Sustainability Manager at Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL)

Qualification :

• BACHELOR OF BUSINESS,BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

Job Description:

• The job holder is responsible for driving KWAL & HEINEKEN Beverages International’s (HBI) sustainability strategy and projects with key focus on HEINEKEN’s Brew a Better World (BaBW) commitments, aligned with HEINEKEN’S global Evergreen strategy, including Net Zero, Water efficiency, circularity, and balancing.
•  Manage and oversee the implementation and awareness of KWAL’s sustainability agenda and projects across the business and support with the implementation of the BaBW strategy across different functions.
• Drive all related external and internal advocacy on the sustainability and BaBW strategy.
•  Represent KWAL on strategic partnership platforms including industry associations on sustainability and policy forums as aligned with the Corporate Affairs &Regulatory Affairs Director.
•  Collaborate and represent KWAL/HBI on all related sustainability & BaBW Heineken forums, networks, to facilitate strategy implementation and best practice sharing.
•  Position KWAL/HBI as a key contributor of best practice and a thought leader on key sustainability topics i.e., renewable energy, carbon neutrality etc.
• Partner and align with KWAL Management Team and HBI stakeholders on KWAL’s sustainability initiatives and targets.
•  Lead and oversee implementation of community initiatives on recycling, responsible drinking and water stewardship.
•  Work with the Corporate Affairs & Regulatory Affairs Director and HBI colleagues to bring our BaBW stories to life for internal and external stakeholders with inspiring and impactful communications.
• Collaborate and align with Supply chain on environmental sustainability programmes, targets, and reporting.
• Being a focal point from CARA, work closely with Supply Chain (SC) and legal regarding new regulation update and/or amendment of environmental law/ regulations.
• Partner with HR, Procurement and Supply Chain on delivery of sustainability strategy and targets.
•  Continuously partner and align internal stakeholders’ sustainability strategy, targets, ways of working, and accountability matrix to deliver synergies for KWAL.
•  Be the custodian of the BaBW eco-system, governance, and reporting framework into the HB sustainability council.
•  Drive- all internal and external cross functional work on sustainability and BaBW strategy.
•  Scan, lead and proactively manage all ESG related matters, beyond compliance for KWAL(e.g. EPR, PROs, circular economy, etc)
•  Lead all capacity building needed on the environmental sustainability strategy and BaBW.
•  Manage the budget for the portfolio.
•  Provide strategic input and verified data for the annual sustainability report.
• Ensure compliance to track, monitor and report the progress on Brew a Better World initiatives.
•  Amplify impact of sustainability programmes both internally and externally and ensure impact stories anchor the corporate brand key messages and communicate to stakeholders.
• Prepare reports for the Board on sustainability, social impact, and public interest commitments.