Vice President, Sustainability, Corporate Real Estate Services

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Asia is seeking a Sustainability Manager to oversee the environmental sustainability data and implement decarbonization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 8 years of relevant management experience. Key responsibilities include managing sustainability data, collaborating with regional teams, and driving sustainability projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of sustainability-related management and/or project experience.
• Significant knowledge of sustainability solutions, technologies, frameworks, and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Bank's environmental sustainability data repository.
• Establish environmental sustainability content for the Bank's Sustainability Report.
• Coordinate with regional countries' Sustainability Lead to implement Decarbonization Roadmap.
• Develop partnerships with external stakeholders for sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Sustainability knowledge

Communication skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability-related or Engineering discipline

Job description

About UOB

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.

Job Description

• Manage the Bank's environmental sustainability data repository. Coordinate and manage the gathering, consolidation and checking of environmental sustainability data from regional countries
• Establish environmental sustainability content for the Bank's Sustainability Report annually
• Drive and coordinate with regional countries' Sustainability Lead and Corporate Real Estate Services function to implement their Decarbonization Roadmap to achieve the Bank's decarbonization targets
• Coordinate, advise and assist regional countries to achieve their green building certifications
• Assist in the establishment and implementation of sustainable design, features and solutions for the Bank's new real estate assets
• Assist in the formulation, development and implementation of sustainability-related policies, guidelines and best practices
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to integrate sustainability requirements into various work processes within the Corporate Real Estate Services function, e.g. facilities management, office and branches fit-outs
• Develop network / partnerships with external stakeholders to drive collaborations, initiatives and projects for sustainability
• Monitor local legislations and track current and emerging technical and management trends related to sustainability
• Other additional tasks and areas as assigned by supervisor

Job Requirements

• Passionate about Sustainability
• Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability-related or Engineering discipline
• Significant knowledge of sustainability solutions, best practices, technologies, standards, frameworks and methodologies, e.g. energy efficiency, green building certification (Green Mark etc), renewable energy, environmental management system, sustainability report, carbon emission methodology, GRI, ISSB etc
• Minimum 8 years of sustainability-related management and/or project experience
• Good communicator, influencer and team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact and coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders
• Independent worker, ability to take initiatives for more ideas and actions, and interact and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve problems and deliver results

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

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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