We’re seeking an experienced Sustainability Officer – 6-month contract – Sandton (Gauteng).
The purpose of the role is to build long-term sustainable relations with host communities, Co-design, implement, and monitor the impact of SED/ED programmes, and ensure that projects are sensitive to communities’ specificities.
Duties & Responsibilities
Stakeholder Relations Management:
- Responsible relations with the Project Support Committee (PSC)
- Responsible for Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and Plan
- Ensure that community stakeholder groups are informed of all decisions and activities undertaken.
- Spearheading the processes of asset mapping and community needs analysis, program development and projects implementation and monitoring and evaluation
- Managing the Stakeholder Relations Managers / Community Liaison Officers for allocated projects.
Project Management:
- Ensure co-design of projects with locals, implementation and monitoring performance, identifying all project risk
- Monitor the performance of all activities in terms of schedule
- Identify and manage all project risks.
- Compile board packs for sites
- Responsible for Department of Energy obligations regarding quarterly SED and ED spend for all assets
- Development of yearly Economic Development plan and reporting to the IPPO
- Management of assets both wind and solar
- Reporting to the lenders on IFC and Equator Principles Performance Standards
Budget Management:
- Ensure that quarterly spend targets are met (and create and implement strategies to avoid related risks).
- to collaborate with on various tasks.
- Participation and representation in the renewable industry associations
- Collaborate with other IPP’s where EGP is present
Required Skills/Knowledge:
Minimum Bachelor Degree
5+ Years’ Experience in: Project management/ management consulting/ community development
Experience in Economic Development Reporting within REIPPPP
- Excellent reporting and writing skills
- Ability to articulate and deliver information both technical and general at the community level.
- Mediation, Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Monitoring and evaluation capabilities.
- Ability to communicate all levels of society.
- Proficiency in the operation of computers and knowledge of business support software including Word, Excel, SAP, and Outlook.
- High-level interpersonal and communication skills;
- Project management skills
- Facilitation skills
Package & Remuneration
- Salary: R35 000 per month(non-negotiable)
- Contract: 6 Months (Maternity Cover)
- Location: Sandton
Interested?
- If you are interested, please apply directly through LinkedIn or email us at Ronelp@quest.co.za
- Note: When emailing, include “Sustainability Officer – Sandton” in the subject line for consideration.
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