Job Description

Job Purpose:To support HOD and Section Head in driving and enhancing Agrobank\'s sustainability agenda in line with its vision - \'Advancing Agriculture Beyond Banking\', through an effective development and implementation of the Bank\'s sustainability strategies as well as communication and stakeholder engagement.Principal Accountabilities:

• Assist to identify initiatives to improve the bank\'s contribution to sustainable financing. Organising formal and informal dialogues with stakeholders to identify important sustainability issues
• Coordinate, collect and support the development of the Bank\'s Annual Integrated Report.
• Maintain positive interaction and work with identified collaborators to maximise value for the Bank to achieve its sustainability initiatives.
• Coordinate the implementation of proposed initiatives within sustainability culture plan to increase Bank-wide commitment to sustainability and adoption of sustainability.
• Plan sustainability initiatives to support the Bank\'s Sustainability Strategy.
• Conduct research and literature reviews and benchmark the Bank\'s sustainability approach to support improvement in the Bank\'s Sustainability Strategy.
• Drive the implementation of initiatives within the Sustainability Strategy.

Requirements:

• Bachelor\'s Degree from a recognised university with an accounting, banking, business, finance or management background.
• Bachelor\'s Degree from a recognised university with an environmental sciences, sustainable development, anthropology or social background is an added advantage.
• Masters\' Degree from a recognized university in business administration (MBA), sustainable development, environmental sciences or environmental engineering is an added advantage.
• No experience required; minimum 2 years of working experience is an added advantage.
• Involvement or participation in community or environmental-related projects / programs is an added advantage.

Knowledge and Skills:

• A passion for sustainability.
• Exceptional work ethic, with the ability to multi-task and work in a high-performance professional environment.
• Effective communication. Ability to express thoughts, good interpersonal, communications, relationship building and presentation skills.
• Systematic and structured thinking. Analytical with ability to connect the dots on a macro basis, able to see and analyse things in \'big picture\'.
• Collaborative mindset, and ability to work with a wide range of internal partners from across the Bank.
• Program management. Ability to manage and deliver on a project or initiative.
• Results-oriented and impact-based attributes. Ability to think and act with end in mind.
• Agile and versatile. Ability to respond positively, flexibly, and quickly to changing work processes, environment, culture, and priorities.
• Driver & self-starter. Ability to demonstrate initiative, independent, solution-oriented mindset.

Added advantage if the candidate has the following: - * Familiar with sustainability-related areas such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) or Value-based Intermediation (VBI).

• Exposure in dealing with various stakeholders ranging from Government, regulator, strategic partner, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), media, associations etc.
• Exposure to Integrated Reporting Framework and Sustainability Reporting or other best reporting practices/standards such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and/or Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
• Ability to leverage platforms such as social media and website to advocate, communicate and update Bank\'s developmental and sustainability efforts and progress to the public.
• Exposure in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.

Company profileAgrobank3.8\xc2\xb7Banking & Financial Services1,001-5,000 employeesAt Agrobank, our mission is to provide a holistic range of financial services and banking facilities with a focus on the agricultural sector.We dedicate our priority to the needs of our customers by providing attractive products and services such as savings activities, banking services, takaful, financing and advisory services.Agrobank is a continuity of the former Bank Pertanian Malaysia which has 40 years of experience in agricultural banking and an excellent track record in shaping and developing successful entrepreneurs. With a wide network of branches throughout Malaysia, we are confident of providing the best services to all.Agrobank is a Government-owned Bank under the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MFI). The bank\'s financing of the agricultural sector is driven by a policy set forth by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry (MOA). Agrobank today operates through 190 branches throughout Malaysia, and employs over 3,400 employees.At Agrobank, our mission is to provide a holistic range of financial services and banking facilities with a focus on the agricultural sector.We dedicate our priority to the needs of our customers by providing attractive products and services such as savings activities, banking services, takaful, financing and advisory services.Agrobank is a continuity of the former Bank Pertanian Malaysia which has 40 years of experience in agricultural banking and an excellent track record in shaping and developing successful entrepreneurs. With a wide network of branches throughout Malaysia, we are confident of providing the best services to all.Agrobank is a Government-owned Bank under the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MFI). The bank\'s financing of the agricultural sector is driven by a policy set forth by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry (MOA). Agrobank today operates through 190 branches throughout Malaysia, and employs over 3,400 employees.Perks and benefitsMedicalLoansDentalSports (e.g. Gym)Company informationRegistration No.200801010522

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