General information
Entity
About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).
8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.
The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.
For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/
Reference
2022-65117
Update date
18/02/2022
Job description
Business type
Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking
Job title
Sustainable Banking Originator**
Contract type
Permanent Contract
Management position
No
Job summary
** This position will be under the Employee Referral Program in Hong Kong.
Department: Global Coverage
Team: Sustainable Banking
Summary
- The Sustainable Banking team gathers professionals with advanced expertise in social and environmental finance issues. The team assists all of the bank's business lines, as well as the Coverage Department, in originating and executing sustainable finance transactions (i.e. with a strong social and environmental component such as ESG rating advisory, green and social bonds, sustainability-linked finance products or impact investment).
- Sustainable Banking Originator will be responsible to support the Bank’s clients (corporates, FIs and SSA) with their sustainable finance operations, in collaboration with the different Business Lines.
- Sustainable Banking Originator will notably work on the Bank’s client base in South East Asia and Australia.
- Position will be located in Hong Kong or Singapore.
Key Responsibilities
He/she will be in charge to support Business Lines / Coverage teams in their sustainable finance transactions. The Sustainable Banking Originator tasks will therefore be to:
- Set quality relationships with the different Business Lines and the client’s Senior Bankers in order to identify and generate business opportunities;
- Define tailor-made solutions and pitch the whole CACIB sustainable finance product offering and follow-up and monitor this commercialization;
- Structure and execute the mandates originated, in partnership with the concerned Business Lines;
- Be proactive in proposing new commercial approaches, new structures, new Investment Banking sustainable finance products, etc.;
- Set close relationships with the different stakeholders of the market (e.g. ESG rating agencies, investors, other banking actors, etc.);
- Have and maintain an excellent level of expertise and knowledge on the sustainable finance market, so as to maintain CACIB as one of the major actors in the market;
- Set efficient and trustworthy working relationship with CACIB Business Lines and the other members of the Sustainable Banking team, in France and abroad;
- Supervise junior analysts (incl. trainees);
- Handle any other tasks necessary to the proper processing and development of the Sustainable Banking activity, in Asia, and in particular in South East Asia and Australia.
Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with the employer’s personal data policies, a copy of which will be provided immediately upon request.
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Position location
Geographical area
Asia, Hong Kong
City
HONG KONG
Candidate criteria
Minimal education level
Postgraduate degree – MA/MSc/PhD/Doctorate or equivalent
Academic qualification / Speciality
Level of minimal experience
6-10 years
Experience
- 6 to 10 years experience in finance
- Solid client experience
- Good culture in finance, banking and economy
Required skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Impeccable teamwork spirit and collaborative mindset
- Ability to make decisions under pressure and to prioritise
- Creative
- Motivated
- Entrepreneurship
- Capacity to evolve in an intercultural environment
Technical skills required
- Deal orientation
- Passion for sustainable finance matters
- IT literacy (Microsoft programmes, etc.)
- Expertise in sustainable finance (products, principles, approaches)
Languages
Fluency in English