Senior Manager - ESG Risk Job Abu Dhabi Emirate UAE/Dubai,Finance & Banking

The Corporate, Wealth & Investment Banking Group (CWIBG) provides a portfolio of corporate banking services, including investment & transaction banking as well as financial market solutions. This sophisticated product suite is powered by efficient digital platforms and distribution channels. It serves a broad range of clients both domestically and across the MENA region, including government entities, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, Non-bank financial institutions (NBFI), to large corporates, and maintains strategic relationships with leading banks globally.

We are actively seeking an ambitious professional to join our Governance, Policy and Control team at ADCB to work alongside passionate colleagues who share your ambition to redefine excellence in banking.

Role Overview

To manage the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into the Bank’s credit risk management framework across selected Groups by developing and implementing ESG policies, aligning credit practices with the Bank’s risk appetite and regulatory expectations, and ensuring ESG considerations are embedded in client selection, transaction assessment, and portfolio monitoring

In this role, your key responsibilities include:

Implement ESG framework through policies, rationalise procedures, establish risk appetite and monitoring mechanisms, mitigate reputation risk
Conduct ESG scorecard assessments, enhanced due diligence, manage external ESG consultants
Lead system changes for ESG policy monitoring, support UAT of risk systems
Support data collection and post-extraction review in order to identify issues
Provide training on approved policies, procedures, circulars and risk standards to ensure business, credit teams and credit operations are compliant with the requirements
Adhere to all relevant organisational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner while delivering the required standard of service to customers and stakeholders

The ideal candidate should have the following experience:

At least 7 years of experience in ESG/Risk
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or related field
ESG Professional Accreditation
UAE regulatory reporting standards
TCFD and TNFD
Financed Emission best practices
Core Banking products (CIBG, CBG, Treasury)
Accounting concepts and standards
Advanced programming (SQL, Access, VBA)
Bank IT/reporting systems (CAD, Flexcube, FCC, FCR, FCI, WB core, Murex)
Corporate and SME banking products
Business analytics (SQL, SPSS)
Credit risk processes and workflows
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
Presentation tools (Micro Strategy, Tableau, PowerPoint)

What we offer:

Competitive Salary. In addition, all employees are eligible to participate in one of our rewarding variable pay plans.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
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This includes market-leading medical insurance, group life and personal accident insurance, paid leave and leave airfare, employee preferential rates on loans and finance facilities, staff discounts and offers, and children education assistance (for certain job levels).
Flexible and Remote Working Options
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We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, subject to eligibility and job requirements.
Learning and Development Opportunities
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We value and facilitate continuous learning and personal development, through a variety of exciting learning opportunities, such as structured instructor-led courses.

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