As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
Your Opportunity Starts Here.
What you will be doing:
Strategy Development and Deployment:
Formulate and implement comprehensive sustainability strategies and frameworks that align with the bank's corporate goals and objectives.
Continuously monitor and update sustainability strategies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and adherence to best practices in sustainability.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (including NGOs, government agencies, and industry groups, etc) to promote sustainability initiatives.
Drive stakeholder engagement by fostering relationships and encouraging ESG integration across the organization.
Sustainability Advisory:
Provide subject matter expertise; stay informed of industry trends and innovations in sustainability to continuously enhance the bank’s practices.
Curate resources on sustainability best practices to educate and guide internal teams and stakeholders.
Leadership:
Lead sustainability priorities of the bank from conception through execution, ensuring that all initiatives align with the bank's strategic objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.
Manage timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to achieve project goals.
Reporting and Metrics:
Prepare detailed sustainability reports for disclosure purposes, and metrics to assess the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives.
Communicate insights and impact to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability in sustainability performance.
What We Are Looking For?
At least 8 – 10 years’ experience in sustainability strategy development and implementation, preferably some experience within the financial services sector
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in environmental science, Sustainability or related discipline not a must but may be helpful
Experience in sustainability disclosure frameworks (e.g., ISSB / IFRS, GRI, SASB, TCFD recommendations)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with different stakeholders
Project management experience and proficiency in data or impact analysis
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
Top Skills
What We Do
OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.
OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.
OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.
OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.
OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.
