Sustainable Finance Manager (m f x)

E Fundresearch; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global ESG consultancy is seeking a Sustainable Finance Manager in London to lead their Global Carbon & Climate practice. The role involves designing sustainable financial instruments, advising on compliance, and managing a team of consultants. Candidates should have a Master's degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience in financial services with a strong grasp of ESG trends. This position offers an opportunity to significantly affect sustainability goals while overseeing a team.

Benefits

Corporate pension scheme

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in financial services or advisory.
• Familiarity with sustainable finance frameworks.
• Experience managing and coaching junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop sustainable finance instruments.
• Provide advice on regulatory compliance.
• Support thought leadership and innovation.

Skills

Strong critical thinking

Teamwork

Client relationship management

Knowledge of ESG trends

Education

Master's degree in finance, business, or related field

Job description

Overview

Sustainable Finance Manager (m f x) - London. ESG - Analyst Vollzeit mit Führungsaufgaben mit betrieblicher Altersvorsorge. Holtara is the leading worldwide consultancy firm specialising in ESG advisory services and software solutions. We help our clients, mostly Private Equity investors and their portfolio companies, to navigate the complexities of carbon and climate impacts, implement low-carbon practices, and achieve their sustainability goals. We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced and motivated Principal to lead our Global Carbon & Climate practice. The role includes management responsibilities for a small team of consultants located in London and internationally.

Location: 80 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LL, United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop sustainable finance instruments: Work with clients, including sponsors, lenders and their portcos, to structure sustainable finance instruments, including sustainability-linked loans and bonds, green loans and bonds, and social instruments.
• Provide advice on regulatory compliance: support clients with designing investment strategies that align with regulatory instruments such as SDR, SFDR, the EU Green Taxonomy, and other relevant climate regulation and disclosure standards.
• Support Holtara thought leadership and innovation: keep abreast of ESG market development, authoring short reports and blogs on key market trends, and identifying developments relevant for clients.
• Develop new products and services: collaborate with Holtara advisory and software teams to develop products and services that integrate sustainable finance priorities in client practice and create value from ESG investments.
• Own client relationships: act as the primary contact point for senior clients during project delivery and ongoing to meet priorities and address emerging needs.
• Support business development: work with the sales team to grow a pipeline of sustainable finance opportunities and onboard new clients.
• Manage junior consultants: provide management support, coaching and supervision to junior consultants and implementation specialists in the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Educated to master level, ideally with a specialization in finance, business, economics or closely related field.
• At least 5 years of experience, ideally with a financial institution (asset management, private equity, private credit, banking, venture capital or impact investment) or financial advisory, with strong understanding of ESG, sustainable and climate finance trends.
• Familiarity with relevant organisations and frameworks in sustainable finance (Green Loan Principles, Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles, Climate Bonds Initiative, etc.).
• Strong critical thinking skills to analyse complex situations and develop creative solutions.
• Strong teamwork and experience managing and coaching junior team members.

This role is part of Holtara, a global ESG advisory and software solutions provider; you would lead a team and contribute to growth through client engagement, service delivery, new product development and business development.