Dangote

Sustainability Manager

DangoteLagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Undisclosed Salary

Permanent

Mode of work

Full-time

Experience

Senior

Employment Type

Permanent

Location

On-site

Expertise & Skills

Sustainability ReportingExpert
ESG ManagementExpert
Stakeholder EngagementExpert
Data AnalysisProficient
Project ManagementProficient
CommunicationProficient
MS OfficeProficient
Change ManagementProficient

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

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

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

Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Work with diverse functions and Plant operations to execute sustainability performance enhancement goals and targets; and effectively monitor and measure progress.
  • 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.
  • Promote the organizations' sustainability philosophy to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Plan and execute on stakeholder engagement and materiality assessment initiatives and generate reports and response action plan as required.
  • Coordinate development of sustainability report content and certification in accordance with reporting frameworks like Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), CDP etc.
  • Manage the implementation of Sustainability campaigns and ESG initiatives with measurable impact.
  • Coordinate Sustainability Leads and champions in plants by supporting their capacity building and delivery of performance targets.
  • Coordinate and support the operationalization of the organization's sustainability approach/policy across all business operations through internal and externally facilitated sustainability trainings, workshops, and other initiatives.

Core Discipline / Inter Discipline: Sustainability / Stakeholder Management

Requirements

Education

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

Work Experience

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

Skills and Competencies

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

Benefits

  • Private Health Insurance
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Training & Development
  • Performance Bonus