Corporate Sustainability

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join the HSBC India Corporate Sustainability (CS) function.

**Principal Responsibilities**

Role Purpose:

- To manage the community investment portfolio for HSBC in India focusing on projects/programmes in the areas of the strategic pillars
- Communication and Reporting (internal, external and regulatory)
- Support cluster manage certain regional (Asia Pacific) programmes that will cover other markets
- This is a role which guides sustainability implementation across the bank and group companies in India; and the Asia Pacific region
- Creates new projects/programmes, continues to build on the success of current projects and grows the profile for HSBC’s sustainability efforts across stakeholders
- Create measurement and reporting benchmarks; best practices in the priority areas, managing the overall sustainability budget, both for local and international projects

With sustainability at HSBC itself evolving into a strategic business supportive enterprise, the purpose of this role is to implement, in consultation with line management, **initiatives** (including the Climate Solutions Partnership - CSP) that support the organisation’s objective of becoming a net zero bank as well as lead to presence and impact in the community.

CSP is a US$ 100 million global initiative that aims to accelerate efforts to build a net zero economy, focusing on Energy Transition in emerging markets and Nature-Based Solutions.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Management of Community Investments Budget and Portfolio for the Bank**:

- Manage existing multi-year commitments including but not limited to review of progress and financial utilisation, partner relationship management and troubleshooting, site visits to projects
- Build pipelines of new projects including but not limited to identifying credible partners, developing projects, sourcing, reviewing and presenting proposals for approvals
- Preparing papers and documentation for all required concurrence and approvals locally (INM CSR Committee, ExCo) and globally (pillar leads and ASP Head of CS and Global Head of CS)
- Administering payments for existing and new grants including but limited to due diligence, screenings, basic review, undertaking quality checks, Terms of Donations, Trade Mark Licensing Agreements (TMLAs)
- Ensure timely and accurate financial and programmatic reporting from partner organisations
- Manage non-profit partner relationships under the strategic pillars
- All mandatory reporting (Annual Report or CSR Disclosure as part of Board Report, CFO certification) and providing information on tax exemptions
- **End-to-end management of Group’s flagship climate initiative - Climate Solutions Partnership**:

- Energy transition: Work with global and local non-profit partners to support the shift towards renewables and scale energy efficiency initiatives
- Nature-based solutions: Identification and management of projects to protect and revitalise wetlands, mangroves and forests, and to promote sustainable agriculture, while increasing social and environmental resilience
- Review and tracking of programme progress and financial utlisation
- All CSP related reporting
- **Management of HSBC India’s flagship Future Skills Initiative - HSBC Skills for Life programme**:

- Design phase II of the programme aligning to Group’s priorities
- Provide oversight and guidance to all partners under HSBC Skills for Life (Swades, Foundation), screening partner, monitoring and evaluation partner and others
- **Strategic and operational management of Community Investment**s
- Regular tracking of amendments related to local regulatory requirements (such as the CSR Rules under the Companies Act 2013 and FCRA Act) ensuring compliance and timely reporting
- Review grant making processes to ensure alignment to Global Sustainability Manual and requirements under the CSR Act and create systems and processes for grant management
- Develop new strategies for projects aligned to the strategic pillars
- Manage the third-party Monitoring & Evaluation partner, including rigorous review of reports and regular review meetings
- Manage the third party Impact Assessment partner, to ensure compliance with mandatory IA requirement
- **Visibility and Stakeholder engagement**:

- Engagement with Government/regulators: Specific collaboration projects under the strategic pillars that enhances the reputation of the bank
- Drive thought leadership in the strategic focus areas
- Create