Sustainability Structurer

Join us as a Sustainability Structurer where you will support the UK Corporate Sustainability Finance product offering for both new business and existing portfolio, adopting sustainable and transition finance products by UKC client with the execution and optimisation of structured ESG portfolio transactions to meet objectives. Build long term and economic key partnerships across various sector and coverage teams aligned with the sustainable agenda. Optimising returns from client opportunities either at bespoke or at structured portfolio levels and work in collaboration with other UK Corporate origination teams and coverage.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong project management skills, ability to work in a small team as well as manage stakeholders from around CIB and the wider Group

• Commercial acumen and business development skills, with the ability to make decisions based on sound judgement and complex information

• Sound understanding of the corporate lending and capital market environment, including experience of corporate financing and wider market dynamics.

• Knowledge of macroeconomic factors affecting clients and the corporate debt market.

Desirable skills include:

• Positive attitude and strong work ethic

• Creative and innovative thinking with interest in ESG related themes and topics

• Track record in creating meeting materials and participating in client pitches

• Internal and external network, including key stakeholders to the lending business

• Suitable professional qualifications and degree

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in London.

Purpose of the role

To design and execute loan transactions for the bank's corporate and institutional clients, collaborating with the bank's relationship managers, credit analysts, syndicate desk and legal team to develop and structure loan transactions that meet the needs of the client and the bank's risk appetite. 

Accountabilities

• Development of loan structures that align with clients' needs, considering loan size, seniority, term, pricing, covenants, and repayment structures.  .
• Collaboration with credit analysts to assess the creditworthiness of borrowers and determine risk levels associated with loans and mitigate risks through appropriate loan terms and structures  .
• Development of financial models to evaluate the impact of various loan structures on clients' financial statements, cash flows and ability to repay.  .
• Monitoring the performance of existing loan portfolios, making recommendations for adjustments when needed.  .
• Maintain an awareness of loan market conditions, pricing trends and competitor behaviour; use that knowledge to better position our client recommendations.  .
• Produce high quality client-facing materials, thematic as well as transaction-specific; maintain an origination dialogue with clients outside of the regular refinancing life-cycle.  .

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.