Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Diageo

Purpose of Role

The role of the Corporate Relations function is to ensure KBL’s license to operate, enhance our license to grow and unlock our license to celebrate.

The role of the Sustainability Manager- Supply will have the following focus areas:

• Developing and implementing KBL’s sustainability strategy: Spirit of progress action plan. This will be critical in the delivery of positive impact on the society everywhere we live, work, source and sell – collaborating with a wide range of teams throughout the value chain.
• Stakeholder Engagement – the holder will establish and maintain relationships of trust with a wide array of stakeholders in Government, NGOs and multilateral organizations, among others, in order to champion KBL’s interests and scope out partnerships that strengthen the means, scale and ultimately impact of KBL’s sustainability goals and programmes.
• Serve as the Corporate Relations Business partner for KBL supply organisation By handling all CR-related matters in KBL which seeks to guarantee sustainable raw material supply through an advantaged fit-for-purpose value chain.

Role Responsibilities:

Sustainable Development

• Promote and upscale the integration of sustainability KBL strategy and operations.
• Support effective internal and external communication initiatives in KBL Supply function.
• Identify and manage CR-related risks and vulnerabilities in KBL Supply.
• Support senior Supply leaders in external engagements on the sustainability agenda.

Local Raw Materials (LRM)

• Sustainable agriculture – collaborate closely with the agribusiness team in designing, developing and embedding sustainable agriculture practices in the agriculture value chain.
• Embed Inclusion and Diversity in the LRM value chain by ensuring that persons with disabilities, women, youth and other underrepresented groups become represented in the agriculture value chain.
• Reputation management – gather information through extensive networking and visits to LRM regions and uncover any potential reputation risks and proactively enhance our reputation.
• LRM branding – produce communication materials for LRM programmes and events in order to enhance our reputation.
• Implement EABL Foundation initiatives such as water of life and learning for life in LRM Regions.

Circular economy

• Serve as an internal expert on circular economy and climate change (including related legislation) and provide ongoing guidance to relevant teams in the business.
• In close collaboration with supply chain and facilities colleagues, find new and better ways to reduce, reuse, recycle waste from our factories and offices.
• Lead the extended producer responsibility agenda for KBL’s post-consumer packaging waste, i.e. plastics, cans and glass.
• Drive the external sustainable waste management initiatives in partnership with commercial and supply chain teams.
• Drive thought leadership in Circular Economy as a driver of reputation.

Human Rights

• Manage local governance of the Human Rights Policy and the reporting process.
• Support the Human Rights Impact Assessment action plan, partnering with other functions to address action items, reviewing progress and reporting through the Societal Impact Scorecard
• Provide training to other functions and stakeholders to help them understand, assess and mitigate relevant human rights risks.

Inclusion and Diversity

• Promote inclusive business models within KBL that empower marginalized groups where we source, work, sell and in our communities.
• Partner with HR, procurement, and other functions to drive inclusion and empowerment of underrepresented groups e.g., persons living with disabilities, not only among KBL employees but also in the rest of the business’ value chain.
• In collaboration with other functions, find opportunities to advance the empowerment of women in the workplace, marketplace, and communities.
• Drive thought leadership on inclusion & diversity as a source of positive reputation.

Experience / skills required:

• Business Degree and a post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in one or more than the following: Sustainability, Consulting, Communication, Public Affairs in a multinational, large organization or agency.
• MBA degree an added advantage
• Demonstrated leadership ability and strength in building relationships and managing programmes.
• Strong understanding of sustainable development issues (especially water, agriculture and environment).
• Understanding of major reporting frameworks (GRI, TSFD, IFRS1 and IFRS2)
• FMCG industry experience and sustainability related management.
• 6 years’ experience in leading & managing sustainability and communication agendas
• Experience in managing the multi-stakeholder environment working with both internal and external stakeholders at different levels.