Team Lead ESG/Sustainability at Proten

Job Role

Drive the development and execution of a broad-based, organization-wide strategic social ESG/Sustainability agenda, integrating ESG/Sustainability across African Subsidiaries Ensuring that ESG/Sustainability effort enhances business performance and supports the long-term interests of the African Subsidiaries Agenda.

Functions & Responsibilities

• Set direction for global policy and programs on ESG/Sustainability to deliver a business that is economically viable and operates in an ethical, socially, and environmentally responsible manner.
• Lead efforts to create an ESG/Sustainability vision for the organization encompassing people, profit, and planet.
• Secure and leverage Executive level commitment and support for integrating sustainable development into core processes and decision-making.
• Assess the ESG/Sustainability performance, identify and prioritize key ESG/Sustainability issues across African Subsidiaries
• Lead the implementation of long-term ESG/Sustainability vision, mission, and operating principles, and lead the development of a high-level strategy to support them.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop a coordinated ESG/Sustainability plan across all African Subsidiaries
• Build ESG/Sustainability principles into short and long-term plans being implemented across African Subsidiaries
• Oversight function for effective implementation of ESG/Sustainability strategy and review of initiatives to ensure they align with the strategic objectives of the Bank’s ESG/Sustainability agenda.
• Serve as the internal leader and “go to” expert for ESG/ESG/Sustainability, monitoring emerging trends, programs and issues, and communicating/educating others on ESG/Sustainability topics.
• Lead the interface with any and/or all government agencies and departments, domestic and international, relating to African Subsidiaries responses to questions or statements of position on ESG/Sustainability related matters.
• Measure and monitor progress against ESG/Sustainability strategies, objectives, and performance targets.
• Strategically lead and supervise implementation of community development initiatives including oversight for employee volunteering across the African Subsidiaries
• Work with credible Non-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society, and relevant Government agencies on the implementation of community development initiatives across all subsidiaries.
• Offer expertise and provide Supervisor-level support for initiatives to reduce for Subsidiaries resource consumption and waste generation
• Supervise the implementation of communication strategies to publicize the African Subsidiaries ESG/Sustainability efforts and promote broad awareness of ESG/Sustainability initiatives, both internally and externally.
• Representing organization in various capacities with respect to the African Subsidiaries membership and/or participation with reputable local and international organizations such as United Nations agencies (UNGC, etc.) amongst others.
• Lead, in conjunction with relevant internal stakeholders, the process of various stakeholder engagement sessions for customers, suppliers, shareholders, investors, communities/NGOs, amongst others.

Skills/Competence Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Financial & Technology Industry Knowledge
• Excellent Oral & Written communication skills
• IT literacy skill
• Analytical skill
• Excellent financial analysis / interpretation skills
• Presentation Skill / Problem solving capabilities
• Creative thinking and innovative
• Negotiation Skill
• Marketing Communications

Supervisory skills

• General managerial/ administration
• Team building / conflict management
• Coaching
• Tactical Management
• Leadership / Influencing
• Organization and coordination skills

Generic Skills

• Strategic orientation
• Entrepreneurship/ taking ownership
• Self-Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Resilience, Tenacity, and Integrity

Required Sectors Experience 

• Regulatory
• Financial Institutions
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Agriculture, Oli &Gas & Power, Transport etc
• IT & Fintech
• Multi-lateral Agencies
• Government

Professional Requirements

Qualification

• A good first degree in any discipline. Relevant Masters’ degree will be an advantage

Professional Membership

• Recognized professional certification such as ASPN, ACIB, ICRS, ISSP, NIMN, NIPR, CFA -Certificate in ESG will be an advantage

Relevant Experience

• Experience in ESG/Sustainability management
• Experience in Corporate Social Responsibility management