Sustainability & Esg Sr.specialist

**Role purpose**: The Sustainable Business Sr. Specialist is responsible for the management & execution of the sustainability & ESG strategy working closely with the Sustainability & ESG Sr. Lead. This is a strategic role that will be accountable for enabling and governing all organizational functions to be purpose-driven. In addition, the role will fully manage end to end projects promoting different initiatives and causes amongst the community. Last but not least, this role will also manage the sustainability reporting done on annual basis adhering to the GRI standards in accordance with the ESG framework.

**Key accountabilities and decision ownership**:

- Drive and govern the purpose strategy of the company across functions to create measurable impact
- Raise internal and external awareness on ESG and sustainable business practices
- Lead the sustainability agenda and own purpose-driven projects from ideation to execution
- Develop monitoring & evaluation system for each project with a risk mitigation strategy
- Support the digital communication plan and on ground activation for each project
- Maintain and grow Vodafone’s relation with a wide range of stakeholders and partners
- Research and recommend new approach of doing things to challenge the status quo
- Manage the annual collation and digital publication of Vodafone’s sustainability report in partnership with internal functions and external sustainability consultants.

**Job Responsibility**:
**Key performance indicators**:

- Launch of purpose-driven initiatives
- Annual sustainability reporting
- Scale of partnerships Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:
**Strategic mindset with business acumen**:

- Highly skilled in insight-led strategy building and big idea development to deliver a brand with purpose aimed at shifting perceptions

**Putting Beneficiaries First**
- Service oriented and delivers outstanding impact for beneficiaries

**Performing Through People**
- Motivates stakeholders & partners to perform best results

**Delivering Results**
- Performs, delivers, and drives projects to achieve great results
- Focused, manages time & resources
- Risk Aware and manages risk

**Managing a Changing Environment**
- Displays sound judgment, solves problems

**Making a Personal Difference**
- Builds trusts and maintains good relations
- Maintains a positive outlook

Must have technical / professional qualifications:
**Education**
- University graduate with a bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Marketing, Communications, or relevant.

**Work Experience**
- Considerable years of experience in sustainable development & public outreach programs.
- Experience in sustainability reporting would be a plus.

**Interpersonal Skills**
- Strong skills in strategic planning, analysis, and project management
- Excellent Command of English & Arabic verbally and in writing
- Strong Communication and Presentation skills
- Standalone individual, self-motivated
- Strong drive to deliver results through self-initiation and persistence
- Ability to learn and work in an entrepreneurial and innovative mode