This role reports into the Sustainable Finance Platform, Systemiq’s fastest growing platform. The sustainable. The financial system could be one of the most important levers of transformative change – but only if we rapidly scale investment in climate-aligned, regenerative and circular business models. To capture new opportunities, overcome systemic risks and build a more resilient economy, we need a fundamental transformation in how and what we finance. To do this, we
· Advise financial institutions … to future-proof portfolios
· Develop, launch and scale investment vehicles … to mainstream high-impact solutions
· Connect investors to high-impact projects … to reduce transaction costs
· Scale financial innovation … to deploy capital more catalytically
· Build capacity in mission-critical sectors and geographies … to accelerate new business models
· Convene leaders from business, finance, govt & development … to overcome investment barriers
· Empower policymakers … to green the financial system and modernise development finance
The role of the Strategy Manager- Sustainable Finance
As a Strategy Manager, you will be instrumental in leading on key projects in the Sustainable Finance platform, including with banks, institutional investors, private equity, and real. You will work in highly collaborative project team set ups and work with complex multi-stakeholder relationships across the private sector, governments, NGOs, and industry bodies. You will input into workstreams that draw expertise from around the organisation and amongst external partners. You will have ample opportunity to introduce and own your own workstreams within the Sustainable Finance space. As such, we are looking for someone who has experience in operating across a range of sectors and the ability to work on fast moving corporate advisory projects and longer-term coalition pieces of work.
More specifically, the role will involve:
· Delivering on strategic advisory projects within the Sustainable Finance platform
· Engaging with multiple stakeholders across the investment universe – building consensus around a vision for a net zero and nature positive sector, as well how to operationalize this in key investment decisions
· Co-create approaches with our partners/clients to overcome the perceived trade-offs between cost of decarbonization, financial upside, risk
· Helping to scale the fastest growing platform in Systemiq, working alongside the platform leadership
· Partner with new platforms … to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy
