Company Purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business Area

RISK MFI – Counterparty Risk Team covers the all the below:

• Counterparty risks generated by any corporate, financial (incl. market infrastructure) or sovereign counterparty.
• Collateral risks generated by Global Markets 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Analysis and monitoring of counterparty risk exposures on selected names or portfolios, by: 

• Understanding the origin of the exposures (specific trades, products), 
• Designing, in close coordination with Market Risk and credit officers, of relevant risk measurement methods and stress testing, under both internal and regulatory context
• Aggregating and monitoring, in coordination with Market Risk, across products and Business Units market risk sensitivities by counterparty, hence providing a transversal view 
• Be the central point of contact with credit officers (corporate, FIs and HFs) and support them by providing relevant analysis and organizing dedicated forums.
• Define and maintain complex  overrides, on the global scope of counterparties, for exotic products 
• Review and analyses, from counterparty risk point of view all complex  transactions

• Be the central point of contact for collateral within RISK:

• Define and maintain eligible collateral policies and organize collateral processes
• Issue recommendation to RISK Credit Officers for non-standard collateral exceptional requests. 
• Define and monitor the collateral portfolio and concentration envelopes. 
• Define and monitor the adequate stress test 
• Define and validate the specific risk framework for Prime Brokerage activities

Analysis & monitoring of Economic and Regulatory Measures – including Stress Testing – linked to Counterparty Credit Risk on the global scope of counterparties

Job Purpose 

The Intern position is available within Counterparty Risk team, part of RISK MFI Analysis & Decisions, based in London. RISK MFI Analysis & Decisions is part of the RISK Function within BNP Paribas.

Counterparty Risk team covers the following main responsibilities:

• Analyse counterparty exposures generated by all BNP Paribas OTC/SFT and prime services (PB and DEC) activities.
• Counterparty coverage includes all Corporates, Financials, Sovereigns, Managed Funds and Hedge Funds across activities. 
• All derivatives trading activities are covered: Credit, Interest Rates, Inflation, FX, Equity, Commodities as well as Securities Financing.
• Analyse new transactions / on-boarding of new clients from a counterparty risk point of view when trades are either complex in terms of pricing or beyond current risk appetite levels (such as Credit Limits, Counterparty specific guidelines and Bank risk policies).
• Understand counterparty exposures, mostly through market risk analysis (specific trades, products, liquidity, assessment of potential exotic nature, difficulty to replace the positions). 
• Design, in close collaboration with Front Office/Market Risk Teams relevant stress-tests on a regular and ad-hoc basis. Analyse results to issue recommendations on market risk sensitivities by counterparty. 
• Contribute to regulatory projects when necessary 

Monitor the collateral received and posted as part of the financing activities of the Bank but also as part of the CSAs, either as initial margin or variation margin

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the internship are:

• Perform analysis on BNP Paribas’ risk by counterparty type (Hedge Fund / non-Hedge Fund), by group/asset manager or by sector. This analysis is done at activity level (OTC/PB/DEC) or across activities. Analysis is generally focused on stress testing and liquidity of the underlying markets.
• Perform analysis on BNP Paribas’ collateral positions coming from VM/IM or Financing activities (SLAB/Repo/TRS). Continuous monitoring and analysis of the underlying collateral risk is required, i.e. quality, valuation, concentration & liquidity. Also, be on top of regulatory changes related to it (e.g. BIM).
• Present the outcome of this analysis in dedicated forums (main position meetings) to the front office or the management of the RISK department. The analyst will summarise the main risk drivers, provide an opinion of the risks taken.  
• The analyst will interact closely with Market Risk teams as well as traders/sales and T2RS/S&R teams to understand the materiality of the exposure and intricacies of certain types of transactions. Participate to discussions between Risk and Business to define actions to align exposures with current risk appetite levels.   
• Contribute proactively to the development of analysis tools. Innovation within the team and challenge existing processes and methodologies. 
• The analyst will identify main counterparty risk drivers based on market risk sensitivities analysis combined with knowledge of counterparty risk metrics and methodologies.  To follow sensitivity analysis and stress tests of the portfolio.

