Sustainability Specialist

at  Clicks Group Limited

POSITION SUMMARY

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes

JOB KNOWLEDGE:

• IT systems.
• ESG Principles, regulatory and legislative requirements
• Business sustainability, and management practices.
• Data gathering, analysis and interpretation.
• Measuring and managing carbon emissions.
• Business continuity thinking and awareness (Desirable)
• Project management (Desirable)

Job Related Skills:

• Communication and networking
• Report writing
• Compiling recommendations
• Presenting at an executive level
• Strong financial acumen
• Time management
• Statistical software skills (Desirable)

JOB EXPERIENCE:

• 8-10 years organisational sustainability experience. At least 5 years of these should be in a strategy and reporting role (e.g. SDGs, TCFD, GR4 guidelines, FTSE Russell4 Good)
• 3 years data analysis interpretation and dissemination experience.
• 2 years networking experience
• ESG analytics

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree (essential) in Business or Environmental studies (preferable)
• Leadership in Sustainability (Desirable)

• To implement and monitor specific sustainability initiatives, goals, objectives, or strategies in addition to ensuring continuous monitoring or tracking of sustainability indicators, to report on investors ESG related issues as well as provide technical support for sustainability programs or issues.
• To provide research reporting and benchmarking of key trends and translating best practices into key insights for the group and act as the knowledge support.
• To execute plans that will ensure the ability for the company to continue its critical operations and deliver products and services, especially during or after a disruptive event.