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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide technical expertise on key issues related to environmental and social impact assessment and on sustainability risks in the design, preparation, implementation and supervision of the Bank’s operations taking into consideration best industry practices and standards.

• Manage, co-ordinate and/or conduct ESG due diligence of new credit proposals for the Bank’s consideration.

• Identify key potential ESG impacts and risks associated with clients and projects and ensure that their magnitude and significance are well understood.

• Design and incorporate into the safeguard plans and project effective and feasible measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the adverse ESG impacts, and draft relevant project processing documentation. Ensure that the client understands the applicable safeguard policies, guidelines and project-specific requirements, and has the necessary commitment and capacity to manage ESG impacts and/or risks adequately and supported by mechanisms that facilitate implementation.

• Supervise projects to ensure implementation of mitigation measures.

• Work with clients and other relevant units of the Bank to mobilize technical and financial support to enhance the environmental and social sustainability of their operations, adding value to operations.

• Conduct consultations with stakeholders (Internal & External) in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines.

• Provide internal and external clients with capacity building on ESG related topics by designing and piloting information sharing schemes.

• Report on, disseminate good practices, and generated knowledge.

• Developing a tracking and monitoring mechanism for all post approval ESG related covenants and inspections, and ensuring any breaches are attended to and escalated accordingly.

• Working closely with Credit Managers and Relationship Managers (RMs) to implement remedial plans by recommending appropriate actions for noncompliant customers.

• Periodically accompanying RMs to client visits and/or meetings to address ESG risk matters.

• Ensuring escalation of issues within the agreed timelines.

• Ensuring that all processes adhere to laid down controls and procedures in accordance with bank policies and Prudential Guidelines issued by the Central Bank and any other relevant regulatory requirements.