Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist

**JOB PURPOSE**
To ensure that the IDC’s exposure to Environmental and Social risks are avoided and/or maintained at an acceptable minimum level, and to promote sustainable industrial development.

**Reporting Relationship**
The Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist will report to the Manager: Environmental, Health and Safety

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Internal / Operational Processes**
- Provide guidance on Environmental and Social issues to Business Units, clients and subsidiaries
- Advise investment teams to promote sustainable and responsible investments, where possible to reduce the climate change impacts and environmental impact of investee industries.
- Advise investment teams to promote sustainable social benefits of investee industries.
- Develop and maintain a good working knowledge of relevant Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) legislation in South Africa and other countries where IDC operates (eg. EIA Regulations; all NEMA Acts; OHSA; Mining Charter; international environmental and labour regulations etc), and international best practice guidelines such as the World Bank Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines and IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards.
- Remain abreast of developments in EHS thinking and practices locally and abroad (eg. UNEPFI; CDP; Global Compact; Equator Principles; ISO 14001, ISO 45001, etc).
- Ensure that the IDC’s Environmental and Social policies, standards and procedures remain aligned with current legislation and best practices locally and internationally.
- Participate in the review and update the IDC’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework to ensure alignment to changing circumstances on a regular basis.
- Monitor subsidiaries and existing clients’ compliance with the IDC’s Environmental and Social Policy and Responsible Investment Policy.
- Collect, monitor and analyses sustainability-related data (ESG Performance Indicators) of subsidiaries and clients.
- Manage and coordinate environmental impact assessments conducted by IDC or its consultants.
- Assess Environmental, Health and Safety risk profiles of existing business partners and new projects under consideration for financing by the IDC.
- Coordinate relevant capacity building interventions on environmental compliance.
- Provide support and input into IDC’s Annual Integrated Report. In particular, support IDC’s reporting obligations with respect to the Sustainability Bond, TCFD and Paris Agreement alignment, and SDG impacts.
- Provide support to SBUs on incorporating the SDGs into business plans and targets.
- Mentoring on basic aspects of the job.

**Customer Focus & Stakeholder Management**
- To effectively interact with different SBUs and departments in order to fulfil the process requirements
- Manage and enhance the levels of service and communication to ensure the provision of client service excellence.

Job Requirements

**QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS**
- Bachelor's degree recognized by SACNASP or Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, preferably in an environmental management practice and/or engineering field, augmented by certificates for further development courses in environmental management practice.
- Honours degree in the field will be advantageous.

**KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
- 5 - 8 years relevant experience in the field
- Extensive knowledge in environmental management practice and/ or health and safety management practice.
- Experience in Environmental and Social Risk Assessment will be an advantage.
- Formulation and implementation of EHS Strategies and related concepts.

**TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES**
- Planning and organising
- Good report writing skills
- Managing self and working with people
- Adapting and responding to change

**BEHAVIOUR COMPETENCIES**
- Good Presentation and Communicating skills
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Ability to work independently and within teams
- Relating and Networking
- Persuading and Influencing

**Requirement: As our entity (IDC) Provides financing & funding, the need to ensure trust, honesty and integrity in all financial & non-financial activities must be above reproach