Sustainability Manager

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sustainability Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Summary
The role supports the Head of Sustainability in developing standards that embed sustainability and the integration of ESG for:

• Continuous improvement through tracking, documentation and measurement of ESG KPI’s.
• Collaboration with stakeholders for the communication of ESG developments.
• Clear articulation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) KPIs and targets.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and execute stakeholder engagements, materiality assessment initiatives and generate reports and response action plan as required.
• Work with diverse functions and Plant operations to execute sustainability performance enhancement goals and targets; and effectively monitor and measure progress.
• Coordinate development of sustainability report content and certifications in accordance with reporting frameworks like the International Financial Reporting Standards Sustainability Standards (IFRS S1 and S2), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), CDP etc.
• Coordinate and support the operationalisation of the organisation’s sustainability approach/policy across all business operations through internal and externally facilitated sustainability trainings, workshops, and other initiatives.
• Coordinate Sustainability Leads and champions in Plants by supporting their capacity building and delivery of performance targets.
• Core Discipline / Inter Discipline: Sustainability / Stakeholder Management
• Manage the implementation of sustainability campaigns and ESG initiatives with measurable impact.
• Promote the organisation’s sustainability philosophy to internal and external stakeholders.
• Set short, medium, and long-term sustainability targets for the company, including developing strategies for environmentally friendly products and services, social responsibility and compliance with relevant institutions and the government.

Key Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Sustainability or Environment related field.
• Advanced degree in sustainability related field.

Work Experience:

• Strong skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and internet research
• At least 3 years’ experience in Sustainability Reporting using global reporting standards
• Must have a minimum of 10 years of proven experience in Corporate Sustainability function in a large organisation, preferably in a multi-national setting.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills (remain open to others’ ideas, exhibits willingness to try new approaches)

Skills and Competencies:

• Effective planning, target setting, project monitoring and performance measurement
• Excellent communications and advocacy skills
• Experienced in sustainability reporting using global standards and frameworks.
• Negotiation and change management skills
• Results-oriented
• Experienced in sustainability and corporate social responsibility project management
• Successfully implemented environmental and social performance management framework in a large and diversified business space
• Quantitative research inclined
• Experienced in industry continuous improvement projects
• Proficient in data analysis and visualisation