You and your job

As Senior Sustainability Analyst, you have the organizational sensitivity and personal impact to shape the process of writing Rabobank Standards & Policies. The main focus of the job is on stakeholder management while balancing various interests and requirements. Stakeholders include the commercial business, Finance, Legal, Risk, and Compliance, DLL, Retail NL, Wholesale & Rural. Creating our standards and policies requires a coordinated, collective effort, that stretches beyond formal structures and plans alone. You consider client strategy, Rabobank's ambitions, commitments Rabobank has made, and external regulations we have to comply with.

Results & responsibilities

Prepare and coordinate the development of policy updates on key sustainability topics, such as human rights, animal welfare, or climate
Align with stakeholders internally and facilitate external stakeholder consultation
Support the implementation of sustainability policies
Prepare decision-making in, among others, (senior) internal stakeholder meetings
Enable project & change management activities

The Standards team ensures that the guidance from strategy, sustainability expertise, regulations, and commitments, among others, is executed in sustainability standards, client- and credit processes.

Facts & Figures

36 hours per week
9.5 million customers around the world
Worldwide more than 500 colleagues work on Sustainability

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 Sustainability.

The 65 people in Group Sustainability contribute to a more sustainable world and deliver on our sustainable aspirations and objectives, regulations, commitments, and policies. We act as a center of expertise, advising on a variety of sustainability topics and accelerating the embedding of sustainability in our organization on an ongoing basis. Working together is the way we work; as 1 passionate team at Rabobank. Speaking of Rabobank: we are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands, we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.

You and your talent

You are currently living and allowed to work in The Netherlands
HBO or university diploma
2 or more years of experience with sustainability in a corporate environment is essential
5 or more years of experience in a large, complex, international environment is essential
Excellent social and stakeholder management skills; you connect easily and you can formulate clearly and to the point
Ability to manage and implement (sustainability) projects effectively
Fluent in English, verbal and written
You are an energetic and ambitious team player, stress-resilient is also key
You have a good dose of perseverance and a can-do mentality to negotiate and navigate the playing field

This is what we offer you

up to € 6,900 gross per month (scale 10)
Additionally: thirteenth month's salary, 8% holiday allowance and an extra budget of 11% of your gross salary to be used at your discretion (salary, pension, holiday hours, …)
A personal development budget to use every calendar year

This is a selection of the terms of employment for a Senior Sustainability Analyst Standards & Policies

based on a 36-hour working week. This vacancy is for 36 hours per week. You can find all our terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

You and the job application process

Reply to the vacancy for Senior Sustainability Analyst Standards & Policies at Rabobank at the latest Sunday 6 October (vacancy closes 7 Oct 0.00h). Please include a motivation letter.

Any questions about the job content? Contact John Daamen, Manager Sustainability Standards, via john.daamen@rabobank.nl
Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Contact Ingrid Dillen, Corporate Recruiter, via ingrid.dillen@rabobank.nl
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