Social and Environment Advisory, Risk, Regs and Disclosure - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - myGwork

Description

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork - the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Job Title:
Social and Environmental Advisory Risk, Regs and Disclosure


Corporate Title:
Senior Vice President

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.

Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.

Our London office is based just a stone's throw from the magnificent St.

In addition, we're proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus which have been created with the planet in mind.

Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and medical center.

The candidate will be a Social and Environment subject matter expert and point of contact for colleagues and management

• Serve as a resource and provide technical expertise for key internal stakeholders on environmental and social issues, policies and positions
• Reports to the International Executive, Social and Environment Group (CSR)
• Works closely with the global Public Policy, global E+S Advisory, LOBs & disclosure teams at a complex, global financial institution
• Responsible for working with lines of business, risk colleagues and other partners to assess and manage environmental and social risk
• Coordinator and point of contact, joining dots and representing risk within the Social and Environment group across international regions
• Works with team to help shape and respond to ESG international regulatory changes and requirements

Work with USA Advisory Executive to design, prepare and implement policies and procedures to address environmental and social reputation risks

• Identify and analyze a full range of known and emerging ESG issues material to the bank and produce executive summaries to help shape our point of view on these topic
• Prepare and deliver briefings on environmental and social risks and issues and brief executives ahead of internal and external events, including Committee meetings
• Co-ordinate internal partners to facilitate monitoring of emerging reputational risks, peer policies and public policy elements in regions, with a focus on social reputational issues
• Work with LOBs to manage and conduct environmental and social due diligence for products, relationships and at the transaction level from a reputational risk perspective
• Support the LOBs with responding to client RFPs and surveys, providing Enterprise information requested by such counterparties and clients
• Work with USA Advisory pillar and regional Business Selection and Conflicts team to ensure reputational risks are identified and mitigated both in on boarding as well as transactional
• Part of the team responsible for the environmental & social risk review of clients and transactions, ensuring appropriate monitoring processes are in place, aligned to market and regulatory expectations.
• Provide understanding and awareness of applicable Enterprise ESG policies, guidelines and project-specific requirements and ensure teams and LOBs across the firm have the necessary controls, resources and training in place to adhere to requirements
• Prior experience in environmental and social issue management, evaluating clients and transactions for compliance with ESG policies and standards
• Experience in working for a financial institution, understanding bank products and decision-making processes
• Strong writing and research skills, combined with ability to filter, summarize and communicate complex relevant issues to executives and other internal and external audiences
• Ability to anticipate potential reputational risks for the company and design mitigations and controls. Able to work with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment and balance multiple projects, priorities and deadlines
• Excellent external networks and knowledge connections
• Prior experience working in an area related to environmental and social issues and/or public policy, including experience and knowledge of global industry guidelines, regulations and frameworks including (e.g. Comfortable in a complex, fast paced and results-oriented corporate environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and other business technologies an absolute must
• A comprehensive understanding of ESG-related regulatory developments, including recommendations from the TCFD, TNFD, EU CSRD, and Taxonomy Regulation, among others.
• Experience in risk management processes and frameworks, disclosures, and a general understanding of the supporting data and infrastructure environment

Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK's most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success.

It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk.

Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability.