Director, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Department – Dashen Bank S.C
Banking and Insurance, Environment and Natural Resource, Social Sciences and Community
Dashen Bank S.C
WE ASPIRE TO BE BEST IN CLASS BANK IN AFRICA
Dashen is the most reputable brand in the domestic banking market; a reputation earned through consistent delivery of values and preeminence unmatched by its competitors and aspires to be "Best In Class Bank in Africa". The Bank also works in partnership with leading brands in the electronic payments industry
OUR PROFILE
Dashen Bank was founded in September 1995. Dashen Bank coined its name from the highest peak in Ethiopia, mount Dashen, and aspires to be the Best in Class Bank in Africa. Headquartered in Addis Ababa, the Bank is among the biggest private Banks in Ethiopia. It operates through a network of more than 450+ Branches, ten dedicated Forex Bureaus, 400+ ATMs, and 950 plus Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals spread across the length and breadth of the nation. It has established correspondent banking relationships with 462 banks covering 70 countries and 170 cities across the world.
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Director, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Department
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Summary
· The Director ESG will be responsible for developing and implementing the Bank’s ESG program, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, and driving continuous improvement in our environmental, social, and governance practices. The Director, ESG Department will also be responsible for supporting Chief, Transformation Officer on a variety of projects related to Dashen Bank’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies.
· The Director is required to contribute insightful, outside-in thinking to enhance the competitive position of the Bank and maintain a pulse on the regulatory landscape and stakeholder’s expectations related to ESG.
Academic & Professional Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or business related discipline from a reputable university.
- Professional qualification(s) e.g. ACCA, CPA, CFA or the equivalent is an added advantage.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental or
- Social studies, Environmental Science, Sustainability Development Studies,
- Development Finance/ Economics, Technology, or a related field.
- Relevant professional qualification(s) in ESG an added advantage.
Experience
- At least eleven (11) years’ of relevant experience with five (5) years in a middle managerial capacity.
Required Technical Competencies:
- Strategy management – (Planning, Evaluating, Implementing, Monitoring and evaluation).
- Knowledge and experience in ESG practices to initiate and implement tactical changes.
- Good understanding or experience of the fields of ESG.
- Extensive use of project management approaches including setting project plans, budgets and schedules.
- Experience developing linkages and dependencies between strategy and processes for inter-departmental activities and units and developing mechanisms to ensure integrated transformations.
- Ability to review, interpret and make precise inferences from a wide range of business reports and data, including budgets, financial reports, business intelligence reports.
- Budgeting and monitoring skills.
- Project management skills.
- Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies within the department/unit.
Required Behavioral Competencies:
- Leadership and people management including performance management, coaching & mentoring.
- Demonstrated business acumen – able to create HR strategy and actions that impact business success.
- High-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build consensus, alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity/inclusion.
- Creativity and innovation skills, with ability to use technology and other modern tools to drive decision making and implementation.
- Strategic thinking and decision making ability to consider emerging trends/developments and long-term opportunities for Dashen Bank.
- Professionalism and integrity in line with Dashen Bank values.
- High-level oral and written communication skills.
- Critical and analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Personal motivation and drive exhibited through a commitment to hard work, continuous improvement and achievement of goals.
- Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).
- Risk awareness and focus- demonstrates understanding of risk management practices, standards and regulatory requirements.
- Effective stakeholder management.
As per the Bank`s contract salary scale
