Analyst, Quantitative ESG Risk at Standard Bank Group

About the Job

Job Description

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of models used in CIB ESG Risk including climate risk stress testing models as well as the sourcing, cleaning, analysis, and integration of multi-source data across multi-source data sets. Maintenance entails producing monitoring packs for risk, attending to validation findings, and presenting documents at Technical and Model Approval Committees. When development is necessary this role will assist with executing the development process, i.e., engaging with various stakeholders, performing the necessary research, developing, or adapting methodology, coding, training, documentation, and deployment of the new model.

Key Responsibilities:

• Improve the measurement of ESG and climate-related risks
• Source, integrate, maintain, and analyze and report ESG and climate dat
• Formulate metrics and tools to help the risk management functions better understand the risk in their portfolio.
• Develop and maintain appropriate model development and data management and analytics governance process

Qualifications: 

• Post Graduate Degree (Honors) in Financial Maths, Statistics, Engineering, Environmental Sciences
• Quantitative Analysis, CFA, FRM Certification would be preferred
• 3 - 4 years experience in measurement and management of ESG and climate risk exposure
• 3- 4 years measurement and management of Wholesale Credit Risk exposure.
• The ability to define and analyze risk identification information in a quantitative and/or qualitative way
• Must have good knowledge of wholesale risk models.
• Demonstrated proficiency in manipulation and analysis of large datasets

Additional Information

Technical Competencies:

• Data Analysis
• Data Integrity
• Documenting
• Knowledge Classification
• Statistical & Mathematical Analysis