Requirements

• Excellent analytical, IT and quantitative skills to extract and aggregate promptly risk at the required level with a critical eye on quality of data. Ability to manipulate large amounts of data essential. Solid technical skills including
• Knowledge of Python / R
• Basic understanding of structure of capital markets
• Understanding of different risk metrics and their respective merits and caveats for market and counterparty risk. Knowledge of the below counterparty risk aspects:

Market VaR and Greeks

Collateral  operations and legal agreements (CSA terms)

Stress testing

Initial margin models and calculations

Counterparty credit risk exposure models

• Ability to react quickly but precisely in high pressure trading situations with Front Office interactions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to further build the business / risk relationship and to clearly and concisely report the risk in a jargon-free way.  Ability to work in a team and interact with multiple stakeholders of different technical backgrounds.

Interactions

The analyst will interact with Traders and Sales teams, other RISK teams as well as IT teams, Front-Office Risk teams such as T2RS Team (Trading and Risk Strategy) and Strategy & Risk Teams.

Conduct

• Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct.
• Demonstrate proactivity, transparency, and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks.
• Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

PLEASE NOTE

• You may only apply to four Long Term Internships over the course of a year. These may be across any business area. 
• Successful candidates for this long term internship will be considered for London ONLY.
• Please discuss the available start dates with your interviewers.

Unsuccessful candidates’ CVs will be shared with other teams within BNP Paribas and considered for potentially suitable roles. In this way we hope to maximise opportunities for candidates and hiring teams. By submitting your CV for this role you agree to it being shared securely with other hiring teams within BNP Paribas for the relevant recruitment round.

Location: London

Duration: 11months

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
• Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal Opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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The role

The Client Onboarding Quality Control Officer (“QC Officer”) is responsible for onboarding new accounts, performing periodic reviews in accordance to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations or as set by internal policies and procedures froth re Strutt and Parker Business Lines. The QC Officer will undertake due diligence to understand the AML risks within the non-transactional and transactional client relationships to ensure that appropriate Know Your Client (KYC) requirements, fee agreements and other due diligence information are obtained and maintained in accordance with internal and regulatory standards. The QC Officer will oversee Quality Control of the KYC files (CAC forms/Escalations), support the Manager with KYC queries, priority KYC files and MI. The QC Officer will be expected to provide feedback to analysts and specialists to assist with identifying gaps in knowledge for training.

Key deliverables

•    Complete due diligence on new and existing accounts to ensure compliance with requirements of BNP Paribas groups AML / KYC policies. This will entail performing and recording the results of searches and sanction checks.

•    Proactively resolve ad-hoc queries related to all aspects of AML analysis.

•    Where required establish and maintain trusted relationships with our clients to facilitate and accelerate the on-boarding processes.

•    Provide guidance to the front office and Client Onboarding Analysts with regards to on-boarding polices and account initiation.

•    Perform periodic reviews of accounts as required by the onboarding policies.

•    Actively participate in developing, testing and implementing new or enhanced KYC processes and other process improvement initiatives as required.

•    Proactively resolve queries received from front office and the Compliance Team, highlighting and escalating issues in a timely manner.

•    Establish and maintain effective relationships with front office staff and the Compliance Team.

•    Record accurate information on QC results and feedback results to team leaders and analysts/specialists.

•    Providing structured feedback to other team members to improve quality of KYC including CAC forms. 

•    Assist the Team Lead in the design, implementation and documentation of QC processes and procedures including providing input into the operation of the new QC function.

Person specification

Essential experience

•    Demonstrable experience and undertaking client due diligence, including completing independent searches and sanction checks.

•    Prior experience interpreting policies and procedures associated with AML regulations.

•    Working knowledge of third party global information sources used to complete client due diligence searches

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

•    Knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel and Outlook, internet search engines.

•    An interest / working knowledge of commercial real estate investment markets (preferred, but not a pre-requisite).

Personal qualities

•    Personable and people orientated

•    Principled and self-assured

•    Strong communicator

•    Able to multitask and manage to tight timelines and deliverables.

•    Able to prioritize and work in an organized fashion.

•    Able to work under pressure and with a heavy workload.

