Manager, Nature – Environmental Markets

End Date Thursday 05 February 2026 Salary Range £0 - £0 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: Manager, Nature – Environmental Markets (9 month FTC) SALARY: ££62,000 - £68,000 LOCATION(S): Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites About this Opportunity This is an opportunity to bring your experience and expertise in nature to Lloyds Banking Group where you’ll play a key role in delivering our sustainability ambitions! The Manager will provide support for all nature-related activities with a day-to-day focus on our work on environmental markets in our centre of excellence. You’ll be part of the Group Sustainable Business team which sits at the centre of Lloyds Banking Group and plays an important role in enabling Lloyds Banking Group purpose ambitions and activities which are critical to the delivery of the Group strategy and helping Britain Prosper. These include defining the ambitions and enablement actions across key areas such as affordable homes, financial empowerment, regional development, transition to net zero and protecting nature. As Manager, you’ll be: Supporting the design and implementation of internal approaches for engaging with environmental markets, ensuring alignment with Group strategy and sustainability ambitions. Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to strengthen environmental market integrity and credibility, including nature-based solutions and biodiversity-related propositions. Providing technical advice on frameworks and standards relevant to environmental markets. Translating complex market and regulatory developments into actionable insights for the Group lending and investment activities. Contributing to capability building on environmental markets across the Group by sharing your knowledge and expertise with colleagues across all levels. Contributing to a high-performing team, encouraging and embedding new, agile and innovative practices to improve process effectiveness, efficiency, accuracy and pace Translating emerging and existing external nature requirements and determining the impact on the Group business models and business areas. Why Lloyds Banking Group We’re investing in our people, data, and technology to transform how we serve our 26 million customers and deliver on our sustainability ambitions. Join us and be part of a team that growing with purpose. What you’ll need: Strong understanding of environmental markets, including both nature and tech-based solutions, carbon and biodiversity credits, and emerging market standards. Experience in financial services or sustainable finance, particularly in the challenges and opportunities within structuring or assessing financing structures for environmental outcomes. Familiarity with nature-related frameworks (e.g., TNFD) and UK policy (e.g., Biodiversity Net Gain). Familiarity with the use of locations based insights and analysis to support nature market project delivery and financing Ability to analyse complex data and market trends, translating insights into strategic recommendations. Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to influence across diverse teams. Problem-solving mindset with the ability to apply logic and creativity to deliver effective solutions. About working for us We’re committed to building an inclusive organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We welcome applications from under-represented groups and offer reasonable adjustments during recruitment. Benefits include: Generous pension contribution (up to 15%) Annual performance-related bonus Share schemes including free shares 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies If you’re excited about being part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you! At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.