Principal Officer - Sustainability - (22000098) at Safaricom Kenya

DESCRIPTION

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Principal Officer - Sustainability in the Sustainable Business & Social Impact Department within Corporate Affairs Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Detailed Description

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Sustainability and Partnerships, the position holder will be responsible for; managing the integration of sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals in the business, Tracking and reporting on the progress of the various SDGs and sustainability initiative, driving internal and external engagements on sustainability and SDGs through various partners, coordinating and management of the Sustainability Working Group to deliver the various projects in the sustainability action plan, tracking and reporting on the progress of sustainability and SDGs integration, develop, track and implement the work plans for the road safety program and  researching on best international practices on sustainability and implementation of the  strategies and best practices.

Responsibilities

Project Management

• Development and implementation of the Sustainability and SDGs work plans in line with the overall strategy
• Working with the business units in integrating SDGs and sustainability and objectives
• Manage and grow Safaricom’s sustainability profile
• Driving staff engagement and awareness on SDGs and Sustainability through the Sustainability Working Group across the business
• Identifying  and pursuing opportunities for sustainability integration
• Management and coordination of the Sustainability Working Group for the implementation of the sustainability strategy
• Overall coordination of the secretariat and the Board of the National Road Safety Trust
• Line managing the National Road Safety Program Project Officer

Information Management                           

• Tracking and reporting on the achievements made in achieving the SDGs targets set by the various business units
• End to end delivery of the annual Sustainability Report
• Delivery of the bi-annaul reports to Ex-CO on the progress of the achievement of SDGs commitments by the various business units
• Development and roll out of key sustainability assets targeting both internal and external stakeholders in advancing sustainability engagement
• Research and benchmarking on best practices in sustainability/SDGs integration and reporting

Partnerships Management

• Stakeholder mapping and management of relationships by ensuring appropriate and timely information sharing across the board.
• Identifying and follow up on value based partnership opportunities in the private and public sectors and beyond for the sustainability docket
• Managing partnerships and engagements geared towards influencing the business ecosystem for adoption sustainability and SDGs

PR and Communication

• Working with the PR and Comms team to identify opportunities for articulating the sustainability vision across the business
• Work with the PR and Comms team to build and drive engagement through digital sustainability assets and other channels across the business
• Liaise with the PR and Comms team to ensure timely update of information on the digital assets

Marketing

• Liaise with the marketing team and external creative agency to ensure delivery of strong internal and external creative campaigns for identified sustainability issues and cascade across the business in partnership with the relevant business units
• Working with the Brand marketing team to identify opportunities for integrating sustainability in brand communications                                                                                                                  

Events Execution.

Work with the event team to ensure excellent delivery of relevant sustainability and SDGs  events

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Two to five years’ experience in social policy issues
• Project and process management skills
• Demonstrable experience in management of budgets in large projects
• Good internal, cross functional and partner management skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• A highly motivated person with a positive attitude towards work
• Innovative, creative, results oriented with excellent analytical skills
• A proven team player
• Strong interest in research and social sciences
• Knowledge on projecting budgets.