Assistant Vice President - Climate Risk

About QNB

Established in 1964 as the country’s first Qatari-owned commercial bank, QNB Group has steadily grown to become the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

QNB Group’s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 28,000 serving up to 20 million customers operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of 4,300 machines.

QNB has maintained its position as one of the highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies including Standard & Poor’s (A), Moody’s (Aa3) and Fitch (A+). The Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading international specialised financial publications.

Based on the Group’s consistent strong financial performance and its expanding international presence, QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa, according to Brand Finance Magazine.

QNB Group has an active community support program and sponsors various social, educational and sporting events.

The role supports the Bank’s climate risk and financed emissions efforts by enhancing Scope 3 methodologies, developing and tracking sector-specific pathways and climate targets. The role also contributes to scenario analysis, internal reporting, external disclosures, and the management of physical, transition, and nature-related risks ensuring compliance with climate risk regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

Ensure that Climate Risk governance and practices (e.g. framework, policies, scenario analysis) support the overall ratings and reputation of the Group.

Computing and improving Scope 3 financed emissions methodologies, developing and monitoring sector-specific pathways with interim targets

Provide executional support for climate scenario analysis, interpreting and communicating key findings and contributing to external climate risk-related disclosures.

Support and execute activities pertaining to the identification, evaluation and mitigation of both physical and transition climate and nature risks

Implements KPI’s and best practices for the oversight of the financial risks stemming from climate and nature-related drivers.

Promote cost consciousness and efficiency and enhance productivity, to minimise cost, avoid waste, and optimise benefits for the bank.

Support the Board in identification of emerging scenarios and communication of related climate and nature risk impacts.

Executional support for international entities and branches to seek firm-wide alignment to Group prescribed risk management frameworks, policies and procedures.

Ensure that risk processes are well documented and policies are in place to control and provide the foundation for sound risk taking activities of the Group.

Build relationships with various departments across the Bank to integrate climate and nature considerations into relevant aspects of the business.

Serve as a central point of contact for the financial risk implications for climate and nature risk across the Group.

Liaise with stakeholders across risk disciplines to support the implementation of climate and nature risk frameworks.

Maintain activities in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with international branches/entities to achieve improvements in turn‑around time.

Build and maintain strong/effective relationships with related departments/units to achieve the Group’s objectives.

Provide timely/accurate data to external/internal Auditors, Compliance, Financial Control and Risk when required.

Support the development and implementation of a framework for identifying, measuring, monitoring and managing the financial risk from climate and nature aspects in line with regulatory expectations

Draft and develop governance materials and risk framework documentation

Coordinate integration of climate and nature risk into core governance frameworks and processes such as…