Job Summary

The candidate will help provide strategic advice to clients on the structuring and issuance of green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition debt, including new and innovative solutions as the market evolves. The role involves supporting the pitching efforts with clients, supporting the structuring work on frameworks and execution of transactions, liaising with independent verifiers, investors and regulators, as well as producing content and thought leadership in representing Standard Chartered Bank to external industry bodies. The candidate will be expected to have broader experience within the sustainability space such as second party opinion verification, ESG ratings, ESG investor mandates, sustainable finance regulations, experience with impact/allocation reporting, carbon credits or thematic areas including outcome bonds, Debt for ESG swaps, biodiversity or blue economy themed transactions to bring value-add to the team. Training will be provided to the candidate on DCM related aspects of the role. 

Additionally, the role will require the candidate to support DCM execution and origination business. This will involve supporting origination activity, developing content for pitchbooks, creating market updates, conducting investor analysis etc. The candidate will also support execution through the deal life cycle

This is an Associate Director role is based in Singapore. As part of the team, you will work closely with regional DCM originators, the relationship managers, industry teams and the broader sustainable finance teams, focused primarily on the bank’s client base and be responsible for supporting the marketing and advisory efforts for sustainable bonds and to support the broader team globally. The role will report into the Head of DCM & Sustainable Bonds.

Responsibilities

Strategy-Awareness and understanding of the business strategy of Global Banking and sustainability agenda as well as the broader Sustainable Finance strategy of the Group. The role contributes to the execution of this strategy. Awareness and understanding of DCM FI client business.

Business-Awareness and understanding of clients in the respective coverage region as well as the wider business and market environment in terms of sustainable finance and FI DCM.

 
Processes-Responsible for originating and executing Sustainable Bond transactions across Asia and Middle East  and origination and execution of DCM FI transactions

People & Talent -Develop the product knowledge base within the banks via product teach ins for SCB staff across Global Banking, Relationship management etc

    
Risk Management-Ensure proper controls and measures are in place in daily engagement with clients and internal stakeholders. Ensuring that all DCM internal processes and controls are being adhered to and refined where needed.

Governance -Responsible for having a sound awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates and the regulatory requirements or expectations of the role

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
Lead the Sustainable Bonds and broader DCM team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matter

Key stakeholders

Head of Capital Markets, APAC 
Head, Sustainable Bonds
Regional Head, Bond Syndicate
Regional Head, Sustainable Finance Origination
Head, DCM Legal
Head, Capital Markets Compliance

Qualifications

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree: qualifications in environmental and allied areas will be a plus
• 5+ years of relevant banking experience with 3 + years each in DCM origination and sustainable finance origination
• Sustainable Finance related experience including ESG framework structuring, working on second party opinion delivery, ESG ratings, carbon financing, sustainability reporting standards etc.
• Good understanding of the global, regional, and national Sustainable Finance market standards and regulatory developments particularly in relation to the key markets covered e.g., ICMA and LMA principles, EU Taxonomy, EU Green Bond Standard, Climate Bonds Standard etc.
• Experience with DCM deal origination, pitching and execution
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with the team
• Extensive experience with PowerPoint & Excel with strong analytical skills
• Attention to details, organized with good communication skills with the ability to work with colleagues across different teams.

 Role Specific Technical Competencies

•    Sustainable Finance 
•    Client Relationship Management 
•    Knowledge of customers 
•    Regulatory Environment – Financial Services 

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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