Senior Manager Esg Advisory

22 hours ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Westpac Full time

**Senior Manager ESG Advisory - Agribusiness**
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**AUC12038**

**Senior Manager, ESG Advisory - Agribusiness**

**Permanent Full-time role**

**Based in Christchurch or Hamilton**

Our Institutional and Business Banking (IBB) teams support one of New Zealand’s most important assets - its businesses. We’re here to make New Zealand businesses stronger by providing financial expertise with industry insight and tools, to help them navigate the future.

**Mō te Tūranga | About the Role**

Reporting to the Head of ESG Advisory, you will be an integral member of the ESG Advisory Team who combine knowledge of ESG impacts, the evolving legal and regulatory framework that financial institutions and their customers must face into, providing insights and support, whilst being sensitive to the commercial industry pressures this change brings.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- centralising ESG expertise, providing training, tools and resources, and specialist support across IBB, with a strong focus on Agribusiness bankers and their customers.
- working alongside the Sustainability, Transformation Office, Learning and Development and Risk teams to lead risk management and disclosure reporting and build capability, as WNZL faces into new regulations and other ESG related commitments e.g. mandatory climate
- related disclosures
- driving the development and implementation of Net Zero targets for the Agricultural sectors, including the integration of ESG data into the management of customer relationships and portfolio
- being proactive in facilitating smooth transitions into evolving ESG-related obligations and commitments and also reactive in responding to front line requests for specialist knowledge, training or analysis.

A key thought leadership role will be played by the team, and this role, as WNZL seeks to support its customers navigate a fast-evolving legislative environment and increasing stakeholder expectations.

**Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?**
- An appropriate tertiary qualification, ideally agriculture based.
- 3 plus years working knowledge of ESG issues combined with 8 plus years of in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry, including working knowledge of key banking metrics and measurements
- Strong understanding of key agri sectors, i.e., dairy, sheep & beef and horticulture, ideally from experience gained working in the industry
- Strong knowledge of climate change and other critical ESG issues for the agricultural sector, including social, animal welfare and biodiversity and ability to field questions from customer-facing teams
- Awareness of existing and incoming regulatory frameworks in NZ and globally, particularly on emissions pricing, freshwater quality and modern slavery
- Ability to work with complex reporting and analytics systems
- Ability to communicate complex information in a way which is useful to the audience and ability to field
- Ability to manage and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, in particular across the agricultural sector

**Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac**

As well as immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you’ll be offered some of the best banking, and lifestyle benefits in the market along with:

- 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
- Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
- Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
- Career growth - we promote internal capability; we have programmes that recognise star performers
- Generous parental leave - and top up government paid parental leave
- School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
- Environmental and community care programmes

**Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation**

At Westpac New Zealand, our purpose Working in partnership to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for Westpac people, customers and communities - Together Greater.

What makes us unique are the people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac - it says, double you. Because we’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. After 160 years of making New Zealand greater, our purpose remains the same - to help New Zealanders succeed. Our greatness comes from our difference, which is why we aspire to create a workplace where you can bring your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you

The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessl

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