunities, S-cross-sell and replicability of structures

Deliver sectorial ESG & Sustainable Finance intelligence for CIB Clients (internal & external), ensure market watch

• Develop expertise on key ESG transversal themes (or relay a thematic expertise held at Group level or from other BNP Paribas entities like Exane, Asset Management, EIS, ?) to originate opportunities with CIB clients (e.g. biodiversity, social impact, circular economy, smart mobility)


• Leverage on this sectorial expertise to provide market watch on CIB clients? ESG innovations and on ESG innovations that could serve CIB clients to originate business opportunities for Coverages and Business Lines


• Produce Sustainable Solutions Market Research (KPIs trends, Case Studies)

ESG Data

• Anchor the CIB ESG Data Strategy


• Deliver a comprehensive ESG data library covering Regulatory, Group and Business use cases and deliver uses cases


• Further integrate and automate ESG data in the existing credit decision making process and provide appropriate dashboard / reporting on ESG transactions / Clients


• Continuously develop ?ESG external watch? to anticipate impacts for CIB (be it Regulatory, new products, new ESG data sets, or other)


• Continue working hand in hand with ESG Data teams, within CIB, at Group level, and with other BNP Paribas entities

Sustainability Lab

• Foster early-stage business development & innovation in support to CIB Management, Business Lines and Coverage


• Generate value through strong capacity to accelerate S-projects, manage transversal complex issues/challenges, and think beyond business as usual


• Engage with a deep and wide ecosystem (internal and external) and develop new ways of working with our clients and partners


• Foster and disseminate Sustainable Finance knowledge and training to CIB staff and industrialize Sustainable Finance content roll out

Sustainable Finance Marketing & Communication

• Maintain Bank?s visibility on Sustainable Finance business and ensure recognition of our leadership in Sustainable Finance


• Develop state of the art communication tools and platforms


• Contribute to the different strategic initiatives like the Sustainable Essentials Platform (training platform), the Community of Purpose for Employees (COP4E) on sustainability, Sustainability Clients events, ?


• Deliver added value content to our clients and foster their interest in our solutions

Profile and Skills to Success

• Graduated from a top Business or Engineering school,


• Professional experience: minimum 10 years in banking / investment / sustainable finance or CSR departments of private or public bodies


• Fluency in English required. French or another European language is a plus


• Organizational skills


• Ability to develop others & improve their skills


• Ability to inspire others and generate people?s commitment


• Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution


• Very strong experience in Corporate and Institutional Banking ? with experience in Coverage and / or Structuring and / or Sustainable Finance and / or CSR departments of private or public bodies


• Client focused


• Data driven


• Decision making


• Sectorial and / or thematic expertise is a plus


• Open minded and inclusive


• Knowledge of the bank?s organization & CIB products


• Strong (written & verbal) communication skills


• Ability to collaborate and build bridges with several teams and regions


• Ability to synthetize/ simplify and solve complex issues


• Innovative mind


• Ability to work autonomously and to take initiative


• Personal Impact / ability to influence


• Critical thinking (see the big picture and variables often missed by others)


• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Pack (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

About the Team

To answer to this, CIB is currently reorganizing its Sustainable Finance setup in order to better accompany its clients on this journey and more, specifically within the CIB Company Engagement teams, with two major objectives:

(i) reinforcing the industrialization of CIB setup in the most mature markets where BNP Paribas has a leadership position (SLL, SLB, Green Bonds, Green Loan), with a fully integrated risk approach and

(ii) maintaining & developing our leadership on emerging sustainability topics as well client ESG advisory, thanks to innovative approaches and co-creation with our clients and partners.

In this context, CIB Company Engagement Teams dedicated on Sustainability have to reinforce, industrialize and accelerate their support to internal clients (business lines and coverages) and external clients (Corporate & Institutional, partners) of the bank on innovation solutions and business development when related to sustainable finance and associated solutions.

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 72 countries, with around 200 000 Employees ? including more than 150 000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal
  

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 6.500 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.

• International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services for retail banking and specialised financial services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking for corporate and institutional clients.

In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

• Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
  

• In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.