Sustainability Affairs Manager – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

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Sustainability Affairs Manager

To plan, advise and drive the implementation of CCBA’s Sustainability Strategy and Framework, in alignment with the overall CCBA Sustainability blueprint; To manage Sustainability and Communication Initiatives that enhance Corporate Reputation with both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Outputs and Accountabilities

1. Strategy Development

• Develop sustainability plans to support local priorities, with agreed performance criteria
• Implement the CCBA Sustainability strategy in country across all business functions and agree medium to long term deliverables with members of the Leadership Team.
• Oversee governance structures in the regions, and report on progress.

2. Manage Sustainability Projects and Initiatives

• Develop Sustainability Initiates according to identified priorities and oversee implementation of Sustainability Projects / Initiatives (Women, Water, Youth, Waste management). Set up country working groups
• Run awareness and communication initiatives to drive employees’ involvement and engagement.
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Support business’ commercial objectives and opportunities.
• Development of Sustainability index for country.
• Submit country sustainability report as per the required reporting procedures.
• Monitor the country’s performance against group’s targets and manage any gaps with responsible leaders.
• Stakeholder and PR Management

Engage leadership and key relationship holders to ensure that relationships are developed and maintained.

Collaborate with PACS team to manage the PR and communications calendar to address to amplify the work we do across key audiences Ensure awareness is created on key sustainability goals with internal stakeholders.

5. External Communications

• Originate and distribute news, announcements, and stories about company/regional events
• Quickly and accurately respond to business enquiries, and be accessible to the media; