Full time position – Director, Sustainable Finance
ICMA London or Paris Office
This is an opportunity for an experienced professional to work in London or Paris as a Director within
ICMA’s sustainable finance team and to be involved in a ground-breaking international market
initiative in support of the green, social and sustainability bond markets and sustainable finance
generally. Reporting to the Managing Director overseeing ICMA’s Sustainable Finance activities, and
to the Managing Director, Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, the Director would
undertake the following main tasks:
Working closely with the Managing Director, coordinate ICMA’s new Sustainable Finance
Committee including agenda setting, materials preparation, meeting/call moderation,
summaries, follow-up on agreed workstreams and contributing to related deliverables.
Working closely with the Managing Director, coordinate ICMA’s Global Green Finance
Council (GGFC) including agenda setting, materials preparation, meeting/call moderation,
summaries, follow-up on agreed workstreams and contributing to related deliverables.
Provide support for the participation and input into official sector initiatives and committees
including reviewing and commenting on policy and regulatory papers and consultations.
Provide support to ensure the overall quality, consistency and editorial standard of
consultation responses, policy papers and publications on sustainable finance and related
topics. All written materials need to be edited and/or prepared in fluent English.
Support the Paris based Director in the coordination and services provided by the ICMA
Secretariat for the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) & Social Bond
Principles (SBP)
Provide support to other Committees, Councils, working groups or technical initiatives as
required. In this respect, conduct research and produce pertinent financial and market
reports, relevant presentations and prepare summaries.
Contribute to the preparation and coordination of the annual GBP SBP AGM & Conference,
including event agenda and panels, budget preparation, and sponsorship contacts, with
support from the Events Team.
Contribute, in fluent English, to regular articles on market practice and regulatory matters in
particular for the ICMA Quarterly Report
Structure and realise other projects as required.
Experience and Qualifications
Candidacies
Candidates should send a cover letter and CV to parisoffice@icmagroup.org by close on Friday 20
September 2019.
Other information
International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
ICMA is the trade association for the international capital market with over 570 member firms from
more than 60 countries, including banks, issuers, asset managers, infrastructure providers and law
firms. It performs a crucial central role in the market by providing industry-driven standards and
recommendations for issuance, trading and settlement in international fixed income and related
instruments. ICMA liaises closely with regulatory and governmental authorities, both at the national
and supranational level, to help to ensure that financial regulation promotes the efficiency and cost
effectiveness of the capital market.
www.icmagroup.org
The Green Bond Principles (GBP), Social Bond Principles (SBP) and Sustainability Bond Guidelines
(SBG)
The green, social and sustainability bond market aims to enable and develop the key role debt
markets can play in funding projects that contribute to environmental sustainability or/and socio-
economic challenges globally. The Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles and Sustainability
Bond Guidelines (the “Principles”) promote integrity in this market through guidelines that
recommend transparency, disclosure and reporting. The 2018 editions of the GBP and SBP remain
current and are framed by four core components (Use of Proceeds, Process for Project Evaluation
and Selection, Management of Proceeds and Reporting), as well as recommendations for the use of
external reviews.
www.icmagroup.org/green-social-and-sustainability-bonds