ESG Advisory Analyst

BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers legal experts data scientists developers engineers and designers.

About the area

Sustainability & Low Carbon Transition Advisory is part of the Global Advisory team inside the Investment Banking & Finance Area at BBVA CIB. Global Advisory provides the following investment banking services to CIB clients: Merger & Acquisitions (M&A) Equity Capital Markets (ECM) Debt advisory and Sustainability & Low Carbon Transition Advisory.

We aspire to make one of the Strategic Priorities of the BBVA Group a reality: to help our clients transition to a more sustainable future. This service with a global reach is focused on elevating the dialogue with clients around Sustainability with a particular emphasis on the transition towards a low carbon economy.

About the job:

About you

• You should be a team player with strategic thinking attention to detail and social skills.

• You should be comfortable working with uncertainty and different deadlines at the same time in a fast-paced environment.

• You make your opinions based on data.

• You are a fast learner and result oriented professional.

• You are a purpose driven person who enjoys thinking big and outside the box.

• You have a strong proficiency into Microsoft tools (Power Point Excel) financials and ESG data base use (MSCI Sustainalytics CDP Bloomberg etc).

About the role

• Help in the origination and successful closing of new business opportunities mainly investment banking global markets and cleantech and sustainable finance product solutions based on deep client segment expertise and strategic dialogue in coordination with the Sector Heads of the team. Help to originate cross-sell opportunities.

• Focus on understanding clients investment needs and strategic decisions.

• Elaborate the different presentations and documentation (clients pitching).

Requirements and languages

• Bachelor degree is desired.

• Experience in Cleantech and/or Sustainable Finance for the financial sector (incl. M&A project finance asset management) Sustainability in Strategy Consulting firms Sustainability department in corporates M&A Due Diligence and Corporate Finance or niche consultancy firms with a strong focus on low carbon transition.

• English level: C1 fluency in Spanish preferred.

Other skills required

• Strong written and verbal communication.

• Proven analytical skills and strategic thinking.

• Ability to co-ordinate people from different teams involving different areas on a deal by deal basis.

• Results/business orientation. Proactivity to get things done.

• Experience in Cleantech (from green H2 to BESS or CCUS).

• Solid understanding of ESG business drivers and KPIs.

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