•    Extremely detail oriented.                      

•    Open to change and future orientated

•    Creative thinker able to make well thought out decisions

•    Responsive to clients and colleagues

•    Commercially astute

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Company purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business Area

The Ethics and Compliance Department provides transversal regulatory advice and support to all the business functions performed globally across BNP Paribas. 

The primary focus of the Market Abuse Surveillance (MAS) function is the oversight and execution of controls focussed upon the assessment of market abuse risk associated with BNP Paribas Group’s businesses, and the identification and detection of potentially market abusive behaviours by BNPP’s employees and clients.   

The function operates automated rule based and analytical surveillance platforms which alert upon potentially anomalous behaviour and subjects the output to further manual analysis and investigation by subject matter experts within the function.  Equally the function exercises oversight processes where surveillance activities are undertaken in the 1st Line of defence or by local entities outside of the core MAS teams.

Job Purpose

Model Risk Governance and Oversight, Market Abuse Surveillance – VP reports to the Global Head of Model Review, Challenge and Oversight. The individual will work across topics relevant to Surveillance and model risk. The role holder will work on a range of topics related to model risk in Surveillance and in time will specialise in specific areas. They will coordinate model risk-related processes across Group surveillance activities, providing support and guidance to ensure global alignment and implementation of best practice across the organisation. The role holder is responsible for ensuring governance requirements are implemented according to the policy and procedural requirements, facilitating model risk-related committees and decision-marking, and delivering initiatives relevant to model risk-related governance.

They will work closely with the RISK IRC (Model Risk) function, Model Risk Management teams, Surveillance model owners, information technology and independent validation teams to ensure compliance, effective governance best practices, regulatory adherence, and transparent risk reporting.  

In discharging these responsibilities, the role holder is expected to provide advice to, obtain input from and provide appropriate information back to, operational surveillance teams across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Governance and Oversight: 

• Assist the Global Head of Model Review, Challenge, and Oversight, Market Abuse Surveillance, with the execution of the model risk management governance and oversight activities of the Surveillance Framework.
• Provide support to Market Abuse Surveillance stakeholders enabling them to maintain alignment with regulatory requirements as documented in internal frameworks.
• Maintain risk rating methodologies for models, ensuring consistency and compliance with governance standards. 
• Oversee governance structures that monitor model lifecycle risk, periodic reviews, and issue remediation. 
• Provide oversight of model risk controls, issue tracking and regulatory risk mitigation. 

Regulatory Compliance & Policy Leadership: 

• Ensure model risk governance practices align with internal policy frameworks. 
• Manage regulatory and audit responses related to model risk management, including governance documentation and risk assessments. 
• Develop and implement policy, procedure and control enhancements to meet evolving regulatory expectations. 
• Track and report regulatory findings, issue remediation progress, and compliance milestones. 

Stakeholder Compliance & Policy Leadership: 

• Support model governance forums and committees, ensuring transparent decision-making. 
• Act as a primary liaison between RISK IRC Model Risk Management (MRM), Compliance, Internal Audit, and Business Units across the Group to ensure effective governance and issue resolution. 
• Partner with senior surveillance leadership to drive governance enhancements and facilitate risk-based discussion on model management and oversight. 
• Maintain relationships and transparent communication with 1LoD and Compliance internal stakeholders at a global and group wide level, to ensure timely completion of model reviews and remediation efforts. 

Reporting & Risk Transparency: 

• Oversee and where necessary support the production of MAS model risk governance reports, dashboards, and regulatory submissions via associated Surveillance resources from 1st and 2nd line of defence.
• Provide executive-level reporting on model risk status, issue remediation progress, and compliance milestones. 
• Support accurate and timely escalation of governance concerns to surveillance and Compliance leadership and risk committees. 
• Maintain a centralized repository for all governance-related documentation, including risk rating justifications, approvals, audit trails. 

