Environmental & Social Management Expert

Environmental & Social Management Expert

Finance in Motion

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Key responsibilities

As a member of the Environmental and Social (E&S) Management team, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of company’s Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS).

You will primarily work on funds with a regional focus in Western Balkans, Southeastern Europe, Caucasus and a few countries in the MENA region. You will support Finance in Motion’s investment teams to execute the Company’s approach to E&S risk management throughout the investment cycle. Most investments target financial intermediaries (such as banks, microfinance institutions, leasing companies) while a smaller but growing share of investments target businesses, corporates and renewable energy projects. Your responsibilities comprise:

• E&S screening of prospective investments against the funds’ E&S eligibility criteria.
• Planning and performance of in-depth E&S due diligence, with a focus on E&S management policies, practices and capacities at investee level.
• Negotiation of value-adding E&S action plans with investees.
• Writing E&S memoranda to support investment proposals and advising investment decision makers.
• Monitoring and reporting on the ongoing E&S performance of individual investees and overall fund portfolios.
• Support the development of methodologies and tools for E&S management and related fields. Contribute to building and implement E&S frameworks for new fund mandates. Provide E&S training to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to technical and policy-level discussions on impact & sustainability issues as well as fund results with internal and external stakeholders.

What we expect

• University degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, economics, development finance, sustainability management, social science or a related field.
• Professional experience in E&S auditing, ESIA, E&S risk management and similar work in either the consulting, investment or development finance sectors and familiarity with financial instruments, including loans, (green) bonds and equity. Ideally experience working directly with banks or other financial intermediaries on E&S risk management.
• In-depth knowledge of international E&S standards (especially IFC Performance Standards) and ideally familiarity with the E&S policies and procedures of development finance institutions such as IFC, EBRD, EIB.
• Specialist technical expertise in one or more of the following subjects: supply chains, human rights, labor standards, diversity and inclusion, responsible finance and consumer protection, pollution prevention and control, biodiversity, sustainable finance regulation and climate risk.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and service orientation combined with the ability to draw actionable conclusions and pragmatic recommendations for decision-makers.
• Proven project management skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in parallel, changing timelines and ad-hoc requests.
• Open, engaging and persuasive communication style, strong writing and presentation skills and problem solving/negotiating experience.
• Ideally past work experience in emerging markets.
• Excellent English language skills; knowledge of other languages of Finance in Motion’s countries of operation is considered a plus, specifically French, Turkish, a Slavic Language or Arabic

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