ESG Specialist (Fintech)

Location: Tbilisi, Georgia; Head Office

Company

hirify.global is a regional financial institution developing digital products and services using data analytics and artificial intelligence.

What you will do

• Implement TBC Group ESG strategies, policies, and programmes for TBC Uzbekistan, adapting them to the local business and regulatory context.
• Monitor Uzbek ESG, sustainability, climate, green economy, green taxonomy, and sustainable finance regulations, and coordinate gap-closing actions.
• Assess physical and transition climate risks, support climate scenario analysis and stress testing, and integrate environmental risks into credit, risk appetite, and capital planning processes.
• Coordinate ESG and climate data collection, validation, KPIs, financed-emissions analysis, and reporting under GRI, IFRS S1/S2, TCFD, CDP, and related frameworks.
• Plan and monitor cross-functional and cross-border ESG projects involving teams in Georgia and Uzbekistan, including Risk Management, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Reporting, Investor Relations, HR, and Business Development.
• Conduct ESG research, training, workshops, stakeholder engagement, and communication with employees, customers, investors, regulators, IFIs, rating agencies, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, environmental sciences, sustainability, risk management, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in ESG, sustainability, sustainable finance, risk management, compliance, consulting, audit, or a related field.
• Understanding of ESG principles, sustainable development, the low-carbon transition, banking products, credit processes, and risk management.
• Basic understanding of climate-related risks and opportunities, climate scenario analysis, and stress testing, with readiness to deepen this knowledge.
• Familiarity with GRI, IFRS S1/S2 (ISSB), TCFD, NGFS, PCAF, CDP, green taxonomies, and IFC Performance Standards.
• Ability to analyse data, draw practical conclusions, manage multiple projects and deadlines, coordinate across countries and functions, communicate clearly, and maintain accuracy in documentation and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to learn and work with AI tools and modern technologies.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Professional certification in ESG, sustainable finance, or climate risk, such as CFA ESG Certificate or GARP SCR.
• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience managing or coordinating cross-functional or cross-border projects.
• Experience with ESG reporting, climate risk assessment, environmental and social risk management, or international financial institutions.
• Knowledge of the Uzbek financial market and regulatory environment.
• Experience with data analysis tools.
• Russian language.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build ESG expertise from the ground up in a developing area for the Group and Uzbek market.
• Work across TBC Group, TBC Uzbekistan, and the ESG Competence Center on sustainability and climate-related initiatives.
• Exposure to regulators, international financial institutions, investors, consultants, and industry initiatives.
• Support for professional learning, knowledge sharing, ESG training, and capacity building.