Process Improvement & Innovation: 

• Identify opportunities to strengthen governance frameworks and enhance transparency in model review processes. 
• Oversee automation and technology initiatives that improve efficiency in model governance and reporting. 
• Implement best practices in risk governance across Group activities, ensuring continuous improvement of model oversight frameworks. 
• Contribute as required to additional projects and activities as defined by the Global Head of Model Review, Challenge and Oversight or as deemed necessary by senior Compliance Management.
• Challenge existing norms, processes and mindsets and offer ideas and a different perspective, whilst contributing to the wider model risk management program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or professional qualification equivalent) in finance, risk management, economics, statistics, or a related field.
• Demonstrates experience or knowledge of model risk management within a banking institution. 
• Extensive non-financial risk, governance and regulatory compliance experience within a banking institution.
• Excellent understanding of the three lines of defence model.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing senior executives and risk committees. 
• Experience managing change via roles such as Project Manager or Business Analyst. 
• Direct experience managing regulatory interactions. 
• Strong knowledge of regulatory expectations from FRB, OCC, PRA, ECB and other global regulatory bodies. 
• Advanced data analytics and reporting skills, with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and regulators. 
• Proven ability to lead governance enhancements and drive process improvements in a complex regulatory environment.
• Strong general knowledge of bank processes and systems.
• Able to achieve objectives within tight time constraints while balancing multiple competing priorities. 
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, including written skills, with the ability to interact effectively across regions and manage relationships with stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
• Able to clearly communicate expectations across impacted groups (e.g., 1LoD/2LoD) and work collaboratively with people at all levels of the organization and geographic locations. 
• Proactive when it comes to addressing changing business needs and demonstrating problem solving skills.
• Market Abuse Surveillance knowledge or trading background would be beneficial.

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support
• Key onsite services and facilities in Scotland – include free monthly massage and yoga, mental health first aiders and seasonal flu vouchers.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:

Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal opportunities 

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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Channel Lead – Mid-Market Corporate Sales (B3)

Field Based with regular travel to Swindon

We’re Arval BNP Paribas – we’re a global leader in vehicle leasing and the fourth largest leasing company in the UK. Our passion for Service, Sustainability and Solutions is brought to life by each and every one of our people – who we call Journey Makers. 

Culturally, we’re a friendly bunch – more human than corporate – and we serve a diverse customer base. From families choosing their first electric vehicle, to global brands seeking to switch their fleets to electric vehicles – whatever our customers’ mobility needs, we have a solution to offer.

Why join Arval?

In addition to the benefits and opportunities that come with being part of a progressive global banking group, we have a supportive and collaborative culture where wellbeing and work-life balance are taken seriously. Which is why we recently won the title of Employer of the Year in the South West Business of the Year Awards.

About the role:

Reporting directly to the Head of Corporate Sales (Mid-Market & Public Sector), you will be responsible for the commercial performance of our Mid-Market Corporate channel. You will be leading a team of experienced Sales Managers and working with some of the UK’s largest employers to deliver our ambitious growth targets, making this role both challenging and high profile.

This is very much a leadership role and you will have full autonomy. You will be a manager of people and will take a lead role on strategic and commercial decisions. With a clear vision, you will provide the overall direction for this channel and set the tone, working closely with our internal support and management team. These relationships will prove vital to your success in the role.

Building growth and maximising profitability will be key to your success. With the customer at the heart of everything you do. You will need both new business and business development skills. Your ability to pitch, negotiate and sell needs to be balanced with sound implementation and long-term relationship management skills too.

This role is ‘Field based’, so comes with a complete ‘home working kit’. Whilst you can be based anywhere in the UK, there will be a requirement to attend meetings in our Swindon & Manchester offices as well as with customers on a regular basis.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic leadership to the team of Sales & Business Managers
• Seen as a role model with positive behaviour and values across all departments 
• Develop the sales team to achieve highest standard and motivation
• Help deliver Sales Strategy   

What we’re looking for:

You will be an experienced people manager with a proven track record of leading successful, field-based sales teams in the leasing industry. Commercially focused and customer-driven, you combine strong leadership with expert coaching skills, adapting your style to support both new and experienced team members.

Recruiting, developing and retaining talent comes naturally to you, and you build high-performing teams that deliver sustainable growth. Confident in the complexities of leasing products and services, you communicate strategy clearly to both clients and colleagues, whether in a one-to-one meeting or presenting to senior stakeholders.

