Esg Analyst

**ROLE PURPOSE**

The ESG Analyst will support data collection, validation and integrity efforts for the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data across multiple entities/ sites to enhance the quality of the business’s disclosures. The role will play a key role in monitoring progress towards environmental goals for carbon, energy, waste, water and other ESG metrics. It will support data assurance and reporting processes and provide valuable insights to ESG programs and initiatives through analysis, stakeholder engagement and reporting.

**MAIN OUTPUTS**
- ESG data management
- Review and document ESG data collection processes.
- Assess and monitor availability, quality and integrity of data and engage with business entities to facilitate timely interventions.
- Develop and implement Data Improvement Plans to ensure that data is reliable, complete, auditable and is of high integrity and accuracy.
- Gather, review, and consolidate ESG data.
- Undertake internal audit reviews of data collection processes and data quality.
- Monitoring, measurement and performance review
- Analyze ESG data and provide critical insights.
- Track and review ESG performance against pre-determined baseline and targets at all business levels.
- Benchmarking performance against appropriate benchmarks - against past performance (internal benchmarking), peers (external benchmarking/ best in class) as well as national and international best practice (reference benchmarking).
- Benefit tracking of implemented sustainability initiatives.
- External assurance of ESG information
- Preparing for the external assurance process.
- Coordinating the assurance process.
- Implement recommended improvements/ changes year on year.
- Identify and track ESG and climate change trends, best practices, frameworks and standards and communicating those relevant to internal and external stakeholders and using the information to re-align processes and reports as well as to develop new services and client offering.
- Advise our clients and find solutions for their ESG and climate change related challenges.
- Compile and submit reports - monthly, quarterly and annual.
- Support the development and implementation of sustainability strategies, action plans and targets to increase sustainability impact in the group in line with the business strategy.
- Identify and manage key ESG and sustainability trends, risks and opportunities in line with core business objectives and the maximisation of social and environmental impact.
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal, external and regulatory stakeholders in order to keep abreast of the industry trends and to remain competitive.
- Share knowledge and industry trends with the business entities and other key stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.

**QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS / KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE**

**_ The Applicant must meet the following requirements:_**
- At least a bachelor’s degree graduate preferably in environmental sciences or sustainability or engineering.
- Matric
- Valid Code 8 Drivers’ License and own car
- 3 plus years of professional sustainability-related experience.
- Experience and knowledge of the main reporting frameworks, standards and initiatives (e.g. CDP, GHG Protocol, GRI, SBTi, plus latest ESG reporting developments)
- Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Accounting and Reporting.
- Carbon management and strategy experience.
- Experience and knowledge of holistic dimensions of sustainability (social, economic, environmental e.g. UN SDGs) a plus.
- MS Office packages
- Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)

**FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES**
- Personal impact/ persuasiveness
- Confidence
- Composure
- Listening skills
- Result orientation
- Planning
- Tenacity
- Initiative/ proactivity
- Innovation
- Problem solving
- Analytical ability
- Judgement
- Interpersonal skills
- Peer relationships (ability to work in teams)
- Trusting others
- Motivating others
- Time management
- Technical report writing skills
- Organizational ability