Sustainability Manager

Job Family

Risk, Audit and Compliance

Career Stream

Regulatory Compliance

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional (MSP)

Job Purpose

Collaboratively establish and implement sustainability direction and priorities to move the enterprise towards a more sustainable future.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and Execute the Sustainability Standards for Value- Driven Financial Institutions and Sustainability Standards Certification Initiative (SSCI) for the Bank.
• Define sustainability goals and performance metrics in support of the strategic sustainability plan.
• Leverage the Banks Corporate Social Investment (CSI) to contribute to those Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) that the Bank cannot directly target through its core business and operations
• Monitor the implementation of environmental and sustainability strategy, plans, standards, procedures and systems in alignment with the Banks vision.
• Foster new ideas and concepts and develop existing programs to establish and strengthen sustainability principles and practices across the organisation.
• Manage the sustainability program budget in alignment with, and in support of the sustainability strategic plan.
• Collaborate and work with internal and external parties to develop organisational, operational, and behavioral change and sustainable solutions.
• Provide updates and presentations, promoting sustainability developments/programs to a variety of stakeholders including staff, legislative representatives and community groups.
• Implement the group wide sustainability monitoring and verification of the carbon footprint for reporting.
• Model, interpret and manage environmental and sustainability data for internal/external reporting and ad hoc stakeholders.
• Understand the environmental and regulatory compliance issues facing the organisation and develop/implement effective strategies.
• Perform benchmarking activities for internal and external stakeholders to do relevant industry comparisons.
• Act as an expert for interested internal and external parties to build organisations brand and disseminate the relevant information in industry.
• Building and maintaining effective cross-functional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives.
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.

Preferred Qualification

A Degree in Business Management/ Environmental Science/ Public Administration/ Finance

Preferred Certifications

Finance/ Management/ Sustainability/ Environmental Science Certificates will be an added advantage.

Minimum Experience Level

• 7 years’ experience in Business Management/ Environmental Science and Conservation.
• At least 2 years experience in Sustainabily Management.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Communication & Presentation skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Finance
• Environmental Awareness

Behavioural Competencies

• Planning and Organizing
• Quality Orientation
• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Building Partnerships
• Continuous Improvement