Senior Environmental Manager at Nedbank

Job Purpose

To provide expertise; advice; assistance; consultancy services and general support required by Nedbank Cluster for all governance; policy; process and procedural matters or issues for all risk related services and compliance matters.

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards specifically in relation to EIAs and reviews.

• Execute comprehensive Environmental and social reviews in line with the IFC Performance and Equator Standards;

• Evaluate/ review and opine on the adequacy of EMP’s; EIA’s; Scoping report and closure documents

• Contribute and assist in the co-ordination of awareness training courses on environmental risk management systems within various divisions of the Bank

• Attending project site visits on an ad hoc basis – this may require local and international travel (less frequent). This may also include managing teams of consultants on site visits.

• By direction of senior staff, gathers inputs, contributes to risk assessments, and provides information relevant to assessment of decisions affecting internal and external stakeholders

• Liaison with internal/ external Legal teams and  clients on environmental matters upon senior staff request or as part of the social and environmental management process

• Build and sustain business relations to ensure satisfied internal and external stakeholders.

• Ensure continued satisfaction of stakeholders by meeting turnaround times for requests and identifying and addressing issues or concerns through the provision of risk advice.

• Manage stakeholder expectations by providing management information; risk analytics; insights and strategic motivation resulting in the optimal management of these risk disciplines.

• Participate in and provide advice to Cluster Executive Committee; Management Committee and sub committees on governance; regulatory; procedural and practice matters by attending; preparing and submitting papers; challenging and monitoring.

• Manage the relationship between Nedbank Cluster Nedbank Group Risk to ensure alignment and embedding of policies and the Group Operating Manual.

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives

Preferred Qualification

• An appropriate 4 year Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, or any other equivalent qualification.

Essential Certifications

• Compliance Institute of South Africa (CISA) Institute of Risk Management of South Africa (IRMSA) and/or similar

Minimum Experience Level

Minimum of  8 + years of environmental management experience with the following background:

• Compilation and submission of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) applications / application of various parts of the National Environmental Management Act(NEMA- WASTE ACT; WATER ACT)

• Environmental audits/due diligence against IFC and Equator Principle Standards

• Understanding of contaminated land risk

• A background in mine closure and rehabilitation liability estimates

• Understanding of Equator Principles, Human rights and IFC performance standards

• Good relationship/ project management skills

• Understanding of climate change risk and/ or carbon- foot printing will be advantageous together with any experience working within the financial sector on the same

• Experience working within heavy manufacturing/ gas industry would be advantageous

Advantageous

• Lender technical advisor experience

• Knowledge on  Contamination risk  (Soil, Water and Groundwater)

• Climate change risk and/or carbon foot printing background

• Environmental auditing

• ESG advisory/ reporting

Type of Exposure

• Conducting root cause analysis

• Developing ways to minimize risks

• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas.

• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding

• Comparing two or more sets of information Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem

• Building and maintaining effective relationships externally and internally

• Interacting with all levels of management

• Participate in multiple projects

• Communicating complex information

• Identifying universal risk trends that could affect Nedbank in the short to long term

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge

• Industry trends

• Relevant regulatory knowledge

• Risk management process and frameworks

• Business writing skills

• Business Acumen

• Risk Management

• Principles of Programme Management

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning

• Coaching

• Communication

• Customer Focus

• Decision Making

• Influencing

• Quality Orientation

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills