Manager, Sustainability & Subsidiary Liaison

This position is responsible for driving the growth and integrity of the Group’s climate and green finance portfolio while coordinating the implementation of sustainability frameworks across KCB Group subsidiaries. The role serves as the technical focal point for climate finance and green lending, ensuring consistent application of the Group’s Green Framework and relevant taxonomies. Additionally, the position acts as the central liaison between the Group Sustainability function and country subsidiaries, facilitating alignment, capacity building, and data consolidation to enhance the Group’s overall sustainability impact and compliance with regulatory and international best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and scaling of the Group’s climate and green finance strategy by embedding climate-related considerations into business and credit processes across all subsidiaries.
• Coordinate the identification, screening, classification, and validation of climate-aligned and green transactions to ensure alignment with the Group’s Green Framework and applicable taxonomies.
• Serve as the central liaison between the Group Sustainability team and country subsidiaries, facilitating communication, alignment, and follow-up on sustainability initiatives.
• Coordinate the implementation and consistent application of Group sustainability frameworks, including the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS), Green Lending Framework, and climate risk guidelines across all subsidiaries.
• Provide technical guidance to Relationship Managers, Credit, Risk, and Business teams across the Group on structuring climate finance transactions and applying green eligibility criteria.
• Work closely with the Credit and Risk functions to integrate climate and environmental considerations into credit appraisal, underwriting, and portfolio monitoring processes within subsidiaries.
• Design and deliver training and capacity-building initiatives to strengthen understanding of climate finance, green lending, and sustainability frameworks and initiatives across subsidiaries.
• Coordinate the collection and consolidation of climate finance and other sustainability initiatives data from subsidiaries to support internal monitoring, management updates, and sustainability reporting.
• Support engagement with regulators, development finance institutions, and industry bodies on matters related to climate finance and green lending, ensuring alignment with emerging regulatory and market expectations.
• Monitor regional and global developments in climate finance, sustainable taxonomies, and regulatory requirements, providing recommendations to enhance the Group’s frameworks and practices.

The Person

• Hold a Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university.
• Professional qualifications certification in any of the following
- Sustainable Finance
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
- Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM)
- Training on Green/Climate Taxonomies

At least four years' relevant working experience including specific experience in the below areas:

• 3 Years’ Experience in Climate finance, green lending and green finance frameworks
o 2 years’ experience working with Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) and IFC Performance Standards
• 2 years’ experience screening and classifying green or climate aligned transactions using internal frameworks and applicable taxonomies.
• 2 years’ experience stakeholder management
• 2 years’ experience in designing and delivering internal training or capacity-building on sustainability initiatives.
• 2 years’ experience in data analysis, reporting and presentations
• 2 years’ experience in Green Financing and Go to Market (GTM) strategies

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Friday, 11th September 2026.

Qualified candidates with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.