Climate Risk Manager

West Bromwich Building Society; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000

Job description

Climate Risk Manager

Salary: £42,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid (Office: West Bromwich)

The West Brom are looking to recruit a Climate Risk Manager who will report into the Senior Manager Governance and Credit Risk Oversight. The Climate Risk Manager will support the Society’s objectives in relation to Climate Risk management, in line with regulatory requirements, industry best practice and reporting standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Society’s research and strategy on climate change risk management, identifying and quantifying climate-related risks and opportunities, including financial, credit, operational, and reputational risks.
• Act as the Society’s expert in relation to potential impacts of climate change, demonstrating specialist depth and breadth of understanding of regulatory requirements and industry best practice. Attend external meetings and forums as and when required to represent the Society.
• Integrate climate change considerations into all facets of the Society's business, including lending, investment, and operations, ensuring the establishment of a sustainable and resilient business model.
• Ownership of the Climate Change Risk Management Framework, and the climate sections of the Annual Report & Accounts and ICAAP.
• Management of climate disclosures, enhancing disclosures to meet evolving reporting standards including TCFD, ISSB, and emerging sustainability standards, including “nature” as an emerging risk.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Society's Net Zero Transition Plan.
• Quantify the risk of Expected Credit Loss (ECL) and financial risk appetite across various climate scenarios, monitoring exposure, and proposing actions to manage risks, presenting Climate Risk analysis and model output to Committees and validating the Climate Model annually.
• Present research findings and undertake meaningful analysis as directed, recommending solutions and providing horizon scanning to the Board, Risk Committee, and other governance committees to inform and influence strategic decision-making.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Understanding of the potential impact of climate change.
• Highly numerate and analytical.
• Some exposure to data mining or statistical software preferred (i.e. SAS, SQL or equivalent).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of Financial Services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to tailor messaging to suit audience.
• Highly organised and able to meet tight deadlines, prioritising where required.
• High level of attention to detail enabling the production of analyses and reports with a consistently high degree of accuracy.

What's in it for you?

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + 8 bank holidays (pro rata).
• Pension scheme where we will augment your contribution by 0.6% (up to 10.6%).
• Social club membership – dozens of discounts available for a wide variety of family days out and events.
• Performance related pay scheme.
• Corporate health plan with the option to include family members.
• Discounted travel cards.
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary.

When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset, that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We also recognise they have a life outside work, one that has responsibilities and rewards which the Society respects and supports in ways that aim to bring the best out of them. We operate flexible/hybrid working at our Head Office; our Recruitment team will be happy to share further details of this with you if you are interested in applying for a role.

Why choose the West Brom?

At the West Brom, we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset, that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work.

The West Brom are a Disability Leader employer and encourage disabled applicants and applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. We will consider requests to make adjustments to our recruitment process and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants meeting the essential criteria. Should you require assistance, please do not hesitate to email.

Check out our careers page to find out more about our culture, values and benefits. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, then you will find a home at the West Brom.

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*Please note – We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.*

Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.