Senior Vice President, Export & Agency Finance; EAF), Environmental & Social Specialist - Services

Overview

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Export & Agency Finance team. By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview: Trade and Working Capital Solutions (TWCS) is a market leading, award-winning provider of cash management, cards, and trade solutions to financial institutions, public sector, and corporate clients around the world. With a global network spanning 100+ countries, we are uniquely positioned to service clients with complex local and cross-border interests, offering integrated reporting and management. One of the key divisions of TWCS is the Export & Agency Finance (EAF) team.

EAF arranges short, medium, and long-term structured financings with the support of Official Agencies, including export credit agencies (ECAs), development finance institutions (DFIs), and multilateral development banks (MDBs) for Citi s Banking and Commercial Banking client base. Operating as a global platform, EAF structures, arranges, underwrites, syndicates, and lends bespoke debt financings. These financings mitigate risk through credit and political risk support from Official Agencies, and/or provide access to their funding, lending, or interest support programs.

EAF is executing a growth plan aimed at significantly increasing the volume of transactions originated and executed annually. To support this growth, EAF is establishing a new front-office Environmental & Social Specialist function, which will support the global team by analyzing the environmental and social aspects of EAF-financed projects, ensuring alignment with relevant international E&S standards, Citi s E&S policies, and Official Agency standards.

The new role will coordinate closely with Citi’s Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) team, an independent entity responsible for ultimately approving the E&S risk profiles for each deal. Beyond new transactions, the role will oversee E&S issues arising from the existing portfolio, ensuring ongoing compliance with Citi s E&S policies and Official Agency requirements. The role will track and manage the E&S work streams pre-mandate, during due diligence and during monitoring.

The role will report to the Global Head of EAF and is for a Senior Vice President level candidate, based out of London.

• Lead and manage all Environmental & Social (E&S) requirements across the global EAF pipeline.
• Collaborate directly with the EAF front office team throughout the transaction lifecycle to conduct E&S reviews, ensuring adherence to World Bank and IFC Performance Standards, Equator Principles, Citi s E&S policies, and OECD Common Approaches (as utilized by ECAs).
• Identify and mitigate E&S risks within projects. This involves direct engagement with all relevant transaction stakeholders, including the Citi ESRM team, E&S consultants, borrowers, exporters, Official Agencies, and legal counsel. The role requires travel for site visits and providing ongoing monitoring services post-financial close.
• Act as the primary EAF contact with independent E&S consultants, including i) creating the Scope of Works for the appointment of E&S consultants, ii) overseeing the hiring process, iii) monitoring workload and timelines and iv) managing the consultant throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Coordinate all activities with Citi s ESRM team to ensure optimal resource allocation and prioritization across both the new deal pipeline and existing portfolio management.

• Implement strategy: Develop and implement strategies and processes for tracking and monitoring E&S requirements across: i) the global EAF pipeline of new transactions, and ii) the existing EAF loan portfolio.
• Coordinate with Citi’s ESRM team:
  Coordinate all activities and resource allocation with the ESRM team on an ongoing basis to ensure effective coverage of all E&S issues pertinent to the EAF…