Environmental Jobs in Boisbriand, QC

Senior Advisor, Environmental & Social (E&S) - Impact Assessment & Due Diligence-00053G

Posting Date :

Mar 7, 2025, 7 : 06 : 35 PM

Primary Location : Ontario-Ottawa

Job Type : Permanent

Schedule : Full-time

Description

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad. EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.

When you join our team, you’ll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You’ll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you’ll know that you’re making an impact every day – for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.

Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world. #LI-Hybrid

Overview

Our ESG Advisory team is seeking a Senior Advisor, Environmental and Social to support EDC’s project and non-project environmental and social (E&S) risk assessment and due diligence work.This advisor will become a leading member of the ESG Advisory team, which is comprised of subject matter experts in environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), stakeholder engagement, climate change and biodiversity. This is an opportunity for an experienced ESIA or ESDD professional to expand their breadth of experience, strengthening the E&S mitigations in place for complex project and non-project transactions all over the world, and contributing to EDC’s evolving E&S risk management approach.

Within the framework of EDC’s commitments to the Equator Principles (including the IFC Performance Standards), the UNGPs and the OECD Common Approaches, the Senior ESG Advisor will assess the customer, counterparty, project, industry and country context for finance and insurance-related transactions and provide guidance to EDC executives, customers and the lines of business on the E&S risk of each transaction, and where relevant, negotiate mitigants with relevant stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the assessment of EDC’s most complex transactions, identifying material E&S risks and recommending key mitigants for EDC’s financing and insurance transactions. Applies the Equator Principles, the IFC Performance Standards, the UNGPs and other international standards as relevant.
• Analyzes and determines the adequacy of ESIAs, ESDD reports, monitoring reports, thematic reports (e.g., biodiversity, archeology, human rights), environmental and social action plans (ESAPs), audit reports, consultant terms of reference, request for proposals, E&S-related policies with the aim of promoting alignment with good practice and international standards.
• Manages relationships with diverse stakeholders, including internal and external clients, co-lending IFIs, DFIs, and ECAs and consultants, building high levels of professional credibility and mutual trust.
• Negotiates the inclusion (and determines the adequacy) of E&S commitments into financing and insurance agreements to prevent, mitigate, or address the E&S risks on EDC’s transactions.
• Advises senior management on a range of E&S issues as a subject matter expert, making authoritative technical and professional recommendations to improve transaction, project and change initiative performance. Maintains a deep knowledge and understanding of EDC’s ESG policies and procedures.
• Monitors transaction / project performance over time, identifying and resolving issues of non-compliance with E&S commitments.
• Guides other E&S Advisors on complex transactions, cross-team ESG-related continuous improvement initiatives, and mentors in E&S practice areas. Identifies team development needs and supports professional development, informal training and coaching.
• Within area of subject matter expertise, recommends changes to E&S due diligence processes and practices that would improve the management of the E&S risks in EDC’s financing and insurance transactions.
• Provides specialist advice on the interpretation and application of EDC’s ESG policies, procedures, job aids and products, resolving complex or contentious inquiries and enabling EDC staff to take appropriate actions.
• Undertakes site visits, assessing E&S capacity and performance in the field within Canada or internationally (typical 1-6 days, 1-5 times per year).

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EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity

EDC is committed to employment equity and achieving a diverse workforce. EDC actively encourages applications from women, Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. If selected for an interview, please advise us if you need any special accommodation.

Mar 28, 2025, 11 : 59 : 00 PMCandidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements.