Manager – Sustainability Risk, Climate & Nature (UAE National)new

Key Responsibilities

Sustainability Risk Assessment

• Conduct sustainability risk assessments for lending and financing transactions.
• Review environmental, social, climate and nature-related risks associated with clients and projects.
• Support credit teams by providing sustainability risk analysis and recommendations.
• Identify material ESG risks that may impact borrower performance or credit quality.
• Escalate significant sustainability and reputational risks where appropriate.
• Maintain sustainability risk assessment records and supporting documentation.

Credit Risk Integration

• Support integration of sustainability considerations into credit assessment processes.
• Assist with development of sector-specific sustainability risk guidance.
• Review borrower transition plans and climate-related commitments.
• Monitor sustainability-related covenants and financing commitments.
• Work with Credit Risk teams to improve sustainability risk assessment methodologies.

Climate Risk & Financed Emissions

• Calculate and monitor financed emissions using methodologies from the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials.
• Support collection and validation of emissions and sustainability data.
• Conduct financed emissions analysis and portfolio reporting.
• Support climate scenario analysis and portfolio alignment assessments.
• Track progress against emissions reduction targets.

Nature & Biodiversity Risk

• Assess nature-related risks and dependencies across financing portfolios.
• Support implementation of recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
• Analyse biodiversity, water, land-use and ecosystem-related risks.
• Support development of nature-related risk metrics and reporting.

Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor sustainability risk exposures across portfolios.
• Analyse sector, geography and client-level sustainability risk trends.
• Develop dashboards and management information reports.
• Prepare reports for sustainability and risk governance committees.
• Support regulatory, investor and internal sustainability reporting requirements.

Governance & Controls

• Support implementation of sustainability risk policies, frameworks and procedures.
• Assist with governance committee administration and reporting.
• Monitor compliance with sustainability-related requirements and controls.
• Support internal audits, assurance reviews and regulatory examinations.
• Track sustainability-related regulatory developments and market practices.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with Credit Risk, Relationship Management, Sustainability and Compliance teams.
• Provide sustainability risk guidance and training to business stakeholders.
• Support engagement with external consultants, auditors and industry bodies.
• Contribute to sustainability initiatives and projects across the Bank.