Position: Head Sustainability
Department: Sustainability
Functional Area: Support
Reports To: GMD/CEO
Direct Reports: 4
Job Classification: Top Management
Job Summary:
The role is focused on creating required benchmark frameworks and relevant policies and standards that embed effective sustainability strategies and interventions in business operations as follows:
- To ensure the clear articulation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) KPIs, as well as targets and plans for Executing, Enforcing, Monitoring and Actualizing these KPIs.
- To ensure that ESG performance is continuously tracked, documented, measured, and its status, disclosed timely to stakeholders through annual Sustainability Reporting.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities: ·
- Monitors and tracks the company's environmental, social, economic and governance impact to avert risk exposures.
- Continuously scans business operations and workplace to identify potential ESG issues that require improvement.
- Works with diverse function owners to develop policies, plans and standards for improving environmental, social, economic and governance impact/performance.
- Engages internal stakeholders, including employees, management and board on strategies for building a culture of sustainability thinking and actions.
- Tracks, monitors, measures and reports on ESG performance to business decision makers
- Works with relevant departments and functions to chart plans and standards for continuous improvements on ESG performance and entrenching a culture of sustainability in everyday operations.
- Creates awareness using bulletins, tit-bits and other communications that educate stakeholders on what sustainability is, why it is critical for business continuity and their roles and responsibilities in building a sustainable brand
- Engages diverse functions, management and Board to set KPIs and targets for ESG performance enhancement.
- Advocates for sustainability ownership and penetration across all business functions
- Advocates for building sustainability KPIs into the performance appraisal of key function owners, including executive management.
- Ensures compliance with regulations and global principles on ESG disclosures, such as annual sustainability reporting.
- Uses policies and standards to drive and support ESG best practices within the value chain, especially suppliers, vendors, contractors and other business partners within the business’ sphere of influence.
- Ensures that the business’ environmental, social and governance risks are identified and mitigated.
- Ensures that the business sustains its brand equity, reputation and social license to operate by adopting and entrenching best ESG practices in its operations.
- Ensures that sustainability operationalization is driven and standardized across all business locations (including plants and administrative offices)
- Ensures that knowledge gaps on environmental, social and governance best practices in the workplace are addressed through continuous sustainability training and capacity building
Requirements
Academic:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Studies, International Relations, Environmental Science, Political Science, Business Administration, Public Policy, Communication Arts, or related courses.
- Master’s Degree in related courses such as International Relations or Sustainable Development would be an advantage.
Work Experience:
- 15+ years of experience in Sustainability, Environmental amp; Social Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Consulting in related fields, Change and Business Improvement Management.
- 5+ years of business consulting experience.
- 5+ years in Sustainability Reporting using GRI and related global reporting standards
- ISO-26000 (Social Responsibility) Lead Implementer and/or Lead Auditor; ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System)
- Lead Implementer and /or Lead Auditor; ISO-45001 (Occupational Health amp; Safety) Lead Implementer and/or Lead Auditor.
Skills and Competencies:
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Persuasive and resilient
- Excellent writing skills
- Adaptive and self-driven
- Result-oriented and committed
- Negotiation and crisis management skills
- Experienced in leading continuous improvement projects.
- Excellent communications amp; advocacy skills
- Effective planning, target setting, pr