Sustainability & Investor Relations Manager at Britam

Job Purpose:

• Britam believes doing good is good business and the holder of the role will be responsible for supporting and driving initiatives to institutionalize sustainability across the Group’s strategic and operational decisions and activities.
• The holder of the role will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of a comprehensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy that aligns with and supports the company's corporate strategy, mission, vision, and values. They will also ensure compliance with the Environmental Social Management System per the requirements of various stakeholders.
• The holder will lead the organization in identifying, evaluating, and managing the environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities that are material to the company's performance and reputation while guiding businesses to drive improving metrics across sustainability and ESG measures and reporting.
• In addition, the role will guide and ensure the foundation strategy also aligns and supports the sustainability strategy in the realization of the corporate strategy.  

Key responsibilities:

• Support and drive the institutionalization of sustainability in Britam Holdings Strategy and Operations.
• Support the Development and implementation of a comprehensive ESG strategy that aligns with the Group’s Corporate Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental Social Management System per the requirements of various stakeholders including strategic investors.
• Proactively represent the Group, in the different industry and other sustainability agenda forums: UN, GRI, Local and other associations.
• Develop and maintain structures that identify and evaluate the environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities that are material to the Group. This is both from a performance and reputation perspective. 
• Develop/review and implement policies, procedures, and programs mitigate identified risks and capitalize on identified opportunities. 
• Ensure that the company's ESG program and its performance is transparent, measurable, and reported timely and accurately to both internal and external stakeholders. 
• Support the organization in integrating ESG considerations into decision-making processes, including investment decisions and strategy development. 
• Convene internal ESG conversations to drive corporate strategy; produce recommendations on action, policy or behaviour change; work with internal stakeholders to enact these recommendations.
• Support the business on the latest ESG trends, regulations, and best practices, and provide guidance and counsel to senior management and the Board. 
• Creating, implementing, and monitoring the company's sustainability strategies.
• Managing and leading teams in implementing sustainability policies and initiatives across the company. 
• Manage the external assurance of sustainability targets and results, working with the selected assurance provider and relevant contacts across the business.
• Participates in the development of the department/company's Investor Relations (IR) strategy, operating plan, and budget.
• Work financiers and investors and private equity funds to develop and execute ESG strategy and initiatives that are aligned with the company.
• Leads the execution of the department/company's Investor Relations program.
• Participates and supports investor presentations and discussions.
• Leads the use of statistical targeting to identify good-fit institutional investors.
• Leads the Investor Relation effort to find, support, and encourage prospective investors by broadening awareness and interest through conferences, presentations, meetings, media, and mailings.
• Educates and updates investors and analysts; Keeps shareholders knowledgeable about the department and company.
• Manage and deliver advisory projects including sustainability assessment and strategy, reporting, stakeholder engagement, green building, assurance, and training.
• Identify, recommend, and lead improvement initiatives based on gaps, opportunities, global trends, and sector benchmarking. 
• Identify and pursue opportunities for business development, contribute to new product/service development and advancement of existing tools and solutions.
• Project manage and deliver annual sustainability reporting projects in compliance with international standards, guidelines, and frameworks.
• Delegated Authority:  As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.
• Key Performance Measures:
• As described in your Personal Scorecard.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

•  Bachelor's degree in business management, finance, accounting or any related field.
• Masters’ Degree is an added advantage.
• Relevant Sustainability certification (Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, Certified Sustainability Professional (CSP), Certified Carbon Reduction Manager (CRM) or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in sustainability (ESG) management and investor relations.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and standards.
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks.
• Able to produce clear and accurate reports and analysis.
• Able to effectively communicate sustainability initiatives and projects.
• Able to understand financial statements and make presentations to Shareholders and different stakeholders.
• Experience in supporting ESG compliance especially ESMS programmes for DFIs would be an added advantage.
• Able to report write as will be required to lead the annual integrated report for the company as well as the sustainability report.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Knowledge of insurance regulatory requirements.
• ESG Risk and Opportunities identification and profiling. 
• Stakeholder identification, mapping and management. 
• Sales and marketing management skills.