About the Job :

This individual will lead the Sustainability function of the organisation with a focus on building the ESG strategy and initiatives. This position requires a strong passion for sustainability and key skills to integrate ESG with core business strategy. This is a high visibility and high impact role and we are looking for driven individual who can be part of this team.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, deploy and monitor the ESG strategy and initiatives for a high growth e-commerce and retail player

- Identify strategic ESG initiatives based on organisation's performance, competitive benchmarking, industry benchmarking etc.,

- Analyze emerging environmental trends most likely to affect the organisation and propose solutions to mitigate any risk

- Generate insights on the latest regulations, technologies new practices and processes

- Ensure ESG readiness of the organisation

- Facilitate and enable change within the organisation through communication campaigns and by liaising with key stakeholders

- Work collaboratively with external partners to support the implementation of the ESG initiatives and key projects

- Engage with senior leadership and closely work with cross-functional teams to drive projects

- Build frameworks to assess and report scope emissions

- Conduct ESG specific research and analysis and contribute to further build-up knowledge

- Oversee policies, guidelines, checklists, procedures to align with the best sustainability practices

Skills and Attributes :

- 8-12 years prior work experience in environment and or sustainability space - renewable energy, waste management, climate change, circular economy, will be preferred

- Experience in e-commerce and/or retail and a strong understanding how these business models work is preferred

- Some experience of strategy development and implementation for organization's ESG/business strategy with environment at the heart of decision-making

- Familiarity with emerging ESG regulations and reporting frameworks

- Strong problem-solving skills, excellent interpersonal skills, a high level of personal initiative and the ability to work well with multiple stakeholders

- Excellent organizational and communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders

- Understanding of the interplay between various operating functions and keen interest in emerging innovations/trends

- Attention to detail and strong focus on delivering projects