Associate Portfolio Management - Group Steering / Sustainability

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between EUR 4,516 and EUR 6,449 (scale 09) for a 36 hour week
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

Associate Portfolio Management - Group Steering / Sustainability

A unique opportunity at the cross-section of strategic portfolio steering and sustainability.

In this position, you are part of Rabobank’s Group Steering team with a primary focus on sustainability. You will work closely with the Theme Lead Sustainability in driving the integration of sustainability into the existing performance management frameworks. Our team is part of the Portfolio Management department (Corporate Development/CFO domain), responsible for advising the Management Board and Committees of Rabobank on strategic themes such as portfolio composition, capital, pricing and sustainability.

The main objective of the Sustainability Theme is to enable portfolio steering from an integral risk, return and sustainability perspective. This means to integrate sustainability in the existing performance management frameworks, deploy the portfolio management toolkit to achieve desired portfolio mix and strong collaboration with Group and Business stakeholders. As sub-team within Portfolio Management we work closely together with the other stakeholders  in enabling portfolio steering decisions. The sustainability field is fast-developing, complex and largely unstandardized.

You create true impact with your mindset, change agility, self-starter and  collaboration skills as well as your ability to think outside the box. You need to understand the key strategic drivers that determine the direction of the bank in order to ensure sustainability is treated in the same way as for example return-on-equity and growth.

About the Group Steering team within Portfolio Management (PM); this is one of the pillars from the Corporate Development department, along with Strategy, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions (CM&A) and Rabo Fund Management (RFM).

Practical Examples

• You will work in one of the most dynamic departments of the bank;
• Using your analytical skills to perform analysis on the quantitative and qualitative drivers sustainability in portfolio steering, thereby suggesting mitigation actions to the relevant business lines.

Facts & Figures

• More than43.000 Rabobank colleagues around the world;
• 40- hr workweek (scale 9);

Top 3 responsibilities

• Perform in depth portfolio analysis, for example on risk/return/sustainability trade-offs. This includes quantitative and qualitative sustainability perspectives, e.g. sustainable finance, financed emissions, Sector x Region transition plans;
• Provide insights and develop measures to increase the positive impact and reduce negative impact of Rabobank’s lending to clients;
• Translating the above into clear and actionable steering recommendations.

Together we achieve more than alone
We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our team at Group Steering – Corporate Development.

Working together is the way we work; as one problem solving team at Rabobank. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. With you as associate in the Group Steering you are part of a team that  consists of dedicated colleagues that work together with other departments across the bank to translate multiple strategic perspectives into portfolio steering decision, leading to sound proposals on strategic asset allocation. An example of this is how to allocate scarce resources (funding, capital, sustainability objectives) strategically within the bank.

You and your talent

If you are interested, it is important that you recognise some of the following below:

• Relevant Master’s degree and excellent academic results;
• At least 3+ years of relevant work experience in a quantitative area of banking, financial services, and/or management consulting with a strong connection in Sustainability;
• Analytical mindset and affinity with data;
• Influencing and distinctive communication and presentation skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;
• Strong networking and relationship building skills.

Next to that, it is primarily important that you are interested in what we do:

• You have a strong affiliation with sustainability, management consulting, corporate finance, or the financial services industry;
• You are willing to go the extra mile, but also like to have fun together;
• You enjoy working in a small team and dynamic environment.

This is a selection of the terms of employment for an Associate Portfolio Management based on a 36/40-hour working week. You can find all terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

This position is in Utrecht. To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country. Please submit your CV and cover letter.

You and the job application process

• Applications for this vacancy are open until Tuesday April 8th, 2025. Apply via the “Apply now” button. Responses will be handled in accordance with our vacancy management policy.
• Niels Diks and Alicia van Waveren, recruiters, would be happy to answer any questions about the application procedure via Niels.Diks@rabobank.nl
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq.
• A security check (screening) is part of the process.
• We respect your privacy.

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