Crédit Agricole CIB – Sustainable Investment Banking (SIB) Summer 2024 Analyst
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About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022).
8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank’s clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world.
Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade.
The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients.
For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com
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Reference
2023-83872
Update date
27/11/2023
Sustainable Banking Division
The Credit Agricole CIB Sustainable Investment Banking team is dedicated to servicing CACIB clients and business lines on all ESG and sustainable finance matters. As one of most experienced ESG banks with a longstanding history of pioneering the sustainable finance market dating back to 2009, the team leads sustainable transactions across all investment banking products (bonds, loans, supply chain finance etc.) working alongside CACIB originators, syndicates and sales team members and advises on latest developments in the space. The Sustainable Investment Banking team sits within Investment Banking Coverage but works closely alongside product teams including debt capital market, leveraged finance and loan syndications.
Summary:
- Candidates should be pursuing a sustainability focused degree and/or finance, economics, environmental engineering, or business degree with an expected graduation date of December 2024 – Spring 2025 and have a minimum preferred cumulative GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
- A strong demonstrated interest and knowledge of sustainability via coursework and/or extracurricular activities is required and will be assessed in the interview process
Job Responsibilities
We’re looking for people who are motivated to dive into the intersection of sustainability and finance who are resourceful, analytical people who are ready to make a contribution from the beginning. If you have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic, collaborative environment, then this is the role for you. We’re looking for excellent problem solving, organization and communications skills. You need to have strict attention to detail, be a quick learner, and enjoy working in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment. We need flexible and adaptable, analytical people who bring a comprehensive knowledge of global markets and a strong interest in financial services.
The SIB summer analyst will be in charge of supporting senior SIB bankers in structuring sustainable finance transactions and pitches. The main tasks will therefore be to:
- Pitches with a focus on ESG materiality and climate scenario models across various corporate sectors as well as sovereign clients
- Ownership of ESG market update materials and client pipeline tracking
- Maintain a highly proactive approach to elevating ESG dialogue with clients via creating bespoke materials leveraging client ESG disclosure and industry benchmarks (SBTi, TPI) as well as level of ambition of use of proceeds or KPIs for sustainable finance transactions
- Structure and execute the mandates originated, in partnership with the concerned Business Lines
- Have and maintain an excellent level of expertise and knowledge on the sustainable finance market, so as to maintain CACIB as one of the major actors in the market
About Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole CIB, specialises in the businesses of capital markets and investment and corporate banking. The Credit Agricole CIB Sustainable Investment Banking team is dedicated to servicing CACIB clients and business lines on all ESG and sustainable finance matters. As one of most experienced ESG banks with a longstanding history of pioneering the sustainable finance market dating back to 2009, the team leads sustainable transactions across all investment banking products (bonds, loans, supply chain finance etc.) working alongside CACIB originators, syndicates and sales team members and advises on latest developments in the space. The Sustainable Investment Banking team sits within Investment Banking Coverage but works closely alongside product teams including debt capital market, leveraged finance and loan syndications. The team is currently the #1 underwriter globally of sustainable debt and multi-year winner of the IFR ESG Financing House of the Year Award.
About the Summer Analyst Internship:
The Internship offers an opportunity for college undergraduates interested in finance and corporate / investment banking to actively participate in this fast-paced and challenging industry. We provide our Summer Analysts with the tools necessary for professional growth and career advancement. The goal of the Summer Analyst program is to develop the ideal candidate into a U.S. Analyst – SIB analyst position upon graduation.