Commercially astute and politically aware, you bring credibility in negotiations, conflict management and decision-making. As a strategic thinker with financial awareness, you take a long-term view for both customers and the business, always driving improvements in customer experience while managing stakeholders across Arval, the wider BNP Paribas Group, and beyond.

You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

• Self-motivation, resilient & proactive, bringing a growth mind-set to all that you do
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to challenge and influence senior leadership
• Expert planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Experienced selling into large multi-national companies and developing long term relationships

The package:

We are offering a basic starting salary of up to £80,000, dependant on experience, plus a bonus of up to £8,900. We also offer 25 days holiday as standard, plus bank holidays, an extra day off for your birthday and the option to purchase an additional 5 days.  

We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Company car or cash alternative of £6,000 per annum
• Private medical cover, including a digital GP service
• Company pension with up to 10% employer contribution
• Discounts on our products and services and discounts in many high street brands
• 2 paid volunteering days every year
• Free on-site gym
• Subsidised restaurant serving chef-prepared breakfast and lunch, plus discounted Costa Coffee
• Plus, a range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle

Ready to make a difference?

Sound interesting? Speak to Stephen Kirwan for more information. Then click to apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your CV.  

We’re passionate about being consciously inclusive employer, with a strong Speak Up culture. We’re also proud to be a Ban the Box employer as part of our commitment to a fair and inclusive society for all.  

Interview process

• Telephone interview our Talent Acquisition team
• 1.5-hour meeting with the hiring panel, which will include a competency-based interview and presentation task

If you’re not shortlisted, we’ll still let you know the outcome of your application.  

What are you waiting for? Apply today and we’ll be in touch.  

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About BNP Paribas Real Estate  

BNP Paribas Real Estate is one of the leading international real estate providers. Offering clients a comprehensive range of services that span the entire real estate lifecycle. With 5,000 employees across 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, BNP Paribas Real Estate supports owners, leaseholders, investors and communities. BNP Paribas Real Estate is a as part of the BNP Paribas Group, a global leader in financial services. 

Our Team  

Our property management consulting team unlocks expertise in customer experience, social value, sustainability and operational design to drive asset value across the UK and Europe. Our experienced team offers fresh insights to proactively enhance asset performance through occupier retention, risk management, climate resilience and cost efficiency. We provide full coverage from assessment and strategic advice to implementation support on the ground throughout the asset lifecycle, including development, leasing, refurbishment and disposal. The ESG team is a key part of the consultancy offering who lead the delivery of sustainability services across the Property and Facilities teams with a strong focus on commercial real estate.  

The role  

We are seeking an experienced Senior Sustainability Consultant to play a key role in growing our ESG consultancy offering.  Working closely with our UK and international sustainability specialists you will support business development, strengthen our market presence, and promote our innovative sustainability services. The role is a blend of technical ESG expertise, client relationship and project management, providing crucial support to investors, asset managers, and corporate occupiers as they navigate regulatory demands, investor expectations, and operational performance goals.  

Reporting to the Consulting Lead, the role will be client-facing, helping clients to understand how to define and fulfil their strategic ESG goals and in turn supporting our operational team to deliver them through the property management agreements.  

You will combine technical expertise in building performance, energy and carbon with client-facing leadership to become a trusted advisor. You will support the effective running of the team: helping plan and prioritise resourcing, maintaining visibility of delivery performance and project financial health, and embedding delivery frameworks and quality standards. You will contribute to major bids and frameworks—shaping win themes, scopes, programmes and resourcing plans.  

Our Service Areas:  

•    GRESB assessments, benchmarking and improvement strategies. 

•    ESG and sustainability due diligence for acquisitions, disposals and lending. 

•    Fund- and asset-level ESG strategies, policies and roadmaps. 

•    Climate risk, resilience and regulatory alignment (e.g. TCFD, SFDR, EU Taxonomy). 

•    Carbon foot printing and decarbonisation strategies, including pathway development. 

•    Building certification schemes such as BREEAM, LEED and WELL. 

•    Sustainability reporting and asset-level performance optimisation.  

