Frameworks and Solutions Advisory (VP)

As a Frameworks and Solutions Advisory VP in the Group Sustainability team, you will provide co-ordination and strategic advice on the overall short and medium-term approach to managing Sustainability matters across Barclays' growing Sustainable and Transition Finance product platform on a firm-wide basis; working in close collaboration with business lines and functional teams. You will also be expected to undertake independent research and analysis to inform new and emerging longer-term focus areas that place Barclays at the forefront of advancing pioneering sustainable and transition finance solutions across themes and underlying products and services.

Essential criteria

• Deep understanding of the sustainable and transition finance space, preferably with direct experience of developing or reviewingFrameworks used by globalbanks. Experience can befromin-house financial sector roles, consulting and advisory services or from an assurance perspective.
• Strong understanding of existing industry principles across financial products and awareness of industry developments, standards, trends and their impact on banks at the Group level as well as specific business line impacts in Investment Banking and Markets businesses.
• Good understanding ofbusiness lines and product offering across coreBanking and Markets franchises.
• Ability to learn rapidly, synthesise technical information and think laterally o tside traditional product or business line silos.
• Strongpresentationskillswiththeabilitytopresent,explainanddiscussresultsofanalysesto effectively drive fact-based decision making within all levels of the organization.

Desirable Criteria:

• Strongunderstandingofregulatorydevelopmentsincludingtaxonomiesandpolicyframeworks relevant to Sustainable and Transition Finance.
• ExperienceofworkingdirectlyonTransitionFinanceframeworksorproductpropositionswith understanding of decarbonisation drivers in hard to abate sectors

This role is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sustainability professional who wants to enhance their career in Sustainable Finance by leveraging their skills and contributing to their professional growth.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in London.

Purpose of the role

To develop a Sustainability & ESG policy strategy to support the banks objectives.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration with stakeholders to develop a Sustainability & ESG strategy which can then be converted into policies which align to Barclays’ Sustainability commitments and priorities, providing direction for standards, governance process and reporting.
• Identification of ESG risks, opportunities, and key stakeholders through sustainability assessments, data analytics, internal and external stakeholder interviews and metrics development.
• Management of sustainability, policy and legal/ regulatory framework reporting and survey responses, and communicate findings to various stakeholder groups.
• Collaboration with various stakeholders, including investors, customers, and community groups, through interviews and initiatives to understand their sustainability expectations and develop ESG policies aligned to the banks values.
• Development and implementation of sustainability and policy projects by creating plans, identifying key resources, and monitoring completion within time and budget.
• Identification of industry trends and developments related to sustainability management by attendings conferences, participating in training and conducting market research on emerging sustainability techniques and tools.
• Develop and embed Barclays' Sustainability and ESG policies and strategy in association with internal and external stakeholders to support the banks business objectives, priorities and regulatory requirements and maintain appropriate alignment and benchmarking with industry peers.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.