Assistant Vice President or Vice President - London, United Kingdom - MUFG Securities EMEA plc

MUFG Securities EMEA plc

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London, United Kingdom

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MUFG EMEA's sustainability strategy is formed of five workstreams: Business Promotion of Sustainable Finance, Risk Management and Advocacy & Communications, ESG Disclosures and Corporate Sustainability.

The Corporate Sustainability workstream is responsible for defining and overseeing the execution of the sustainability strategy of MUFG EMEA's operations and upstream value chain, with the objectives to reduce our carbon emissions, manage our other environmental impacts and manage sustainability risks in our supply chain.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS
0

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The main purpose of this role is to support the development and execution of the sustainability strategy in MUFG EMEA's own operations in line with the broader EMEA sustainability strategy.

This will involve working closely with key stakeholders across departments, regions and affiliates to align and leverage approaches.

The role will also support the running of the Sustainability Committee and will involve collaboration with Sustainability Committee workstream leads, interaction with Head Office regarding progress on our net zero commitments in our own operations and engagement with stakeholders across the EMEA region.

The role will operate across Bank and Securities and will work in close liaison with the ESG Coordinators in MBE.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The role will support the execution of the Corporate Sustainability strategy across MUFG's own operations partnering with key stakeholders to achieve target outcomes:

Reduce carbon emissions
Reduce consumption to minimise environmental impacts
Manage sustainability risks in our supply chain.

The role will be responsible for:

Coordinating with stakeholders on the progress, status updates and escalations of any risks and issues for deliverables within the Corporate Sustainability workstream.
Supporting the Director, Corporate Sustainability with developing and articulating business cases for various sustainability initiatives. Drawing out the evaluation of options, incorporating both commercial as well as sustainability considerations.
Leading on implementation of agreed projects/deliverables including developing plans, preparing deliverables, and leading on communication with key stakeholders.
Preparing for and facilitating the monthly Corporate Sustainability working group.
Supporting the preparation and running of the Corporate Sustainability Steering Committee and the Sustainability Committee on a quarterly basis.
Preparation of reporting & MI for the Corporate Sustainability Steering Committee, the Sustainability Committee, other relevant committees and other ongoing reporting requirements.
Keep up to date on sustainability topics and emerging regulations relevant to the Corporate Sustainability workstream.
Support with communications strategy to promote MUFG's sustainability strategy within the EMEA region.

WORK EXPERIENCE

A personal interest in ESG and sustainability
Knowledge and experience within a regulated and organisationally complex environment preferred, ideally financial services
Experience working in a change environment and delivering projects with impact on people, process or technology.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

A proactive, motivated selfstarter with a positive attitude, eager to and capable of learning new concepts quickly, able to work independently
A team player with good interpersonal skills, able to collaborate well with others at all levels of the organization
An agile individual with a calm approach, with the ability to work well in a pressurised and fast paced environment, to operate with urgency, appropriately prioritise and to deliver to tight deadlines
A results driven individual with good organisational skills, focussed on consistent highquality output, and good attention to detail and accuracy
Organised with good project management skills.
Good analytical skills with experience in data analysis and reporting

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS