Sustainability jobs in Indonesia

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

The Sustainable Business team’s responsibilities include:

• Supporting Group Wholesale with strategic clients engagement - providing insights into key sustainable finance developments/trends that can impact/benefit the clients from ESG perspective, sharing UOB own sustainability commitment and progress, participating in clients outreach program (as part of Scope 3 mitigation).
• Rollout SME Sustainability Accelerator program, with various internal stakeholders working alongside strategic partners – First launch in October 2023. To be rolled out nationwide. To define program targets/measures, track and update progress.
• Upcoming – work with PFS to develop sustainability strategy (to be aligned with Group, incorporating local requirements)
• Review strategic sustainability events and recommend UOB’s participation and positioning

The main responsibilities of this role will include:

• supporting sustainable business partners in frontline units to implement sustainable finance and corporate sustainability strategies;
• building, nurturing and deepening relationships with ecosystem partners to seek out new opportunities for scaling up credible sustainable finance programmes, and supporting coverage and product teams as a subject-matter expert;
• contributing to ESG thought leadership by staying up-to-date on sustainable finance and standards developments from a global and regional perspective, with a particular focus on climate-related standards and sustainable finance market practices;
• creating awareness of ESG risks, and to identify and flag potential implications during the design and execution of our sustainable finance and corporate sustainability strategies; and
• supporting the operationalisation planning and implementation activities of UOB’s net zero commitments.

• At least 15 years of experience in areas related to ESG, across industry.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of sustainable finance market developments and opportunities;
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear and structured manner;
• Experience influencing and motivating stakeholders; and
• Self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills; able to work independently.

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UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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