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We are looking for Director - Carbon Markets Development to our office in United Kingdom. It's a 6 months contract for someone who loves challenges and can smoothly entrance in current projects.

This front office role is responsible for supporting the development of Carbon Markets strategy and products for Financial Markets, including the infrastructure and platforms that support the Bank’s ESG products. The role will work closely with Trading, Sales and Structuring in both Macro Trading and Global Credit as well as CCIB to ensure effective commercialisation of emissions and transition finance products. The role will also work closely with the offices of Group and regional CEOs, Corporate Development, Sustainable Finance, Group Sustainability, SCVentures, Technology, Legal, Compliance and other support functions to onboard new carbon market products and participate in new markets as they develop. The role includes engaging with external stakeholders such as media, clients, regulators and industry associations to stay abreast of developments in carbon markets and advance the Bank’s interests by innovating in new areas and growing market share where established solutions are in place.

• Help to build the Research capability required to support the new asset class, including marketing reports and client analysis.
• Develop appropriate sales and marketing material, including pitchbooks, product sheets and educational information
• Engage directly with clients to track their carbon emissions and transition finance related requirements and product interest
• Support the development of carbon and transition finance related products
• Understand industry developments, the risks associated with the asset class and be able to represent the Group & FM ESG strategy to internal and external stakeholders including media, clients, regulator and industry associations.
• Work closely with Trading, Sales and Structuring to support development of new products and markets that are appropriate and relevant to the Bank’s client base.
• Work with Technology to design and implement an ecosystem that supports carbon products for Financial Markets.
• Work with the support and control functions as the Bank launches new products and will ensure the post trade processes are designed to support carbon products.
• Support the Bank’s engagement with new exchanges, platforms and multilateral organisations such as the ICVCM.

• Education - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as economics or business management
• Knowledge of financial modelling tools (SQL, Power BI)
• Knowledge of financial analyse
• Fast adaptable person
• Ready to work on 6 months contract

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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