Sustainability Officer
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and coordinate in implementing and tracking activities under the KDC Sustainability and Green Financing Strategies and implementation matrix.
- Assist in preparing sustainability performance reports, dashboards, advisories and presentations for management and the Board.
- Support the collection, verification and preparation of information required for sustainability reporting and disclosures, including GRI Standards and IFRS S1/S2.
- Assist with monitoring progress against KDC's sustainability KPIs and implementation timelines.
- Support stakeholder engagements, workshops, sustainability awareness activities and meetings with development partners and other stakeholders.Assist in maintaining documentation and evidence required for sustainability reporting, audits and assurance.
- Support research on emerging ESG, climate finance, green finance and sustainability regulatory requirements relevant to KDC.
- Support climate-risk assessments, climate adaptation planning and portfolio resilience analysis in line with evolving climate disclosure requirements.
- Assist in tracking operational and financed emissions, portfolio carbon footprints and climate-transition metrics.
- Support implementation and continuous improvement of KDC's Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
- Mainstream adoption of IFRS S1 and IFRSS2 in the corporation.
- Assist in environmental and social due diligence processes, including review of ESDD and ESIA reports, screening of proposed investments, and monitoring of Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) implementation.
- Support collection and maintenance of ESG, climate, environmental and social data from KDC and its investment portfolio.
- Assist in monitoring green portfolio classification, sustainable finance indicators, climate-risk screening and climate-related investment opportunities.
- Support collection and analysis of portfolio ESG performance data and preparation of periodic ESG monitoring reports.
- Support environmental and social compliance monitoring of investee companies, including implementation of ESAPs, ESIA commitments and other sustainability requirements.
- Assist in tracking KDC's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, energy, water, waste and other operational sustainability indicators.
- Support implementation of internal initiatives by supporting sustainability champions and staff sensitization with a focus on waste management, energy efficiency, paper reduction and sustainability communication nuggets
- Perform any other ESG and sustainability-related duties assigned by the Supervisor
Key Qualifications.
- Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Development Studies, Finance, Economics, Business, Natural Resource Management or a related field.
- 3–4 years' experience in sustainability reporting, ESG, environmental management, climate finance, development finance or a related area.
- Knowledge of ESG, green finance and sustainability reporting.
- Familiarity with GRI, IFRS S1/S2, TCFD, climate risk, ESG due diligence and sustainablefinance taxonomies will be an advantage.
- Good in data collection and analytics, research, report-writing, reporting and coordination skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint