Principal - ESG - Venture Capital Funding Firm

Principal-ESG (Leading Venture Capital Funding Company)

Position: Principal-ESG (Leading Venture Capital Funding Company)

Role:

- Lead as ESG Principal and provide operational coordination and specific inputs to deal teams to ensure ESG and fund's ESG policy during transaction screening and portfolio management

- Work with the CIO to ensure the fund's policies, procedures and templates for identifying, managing and monitoring environmental, social and governance issues (ESG) in investee companies are implemented as part of transaction screening, due diligence and portfolio monitoring

- Provide an ESG review of each investment proposal, giving feedback and guidance to ensure that it meets the fund's ESG policies and procedures

- Provide guidance to deal teams on both investment-specific and sector-wide risks and potential mitigations during the ESG screening/ Due Diligence phase

- Work with deal teams and potential investees to agree ESG action plans for each investment.

- Manage the engagement and output of external consultants to address specific issues with potential investees and portfolio companies

- Review ESG conformance as part of Portfolio Monitoring

- Periodic review EHS practices of portfolio companies/projects in term of environmental compliance, occupational safety and health practices, compliance with labour norms and other statutory permits related to construction industry.

- Review of EHS plan implementation being monitored by Project Monitoring Consultants (PMC) at site

Requirements:

- Master's Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management, Environmental Science/Engineering, Public systems management or other related fields.

- At least 15+ years of relevant professional experience in ESG domain/E&S safeguards work in the infrastructure/ real estate arena, or related area and in project/programme administration

- Past work experience in tier 1 private equity firms / financial institutions in infrastructure or real estate sector in such a role

- Suitability to independently undertake the responsibilities mentioned above at the required level

Location: Mumbai

This position is for a Client of Vertex Corporate Services which is a Leading Venture Capital Funding Company.