Sustainability Legal & Regulatory Lead

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate other locations cannot be considered.

Sustainability Legal & Regulatory Lead

This is a great job for someone with a strong understanding of sustainability regulationparticularly in the UK and EUwho is ready to take a step up into a role that blends strategic insight with legal and risk expertise.

A bit about the job:

We are seeking aSustainability Regulation Legal and Risk Managerto support the successful delivery of our sustainability strategyan essential differentiator for Aviva Investors. This role is pivotal in ensuring a robust and coordinated approach to regulatory legal and risk matters within the Sustainable Investing function helping the business maintain risk within tolerance. Responsibilities will include providing detailed insights into sustainability regulation overseeing institutional regulatory reporting managing sustainability policies (including our baseline exclusions policy) contributing to legal documentation such as prospectuses and supporting key aspects of our risk management framework. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UK and EU sustainability regulation and the ability to deepen their knowledge of our internal policies. This role requires a responsible proportionate and risk-aware approach to compliance clear articulation of sustainability activity through legal documentation and the integration of sustainability considerations into the broader business risk framework.

Skills and experience were looking for:

Undergraduate degree of a equivalent
Understanding of sustainability regulation
Familiarly with legal documentation in asset management
Self-starter who is comfortable working on their own for part of the time on interpreting regulation or analysing legal documentation

What youll get for this role:

Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14% depending on what you put in
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Family friendly parental and carers leave
Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone:

Were inclusive and welcome everyone we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box Even if you dont we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working including part time and job shares.

We flex locations hours and working patterns to suit our customers business and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate other locations cannot be considered.Sustainability Legal & Regulatory Lead This is a great job for someone with a strong understanding of sustainability regulationparticularly in the U...