Job Description  

•    Conduct comprehensive building audits and assessments to evaluate energy and water ratings through site inspections, data collection, energy bill analysis, and building systems evaluation. 

•    Lead and manage the delivery of building certification projects and competitive bids.  

•    Provide expert technical guidance on BREEAM, WELL and other certification schemes.  

•    Provide pragmatic, commercially focused ESG advice aligned with client investment strategies. Eg: Support clients in setting decarbonisation targets and defining practical pathways to achieve them.  

•    Deliver strategic sustainability advice during early project design stages as part of our Design for Management offer. 

•    Produce concise technical summaries and analyse large datasets and translate findings into clear, robust outputs.  

•    Mentor junior consultants and provide support to senior team members.  

•    Prepare assessment reports working with 3rd party experts for building owners, property managers, and executive stakeholders.  

•    Translate technical results into actionable recommendations for energy efficiency improvements. 

•    Monitor developments in sustainability practices, energy efficiency technologies, and relevant government policies. Share insights with internal teams and integrate emerging best practices into assessment methodologies. 

•    Collaborate with Property Management team to prioritise workload based on regulatory deadlines and client commitments. 

•    Identify and communicate opportunities to expand sustainability services and capital upgrade capabilities based on assessment insights and client conversations.  

Attributes  

Leadership & Commercial Contribution  

•    Mentor and manage project team members, supporting high-quality outputs without the need for close senior supervision. 

•    Contribute to business development, including proposal preparation and client pitches. 

•    Support resource planning, fee management and project profitability tracking. 

•    Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sustainability regulations, market expectations and emerging best practice.  

•    Good communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage effectively with technical staff, property managers and clients. 

•    Build and maintain strong client relationships, seeking feedback and identifying opportunities for further work 

Project Management & Communication 

•    Take full ownership of project delivery, including planning, budgets, timelines, and quality assurance 

•    Collaborate effectively across teams, building strong internal and external relationships 

•    Act as the sustainability focal point between client teams, internal specialists and external stakeholders—driving actions, decisions and accountability. 

•    Translate client ambitions into practical, deliverable strategies; communicate trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

•    Support task planning and resourcing across live projects and bids, resolving clashes and prioritising workload to maintain delivery momentum.  

People development, capability & team operations  

•    Actively mentor and upskill consultants, and contribute to senior capability through peer review, coaching and technical challenge. 

•    Oversee and support the senior team with day-to-day resourcing coordination: short-term planning, resolving clashes, managing priorities and supporting workload balancing across live projects and bids. 

•    Lead inputs to delivery forecasting and financial awareness activities, supporting the team to manage budgets, fees and deliverables effectively. 

Experience:  Essential  

•    Typically, 5+ years’ experience in sustainability, ESG or environmental consultancy, with time spent in a senior or autonomous delivery role. 

•    Strong understanding of real estate markets, investor priorities and landlord/tenant dynamics. 

•    Proven experience managing client accounts and delivering projects independently. 

•    Sound kn

•    owledge of ESG frameworks and standards (e.g. GRESB, TCFD, SFDR, EU Taxonomy, UN PRI). 

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including client presentations and workshops. 

•    Strong organisational, project management and financial awareness skills. 

•    Net Zero programme management and delivery and understanding of embodied carbon and life cycle assessment methodologies 

 Experience: Desirable  

•    BREEAM AP, WELL AP or similar 

•    Strong understanding of building design, construction processes, and material performance.  

•    Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities.  

•    Ability to guide multidisciplinary teams through certification processes.  

•    Experience preparing and leading tenders and proposals.  

•    Strong grounding in environmental impact assessment and environmental science.  

Qualifications  

•    Qualification in a technical discipline related to ESG management. 

•    Solid experience in a management role. 

•    Proven network in Sustainability, in real estate a bonus. 

The role

Responsible for managing the delivery of an effective and compliant service through in-house staff, suppliers and consultants – primarily focussed on hard services – within a single building or group of buildings.

