Sustainability Specialist
- Sandton, Johannesburg
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support affiliate and assists in developing, implementing, communicating and managing Sustainability Management Systems and related projects at country or/and regional levels
- Programmes and Projects
- Develop projects based on programmes outlined by HQ. Develop affiliate and/or regional specific projects in line with HQ targets and country or/and regional needs.
- Based on Corporate Sustainability factsheets identify strength, weaknesses and gaps of affiliate and/or region. Develop improvement measures and set targets in line with HQ targets.
- Identify opportunities
- Draft project proposals
- Take the lead and involve MD, Business Managers, line managers, staff as appropriate
- Support functions in project delivery, e.g. meetings, research, drafting of findings, analysis and reports
- Develop and implement project management plans for all projects
- Take responsibility for the day-to-day management of project budgets
- Oversee other team members' contributions to projects, both superiors and subordinates
- Contribute to corporate database of best practices in Sustainability
- Arrange company volunteering activities
- Key performance indicators and reporting
- Coordinate, support, assist and guide affiliate and/or region, business and respective contact people to gather critical data and KPI's to run sustainability management systems and reach targets
- Enable and ensure on time delivery of critical data for annual sustainability report
- Ensure materiality and accuracy of data
- Issue bi-annual and annual reports of all sustainability activities
- Collaborate with Finance on findings and deliverables to affiliate and or regional management
- Demonstrate care and responsibility in the quality and timelines of deliverables
- Support and drive the 2030 sustainability ambitions & targets, at country level
- Collaborate with regional sustainability, with focus on energy efficiency and science-based target initiatives
- Internal Audit and Report Assurance
- Manage and support the internal audit system
- Assure documentation traceability for Corporate Sustainability Audit and Corporate Sustainability Report Assurance at country or/and regional level
- Communication
- Assist in establishing annual Corporate Sustainability report based on progress reports on Corporate Sustainability key performance indicators
- Raising awareness and disseminating information on Sustainability to core team members, staff and customers as appropriate
- Regular communication with Corporate Sustainability team in HQ
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- University-level qualification, with an emphasis on Sustainability (or equivalent)
- 3 years of exposure and collaboration with corporate sustainability
- Strong project management experience
- Self-starter with excellent business/financial acumen, proficient working with cross-functional teams, including demonstrated motivation, influence, and the ability to drive change across all levels of the organisation and geographical boundaries
- Possess solid computer skills (proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Office) and experience with an ERP system (Oracle is preferred).
- Able to manage a multitude of projects simultaneously.