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The Europe Sustainability Vice President within the Group Sustainability Team will play a pivotal role in driving the region’s sustainability agenda, advancing the firm’s commitments across environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities and leading complex regulatory projects. Based in Paris, the VP will work closely with cross-functional teams including stakeholder management across PPCR (Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility), functions, businesses, and externally (via client engagement, advocacy work, representation of Barclays Europe when appropriate in industry groups, technical bodies) in a highly collaborative, in person environment. This role will oversee the execution of key sustainability initiatives, contribute to the development of a robust non-financial risk and control framework, and support major disclosures such as the Prudential Transition Plan, Annual Report and CSRD requirements. Partnering closely with the Businesses, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal and Group & Barclays Europe governance committees, the VP will champion responsible business practices, strengthen reputational risk management on sustainability matters, and help shape the continued growth of the expanding Barclays Europe sustainability function.
Job Responsibility:
Collaboration with stakeholders to develop, support, and direct on sustainability-related activities which align to Barclays’ sustainability-related ambitions, targets, and priorities, providing advisory and strategic direction, including for risk management, policies and standards, governance processes, and reporting.
Identification of sustainability risks and opportunities, through use of sustainability materiality assessments, data analytics, internal and external stakeholder perspectives, and awareness of internal and external industry trends.
Provide strategic, risk, and policy advisory on sustainability-related activities, guiding on external best practice, whilst maintaining appropriate alignment and benchmarking with industry peers.
Develop and embed Barclays' sustainability-related activities with internal and external stakeholders to support the banks’, ambitions, targets, and business objectives.
Management and execution of sustainability-related frameworks and approaches to risk management including alignment to regulatory, policy and legal requirements.
Development and execution of group-level sustainability-related projects or supporting business-level priorities and ambitions through creating plans, identifying key resources, and monitoring completion within time and budget.
Identification of industry trends and developments related to sustainability management by attending conferences, participating in training, and conducting market research on emerging sustainability-related techniques and tools.
Requirements:
Background in financial services, ideally within banking, with prior exposure to ESG risks, and cross functional collaboration with Businesses, Finance, Risk or Compliance
Fluent in both written and verbal French and English, with the ability to engage confidently with French and European regulatory bodies (e.g., ECB, EBA) and represent Barclays Europe in senior forums
Ability to influence and develop business strategy, and driving and executing global programmes
Knowledge and experience of environmental, social and sustainability matters, particularly as they pertain to financial services.
Attention to detail and with an ability to balance multiple critical requests from various stakeholders with outstanding precision
High level stakeholder management capability, navigating senior internal and external stakeholders and shaping strategic sustainability direction across the region and building long-term, trusted relationships through consistently excellent execution and a collaborative attitude
What we offer:
Hybrid working
Structured approach to hybrid working with fixed 'anchor' days
Supportive and inclusive culture and environment
Commitment to flexible working arrangements
Opportunity for mobility and exploring different parts of the operations