Responsibilities

•    Prepare, monitor and reconcile service charge budgets

•    Check and approve expenditure against service charge budgets

•    Provide best in class customer service to internal and external customer base

•    Maintain regular and effective communication with clients and tenants

•    Manage site based staff, ensuring all people related policies and procedures are followed

•    Maintain regular and effective communication with internal colleagues in Property Management, support functions and the wider Real Estate business

•    Monitor works conducted/service provided by suppliers

•    Audit and inspect supplier delivery

•    Measure and report supplier performance against agreed SLAs

•    Manage suppliers to ensure effective, safe and compliant delivery of all M&E related services, including: life safety systems, vertical transportation equipment and public health systems

•    Work effectively with a range of specialist consultants to deliver agreed outcomes

•    Procure goods and services, following procedures and policies

•    Develop, agree and manage capital replacement programmes

•    Prepare management reports for a variety of stakeholders and attend/chair management meetings as required

•    Undertake regular building inspections, complete reports and initiate/progress any required works

•    Ensure compliance with all current statutory legislation in respect of health and safety and the environment

•    Manage local environmental activities in order to meet statutory obligations and achieve/retain industry standards e.g. ISO14001 working with Sustainability Manager

•    Ensure compliance with all internal procedures and policies – e.g. Procurement, Finance, Compliance, HR

•    Ensure security and emergency procedures are robust and adhered to at all times, taking an active role in the event of emergency situations

Person specification

Qualifications/Key Skills

•    Degree or equivalent or by experience

•    Membership or Associate Membership of BIFM or IOSH

•    National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health – accredited by NEBOSH 

Experience

•    Previous experience in a similar role

•    Understanding of commercial leases and the landlord and tenant relationship

•    Good understanding of service charge budgets and accounting principles

•    Management of in-house and supplier staff

•    Management of supplier relationships

•    Good health and safety and environmental knowledge

•    Extensive mechanical and electrical services knowledge

•    Excellent English language skills – both written and spoken

•    IT literate – MS Office at intermediate level

•    Experience of managing multi-site environments

•    Experience of managing a single-site environment in excess of 100,000 square feet and/or service charge budgets in excess of £1m

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Job Title: Facilities Manager 

Location: Solihull

Hours: Full time, Permanent  

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A bit about us: 

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we are proud to be part of a global banking group. Our mission is simple: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that empower customers to make responsible financial decisions. We partner with some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way.

The Role:

The Real Estate Manager oversees all aspects of real estate and facilities management across PFUK, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations, cost savings, and best practices. The role includes managing suppliers, stakeholders, and budgets, while maintaining strong governance and compliance in areas such as health and safety (including COSHH and DSE), fire safety, environmental reporting, and property security.

Key Responsibilities: 

Skills & Attributes:

What’s in it for you?

Joining BNP Paribas Personal Finance means becoming part of a Top Employer UK dedicated to making a difference to the lives of our customers. Along with a fulfilling career, you’ll be able to enjoy a benefits package which you can tailor to your lifestyle and needs, with key highlights including; 

Could this be you? 

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you’re considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.

Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, visit our website: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers.

Equal Opportunities Disclaimer

BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Company purpose:

Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.

Our employer promise is built around three pillars:

• Being a great place to work

• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact

• Being dedicated to the development of our people

Business area

The IG Hub UK is a geographical Hub, covering all activities in the UK and Channel Islands.

The Hub has five audit teams. These teams are split by business activity covering all activities within their area of responsibility.

The Hub’s remit is to provide audit services to the Businesses, Operations and Functions in the UK and Channel Islands in close liaison with Senior Management and Head Office entities. The focus is to help the organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the governance, risk management, and internal control processes. The IT team within the IG Hub is responsible for auditing the IT & Cyber Security domains and related activities.

