• Job Description

  Req#: JR00041291
  Area:
  CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING

  Deadline for applying:
  4/8/2024

  Company:
  BBVA, SA

  What are we looking for?

  About you

  • You should be a team player, with strategic thinking, attention to detail, and social skills.
  • You should be comfortable working with uncertainty and different deadlines at the same time in a fast-paced environment.
  • You make your opinions based on data.
  • You are a fast learner and result oriented professional.
  • You are a purpose driven person who enjoys thinking big and outside the box.
  • You have a strong proficiency into Microsoft tools (Power Point, Excel), financials and ESG data base use (MSCI, Sustainalytics, CDP, Bloomberg etc).

  Requirements and Languages

  • Bachelor degree.
  • 1 to 3 years of professional experience in ESG for the financial sector (bank or asset management), Sustainability department in corporates, ESG rating agency or SPO providers, M&A, Due Diligence and Corporate Finance, or strategic consultancy firms with a strong focus on ESG (big four or similar).
  • English level: C1, fluency in Spanish preferred.

  Other skills required

  • Strong written and verbal communication.
  • Proven analytical skills and strategic thinking.
  • Understanding of ESG business drivers and KPIs.
  • Understanding of ESG trends, concepts, regulation, ratings, taxonomies, reporting initiatives,...
  • Understanding of ESG Ratings methodologies, Climate Performance Measurement SDGs and ways to measure the impact of a business in them.
  • Understanding of sustainable finance products, bonds, loans, sustainable finance frameworks,...
  • Prior experience in an ESG Research department with a strong sector focus (from sell or buy side), a Corporate Sustainability department or consulting firm with an ESG focus is an advantage.
  • This position will require the candidate to have a valid Mifid certification. In case the candidate is not certified, they will have to obtain the pertaining certification upon the incorporation to the role.
  • Corporate or M&A experience will be an advantage.
  • Experience providing ESG advice to pension funds, private equity firms, infrastructure funds and development finance institutions will also be an advantage.

  Overview

  ESG Advisory is part of the Global Advisory team inside the Investment Banking & Finance Area at BBVA CIB. Global Advisory provides the following investment banking services to CIB clients: Merger & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Debt advisory and more recently ESG Advisory.
  
  With ESG Advisory, we aspire to make one of the Strategic Priorities of the BBVA Group a reality: to help our client’s transition to a more sustainable future.
  
  This service with a global reach is focused on elevating the dialog with clients around Sustainability, with a particular emphasis on the transition towards a low carbon economy.

  About the job

  The day to day of this role will be to prepare client interactions and run presentations in front of clients based on the following services offered to corporate clients, in several sectors:

  • Sustainable Strategic Dialogue. Provide a holistic ESG Advisory service to help Corporates achieve stronger sustainability standards while providing access to sustainable financing solutions.
  • Energy Transition & Net Zero Advisory. Focus on Climate. Sequenced advisory on decarbonisation and offsetting (NZ).
  • ESG Ratings Advisory. Provide best-in-class ESG ratings advisory following a comprehensive 5 step process (including exhaustive recommendations to help the company enhance its ratings).
  • ESG Equity Advisory. ESG Advisory as an input for strategic decisions and asset allocation. Opportunity to scale up sustainable solutions to equity (M&A/ECM).
  • Cleantech Advisory. Position BBVA as one of the key financiers and advisors in the global clean techs space, bringing expertise to our clients to help them finance the energy transition.
  • ESG Debt Advisory. Provide ESG Advisory focused on Sustainable Finance (use of proceeds and/or KPI-linked in bond and loan markets)

  In summary, we provide clients specific actions and tailor-made services they can use to accelerate their transition to a sustainable future. The team brings the sustainability expertise of the bank in the dialogue with clients
  
  ESG Advisory includes aspects of sustainable finance policies, governance, process frameworks, impact measurement and ensuring businesses are aligned with emerging compliance requirements and global standards
  
  The junior members of the team are expected to provide support and ideas to the senior members of the team.

  Working at BBVA

  BBVA is a global company with over 160 years of history present in 25 countries with over 81 million customers. We are more than 110,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary and diverse teams.
  
  At BBVA, we are ahead of the transformation that is taking place in the banking sector, challenging the status quo, to make life easier to our customers.
  
  Being part of BBVA means developing your career in one of the most innovative companies in finance.

  Responsible banking

  We're committed to responsible banking to help drive a more inclusive and sustainable society. The future of banking lies in financing the future.
  
  We started out with the spirit of helping others make the best financial decisions. That spirit remains with us today and encourages us to keep moving forward, prioritizing innovation and digital transformation so that we can put the opportunities of this new era within everyone's reach.

  Diversity

  At BBVA we believe having a diverse team makes us a better bank.
  
  For this reason, we actively support diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities regardless race, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We cultivate a collaborative and inclusive work environment that allows every employee to do their best work.

  Our values

  Our values define our identity; they are what drives us to make our goals a reality and they guide all of our actions and the decisions we make.

  Customer comes first

  We think big

  We are one team

• About the company

  BBVA bank offers checking and savings accounts, credit cards, wealth management, and other financial services for individuals and businesses.

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