Are you an ESG professional with a passion for driving sustainable finance in emerging markets? SLR is seeking a Sustainable Finance Consultant to lead impactful projects across the Americas, partnering with financial institutions to deliver actionable solutions that advance environmental and social sustainability.
We are SLR Consulting (Canada), an 800+ team of advisory, environmental and engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services through the integration of over 30 disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.
Success in the Sustainable Finance Consultant role is built on a combination of deep ESG expertise, strong project management skills, and the ability to build trusted relationships with financial institutions and projects sponsors across diverse geographies. It will also require a strategic mindset to identify and capture new business opportunities, and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach to delivering high-quality, impactful sustainable finance advisory services.
Responsibilities
• Manage and deliver projects, including the management of client engagements, ensuring successful outcome while minimizing commercial and health & safety risks
• Support business development and sales, with a focus on the Americas, including supporting new or existing financial institution clients and opportunities, supporting proposal preparation and securing project work. The opportunities will be spread across various ESG topics but will primarily focus on E&S due diligence, E&S management systems, E&S performance monitoring and evaluation, and E&S reporting.
• Contribute to a high-performing team that works with a high degree of collaboration and takes pride in the level of service delivered to our clients. A highly positive, can-do attitude will help you thrive in this environment.
Working @ SLR
With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.
Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:
• Competitive total compensation plan including vacation, RRSP, comprehensive benefits, and a suite of wellness initiatives. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $140,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with flexible scheduling available
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
Qualifications
• Minimum Five Years’ experience working with financial institutions on ESG, with project experience in the Caribbean, Central and/or South America and other emerging markets
• Strong experience applying international best practice ESG standards and benchmarks such as the IFC Performance Standards, WBG EHS Guidelines, and Equator Principles
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Analytical skills to interpret technical E&S information to manage potential risks and opportunities, and to propose actionable recommendations
• Proficiency in English and Spanish; additional languages such as Portuguese is considered an asset
• Ability to communicate clearly and foster collaborative relationships across international and multicultural settings
This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants.
SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.
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