Job Purpose

This role will serve as a senior independent reviewer and will be accountable for providing high quality and in-depth analyses and observations to the business and supporting functions on behalf of the IT Team utilising the support of other team members where necessary. The role is to be an active participant and, where appropriate, leader of risk-based audit reviews, and will assist the IT Team to issue recommendations to remediate any identified issues and weaknesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads or acts as a key resource in IG assignments, ad-hoc projects and investigations, accountable for the timely performance of the role’s own duties whilst also validating the work of other team members involved in an assignment. At all times, the role holder will have regard for the main risks detailed in the Risk and related Control Matrix and, where acting in a management capacity, will plan and organise an assignment (including the allocation of staff) as well as ensure that all missions, associated documentation and IG standard are inputted into relevant tools as required by the relevant processes.
• Completes other audit related tasks (such as the continuous/annual risk assessment or requests for audit recommendation closure, archiving, preparing restitution slides, and inputting findings, recommendations) to ensure that audits are effectively performed, maintained and coordinated within BNP Paribas Audit Methodologies and Tools, procedures, guidelines and expectations.
• Leads the performance of the continuous monitoring and annual risk assessment processes in relation to audit areas, working with senior team members (including the Deputy Head of Hub, IT) to ensure a consistent and compliant approach.
• Develops and manages operational initiatives within their business area, in line with relevant policies, procedures and any relevant regulatory requirements or professional codes of conduct.
• Keeps abreast of the best practices in the industry to drive innovation within the team, with the aim of contributing to the development of the tools and techniques used by the IG Department.
• Keeps relevant stakeholders, including the Deputy Head of Hub, IT and assignment Supervisors, suitably always updated on progress of assignments and work so that they have a good understanding of workstream status.
• Supports junior team members on assignments with their assigned work and contacting other members of the IG team and contributes to their development, including by preparing their end of assignment appraisals (PMRs) for discussion with the Deputy Head of Hub, IT.
• Monitors progress in relation to post-audit recommendations related to the IT and Cyber Security specialism to evaluate them as specified in the appropriate procedures and facilitates their closure.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders in the teams being audited, and
• operational managers across the business to ensure that a high-quality integrated IG service is provided.
• Acts as a point of escalation for more junior staff to support them where problems are more complex and require sophisticated analysis or experience to ensure that they can perform and provide a consistent service to the business.
• Will be required to provide certain managerial, coaching or appraisal functions for junior roles allocated to any assignments being led / resourced by the role to support the development of talent in the team.
• Contributes to the maintenance and development of the data analytics tools and methodologies used by the IT Audit team within IG.

Requirements

• Professional qualification required with knowledge related to performing IT and Cybersecurity audits in the banking / finance industry.
• Proven experience in IT and Cybersecurity risks and controls, either at a Bank or consulting firm, or other by conducting other relevant Internal/External Audits.
• Strong grasp of industry standards and regulations related to IT and Cyber. For example, NIST, PCI DSS, DORA, COBIT, ISO 27001 etc.
• Knowledge of a wide range of IG (Internal Audit) principles, processes, regulations and legislation
• appropriate for the IT team and ability to translate knowledge and experience into recommendations to improve team operating practices.
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to understand quickly the critical steps in a process, synthesise and process complex information and understand the related risks of various natures, including use of data.
• Good people management skills and an ability to work with individuals to set individual objectives and manage performance to ensure their delivery.
• Thorough and organised with an ability to project manager, prioritise and work under time-pressure.
• Excellent written and oral English skills to articulate technical issues and to be able to take the complex concepts and summarise it in simple English, to enable effective communication with individuals across the business.
• Ability to produce quality audit artefacts such as reports, findings and opinions for senior management.
• Computer literacy and a good knowledge of standard computer software and able to learn and utilise specialist applications appropriately.
• Intermediate level proficiency in Data Analytics or the use of AI to facilitate accurate analysis of large data sets.

Preferred competencies

• An academic background in IT, Management Information System, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Beginner to Intermediate level proficiency in Data Analytics or AI prompting to facilitate accurate analysis of large data sets.
• Prior experience working in technical capacity (IT & Cyber) will be an advantage.
• A professional qualification / certificate in Audit (e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM, OSCP, CCSP).

It is preferred that the role holder will be willing to travel from time to time to perform their duties (in particular to Paris)

And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).

A bit more about why you should join us

1. We’re a great place to work

We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)

We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.

• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.

• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.

• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.

• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.

* Subject to relevant caps

2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.  

For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.

But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year – in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.

3. We believe in our people

We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.

We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally. 

Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:

• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.

• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:

Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.

Equal opportunities

BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Adjustments

We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.

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