Senior Advisor, Environment & Social Risk Management

Position:
Senior Advisor, Environment & Social Risk Management

Employment Type:

Permanent/Contract

Compensation Details:
Sustainability Level 19:
Salaries typically range from $112,006 to $149,341 annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.

Location:

Export Development Canada operates under a hybrid work model, with employees currently required to work from the office three days per week. (subject to change). This role can be performed from EDC's headquarters in Ottawa or from one of our Community Hubs located in Toronto or Montreal. Relocation assistance is available for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria.

At Export Development Canada (EDC), we empower Canadian businesses to succeed globally. As a financial Crown corporation, we offer innovative financial solutions and expert insights to help businesses explore new markets, mitigate risks, and achieve growth.

• Comprehensive Benefits: EDC offers a competitive compensation & benefits package, work-life balance, & the opportunity to help make Canada and the world better through trade.
• Work-Life Balance: EDC offers a competitive compensation package & work-life balance. We have hybrid work options, 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation, a corporate closure period, summer early Friday's & no meeting Fridays.
• Professional Development:
  Take advantage of our continuous learning opportunities, including training programs, workshops and language training.
• Inclusive Culture:
  Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions employment equity & values diversity of ideas, strengths, & backgrounds to succeed.
• Wellness Programs:
  Access to wellness initiatives, mental health support, and fitness programs to keep you healthy and happy.
• Community Engagement:
  Participate in volunteer opportunities and give back to the community through our various social responsibility programs.

Our Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) team is seeking Senior Advisors to support EDC's project and non-project environmental and social (E&S) risk assessment and due diligence work. Both permanent and contract opportunities are available. The advisors will become a leading member of the ESRM team, which is comprised of subject matter experts in environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), stakeholder engagement, climate change and biodiversity.

This is an opportunity for an experienced ESIA or ESDD professional to expand their breadth of experience, strengthening the E&S mitigations in place for complex project and non-project transactions all over the world, and contributing to EDC's evolving E&S risk management approach. Within the framework of EDC's commitments to the Equator Principles (including the IFC Performance Standards), the UNGPs and the OECD Common Approaches, the Senior Advisors will assess the customer, counter party, project, industry and country context for finance and insurance-related transactions and provide guidance to EDC executives, customers and the lines of business on the E&S risk of each transaction, and where relevant, negotiate mitigants with relevant stakeholders.

Leads the assessment of EDC's most complex transactions, identifying material E&S risks and recommending key mitigants for EDC's financing and insurance transactions.

Applies the Equator Principles, the IFC Performance Standards, the UNGPs and other international standards as relevant.

Analyzes and determines the adequacy of ESIAs, ESDD reports, monitoring reports, thematic reports (e.g., biodiversity, archeology, human rights), environmental and social action plans (ESAPs), audit reports, consultant terms of reference, request for proposals, E&S-related policies with the aim…