Trainee, Sustainable Finance & Impact Advisory (fixed-term)

Job description

Description of Department The Sustainable & Impact Advisory team supports leading corporates, financial institutions and financial sponsors in navigating the transition to a more sustainable economy. Covering EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), the team advises clients on sustainable finance solutions and engages with them on a broad range of sustainability topics. As a Trainee, you will join a dynamic team at the forefront of sustainable finance and gain hands-on exposure supporting the origination and execution of sustainable finance transactions and advisory assignments, as well as exposure to emerging sustainability themes shaping global capital markets.

This role offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise in sustainability, ESG and sustainable finance while gaining valuable experience within an international investment banking environment. All roles at Société Générale CIB are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to effective risk assessment and management, sound judgement, and speaking up when noticing behaviours or outcomes creating unintended risk. You will be expected to operate with integrity, manage risk proactively in day-to-day activities, log and escalate issues promptly and constructively, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and self-accountability.

Purpose of the Role The successful candidate will support the Sustainable & Impact Advisory team in the development of sustainable finance pitches and mandates, strategic client engagements, sustainability research, market intelligence and business development initiatives, while gaining exposure to a broad range of sustainability-related topics and transactions. This role is designed for a highly motivated individual who is eager to develop technical expertise, commercial awareness and advisory skills in one of the fastest-growing areas of financial services.

Key Responsibilities

Sustainable Finance & Client Engagement

• Support the team in the origination and execution of sustainable finance mandates, including Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked Loans, as well in the preparation of strategic client engagements, by: Conducting company, sector and market analysis to support transaction origination and client discussions Performing sustainability assessments and benchmarking exercises across clients and relevant peer groups
• Contribute to the preparation of pitch books, client presentations, commercial proposals and other marketing materials Contributing to the structuring of labelled instruments, including the preparation of sustainability frameworks, second-party opinion processes and transaction-related documentation Supporting the preparation of strategic client engagements and commercial proposals, including relevant analysis and presentation materials Research & Thought Leadership: Conduct research on emerging sustainability trends, sustainability-related data, evolving ESG regulations and sustainable finance market developments to generate relevant insights for the team and clients
• Contribute to the preparation of thought leadership materials, market updates and newsletters to support knowledge-sharing across the wider business
• Support the development of internal training materials and sustainability-related initiatives Team & Project Support: Work collaboratively with coverage teams and financing and sector teams across multiple jurisdictions with a focus in the UK Participate in internal project work and strategic initiatives led by the Sustainable & Impact Advisory team.

Maintain high standards of accuracy, organisation and attention to detail across all deliverables.

What You Will Gain Through this role, you will:

• Develop a strong understanding of sustainable finance markets, ESG frameworks and evolving regulatory landscape Gain practical exposure to sustainable finance transactions and strategic client engagements
• Build experience working on live client projects alongside experienced sustainable finance professionals
• Collaborate with colleagues across investment banking, financing, product and industry teams in an international environment
• Strengthen your analytical, presentation and stakeholder management skills.

Develop expertise in one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving areas of the financial services Delegated responsibilities: Comply with all Risk and regulatory obligations where relevant Responsibility to act within agreed risk limit (credit/market, etc...) Responsibility for ensuring that you are fully aware of and adhere to Societe Generale’s internal policies and other mandatory normative documentation (e.g. policies, procedures, minimum standards, etc) (MND) that apply or relate to you, your business or other businesses for which you have any level of responsibility

Further to the above and more specifically in relation to conduct, responsibility for reading, understanding and complying with SG’s Group Code of Conduct, your UK entity’s Behavioural Code (located in the relevant Staff Handbook), any conduct-related provisions in all applicable MND and corresponding regulations and standards.

You will generally be notified of changes to policies through announcements and/or intranet updates.