Director, Corporate ESG

ABOUT GENERATE CAPITAL

Generate Capital is a leading investment and operating platform for sustainable infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Generate has been accelerating the Infrastructure Revolution for years, partnering with pre-eminent innovators with a diversified fleet of over 2,000 sustainable infrastructure assets, serving more than 1000 customers and communities. We are the one-stop shop for technology companies, developers and integrators for capital and help to deploy sustainable infrastructure and for customers to meet resilience, decarbonization and cost savings goals.

Climate change, and the related resource challenges of food insecurity, energy poverty, and water scarcity, require an unrelenting focus on delivering solutions at the urgency and scale required. At Generate, we believe that we can solve the world’s most pressing resource issues by taking a systems-level approach, one that has the appropriate time horizon and the financial, operational and human capacity to comprehensively address the challenges before us. We recognize that our stakeholder alignment is our license to operate: customers, communities, innovators, developers, employees, capital partners and the planet all must win.

We do work others can’t. Generate is the long-term, flexible, operationally capable, and values-driven partner for pioneering project developers and solutions providers, offering an empathetic and experienced approach to solving the world’s most important problems.

Joining Generate is an opportunity to help build a cutting-edge, values-driven organization that is redefining the economics of sustainable infrastructure. At Generate we take a long-term approach to our people and are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and empathetic workforce that is willing to roll up our sleeves and do what it takes to get infrastructure projects built. We integrate our values – integrity, collaboration, excellence, intellectual honesty, and accountability – at all levels, in all of our decisions. Certified as a Great Place to Work, Generate offers employees a collaborative culture, opportunities for personal growth and exposure to ongoing learning opportunities.

What you can expect from us:

• The ability to truly “do well by doing good”; indeed, we really are changing the world
• An opportunity to help build a cutting edge, values-driven organization that is leading the Resource Revolution and redefining the economics of distributed, sustainable infrastructure
• The integration of our values – integrity, collaboration, excellence, intellectual honesty, and accountability – at all levels and with our many stakeholders
• An opportunity for entrepreneurship and leadership in building out and managing the company’s operational infrastructure and the teams to support it
• A commitment to your professional development, ongoing learning opportunities, and overall growth as a person
• The ability to work with a team with decades of collective experience financing and managing billions of dollars of sustainable infrastructure, leading successful startups, and growing great people
• Competitive pay and benefits

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are looking for someone organized and detail-oriented who can work cross functionally to execute on Generate’s ESG initiatives, policies and reporting to ensure our approach stays ahead of a rapidly evolving market and adheres to our responsibilities as a Public Benefit Corporation (“PBC”). This person is passionate about the type of work Generate is doing, looking to apply their experience to inform and drive critical internal and external initiatives and deliverables, and help scale a growing business. This person can juggle – and juggle well – managing a variety of stakeholders and projects simultaneously while providing the highest standards of insight and service.

What you will be doing at Generate Capital as the Director, Corporate ESG

• Responsible for continuity among all aspects of Generate’s ESG strategy across investing, operating, corporate and reporting activities.
• Support implementation of Generate’s ESG policies across the organization by working collaboratively across the offices of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief People Officer (CPO).
• Work cross functionally with other teams within the company (e.g. investments, asset management) on interactions with appropriate stakeholders such as partners, customers, and community groups in relation to sustainability matters and material issues or assessments.
• Prepare shareholder and investor reporting on ESG performance and assist with ongoing reporting and assurance related to Green Financing opportunities and compatibility with Generate’s requirements as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC).
• Engage with the business to identify, monitor and report on ESG initiatives, including sustainability performance reporting (e.g., carbon footprint, energy consumption, waste management, renewable energy production, etc.).
• Responsible for responding to ESG diligence inquiries made through investor, operational and other due diligence processes, and maintaining a database of such inquiries for quick reference.
• Serve as in-house ESG expert by keeping up with relevant industry trends, market developments and information through research and other reports and interactions.
• Represent Generate at ESG-related conferences, workshops and speaking events
• Build and maintain networks with appropriate ESG-focused organizations and agencies including governments, consultants, and suppliers.
• Develop and evaluate proposals for corporate and project sustainability initiatives to ensure Generate maintains a leadership position on issues related to sustainability and ESG factors.

• A demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, our mission
• 3+ years relevant and ESG specific experience, 7+ years career experience. Investing, banking or capital markets background a plus.
• Familiarity with sustainable finance and sustainable finance taxonomy: TCFD, GRI GRESB, SFDR, VRF/SASB, green bond principals, etc.
• Superb analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent quantitative skills.
• Ability to interface across roles and levels within and outside the organization, including Board members and investors through to Analysts and everyone in between.
• Highly organized and detailed-oriented.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Unimpeachable integrity and glowing references.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including empathy, intuition, and listening as well as strong writing, editing, and basic design skills.
• High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges.
• Intellectual agility, curiosity, and creativity; problem-solving is your default mode.
• Entrepreneurial spirit: flexibility, comfort with risk, recognition that “perfect can be the enemy of the good”