Head of Environmental, Social and Governance
Join our team as we strive to decarbonise the energy system in South Africa.
As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for designing, developing and implementing our Environmental and Social Management System, ensuring that our organisation's ESG risk mitigation actions are effective throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and implement our ESG strategy, policies and guidelines to meet the requirements of our investors.
- Design and develop our ESMS in line with international ESG standards, providing an E&S risk management lens to our investment process.
- Oversee environmental due diligence and permitting for renewable energy projects, leading scope, selection and oversight of environmental consultants as needed.
- Update and validate company policies for managing environmental and social impact against international standards.
- Act as a problem-solver to mitigate ESG issues and avoid risks to people, environment or property.
- Collaborate with EPC contractors and technical consultants to ensure ESG mitigation activities are integrated and effective.
- Develop ESG requirements for inclusion in contracts with external partners and lead the onboarding of these requirements.
- Oversee the implementation of ESG requirements through review of documentation and site visits.
- Assess external partners' ESG compliance and prepare comprehensive ESG reports for internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in business/commerce, development studies, economics or related fields (Master's or PhD an advantage).
- 8+ years' experience in CSR/ESG, CSI, Enterprise/Supplier Development, Sustainability or Transformation .
- Previous experience in green and environmental management in a corporate setting.
- Experience in marketing and communications, specifically relating to sustainability and stakeholder reporting .
- Experience in strategy, planning and project management as relates to sustainability and economic development.
- Demonstrated experience working with senior level stakeholders in the corporate sector.
- Experience in enterprise or supplier development with a good understanding of drivers of success in capacity building of SMEs.
- Previous experience in socio-economic development in areas such as local economic development, social and environmental themes, livelihoods.
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