Senior Manager ESG

Our client is one of the well known leading in the Plantation industry, a highly respectable business group with strong expertise and heritage in supports of domestic and international markets over 50 countries worldwide in SEA, EMEA, APAC

Job Description

• Placement is in Medan. Candidates domiciled in Medan / Sumatera Utara are preferable.
• Will be responsible for driving the Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) in all pacific group companies in Indonesia in alignment with the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
• Develop annual and long-term ESG goals in line with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Improvise and execute an overall program management and change management strategy related to business initiatives/processes.
• Creates policies, guidelines related to sustainability programs affecting the environment, health, and safety of the organization. 
• Manage the due diligence on all business unit's Sustainability Policies.
• Create a framework to embed ESG metrics in credit risk assessments within the banking and finance sectors.
• Forge partnerships with customers and strategic partners (industry regulators, industry bodies, government agencies, think tanks, and tertiary institutions, NGOs etc.) to advance the sustainability agenda.
• Develop a deep understanding of the ESG issues within the global Palm Oil sector and effectively communicate insights to internal teams and the business community.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Sustainability, ESG, Environmental Science, Business, Finance, Law, Economics.
• Min 10-15 years of experience in ESG, risk and/or sustainability at Manager or Senior Manager level is a must.
• Have a good leadership skills.
• Prior experience in ESG risk, in palm oil, legal, analytics or other professional services firms highly preferred.
• Good understanding of risk management and credit risk issues.
• Demonstrated proactive in driving change, influencing and reporting to management.
• Experience in understanding the operational drivers of a business and how they relate to the financial drivers of the business.
• Track record of partnering with external organisations and associations prominent in the ESG.
• Experience in developing solutions and development of systems and processes relating to sustainability advantageous.
• Good communication in English (Speaking and Writing) is a MUST