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Main Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities: Work with Green Business Manager to support branches to identify eligible opportunities within upcoming facility renewal and new opportunities within our existing and prospective customer bases.
- Customer advice: support branches in sustainability-related meetings and/or prepare relationship managers ahead of meetings
- Structure sustainable lending transactions: assist branches in providing sustainable products and structures to their customers for all branch-based lending
- Research & analysis: Remain well versed in industry best practices, sectoral developments, emerging technologies and approaches, hot topics, etc, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s frameworks and policies as they evolve
- Upskill branch network: provide training and insights on customer-relevant topics
- Maintain sustainability 'pitchbook': Ensure a standard, timely set of materials is available to branches ahead of customer meetings
- Enhance customer risk management: Through upskilling and challenge, enhance the branch’s due diligence and sustainability-related understanding of their client
- Support customer communications: Suggest topics and provide content for the Bank’s regular customer communication programme
Ideal Candidate
Research (by Harvard University) shows that women are particularly likely to second guess themselves and not apply - so if you are worried you don't meet all the criteria, get in touch anyhow and let us do the worrying…
- Recognised corporate banking qualifications would be expected, such as CFA, GARP, CISI, ACCA.
- Evidence of commitment to structured learning and continuous professional development in areas of sustainability and Sustainable Finance would also be sought.
- First-hand experience of advising and structuring a range of Sustainable Finance transactions. Including - though not exclusive to - the real estate sector and built environment
- Fluency with a range of relevant external standards and evolving practices, including but not limited to LMA Green Loan Principles and Sustainability Linked Loan Principles, Sustainable Finance frameworks, and other reference frameworks such as SBTi and GRI
- Strong knowledge of the economic and policy dynamics driving the UK’s sustainability transition, at both macro and sectoral levels
- First rate relationship management
Company Information
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Check our Handelsbanken website for further information
At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank.
What is in it for you?
- We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
- Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
- A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)
Application next steps
Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process – just let us know by email uk_talent@careers.handelsbanken.co.uk.
