Sustainability Lead

at  Vodafone

WHO YOU ARE

• Demonstrated experience leading governance or strategy development programmes in a large organisation, and the ability to transform complex problems into solutions for the business.
• Demonstrated experience working in Sustainability, and knowledge of key concepts and landscape.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence and manage a wide range of stakeholders, and become a trusted advisor.
• Experience in a people management role.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• Relevant knowledge of technical ESG concepts.

NOT A PERFECT FIT?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

WHO WE ARE

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We’re a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, whether that’s Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you’ll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
Together we can

ROLE PURPOSE

This is a senior role within Vodafone Group, responsible for the operations that underpin the delivery of our Sustainability strategy globally, and our associated disclosures.
Vodafone Group has embedded sustainability into our core business model, through our Climate Transition Plan, Empowering People strategy, and ESG Reporting programes. A key element of our continued success is ensuring that our sustainability efforts are underpinned by a well-maintained operating model, strong governance, and high-quality disclosures. Likewise, as regulation of ESG topics increases, we need to ensure that our model can flex to incorporate new requirements in the most efficient and value-creating way.
The Sustainability Operations and Disclosures Lead, supported by a team of three direct reports, will play a critical role in leading both our sustainability operating model, as well as our disclosure programme. The successful candidate will ensure that our strategy meets evolving requirements, and oversee associated transformation programes, including on CSRD and CSDDD. This role will also have responsibility for managing and communicating progress against our global targets, including continued integration into incentive structures, and manage governance related to Vodafone Group’s ESG Committee of the Board.
The role reports into the Group Head of Sustainability and Transparency, and sits in our Group Sustainable Business Team which sets the strategy on sustainability globally for Vodafone, and partners with business units globally to deliver against this strategy. The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders across business functions and markets globally, in particular with Legal, Investor Relations, Finance (ESG data), Policy, and Corporate Secretariat.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Ownership of our ESG Operating Model, ensuring that sustainability demands are streamlined into business units and markets, that progress and performance against targets is tracked and reported, and that information flows freely and efficiently across the business, from the Board down.
• Ownership of our ESG Disclosure programme.
• Design and lead transformation programmes to meet new ESG requirements, particularly on new regulation.
• Manage and monitor risks to delivery, including escalation through relevant governance forums and development of action plans.
• Management of external advisors as required.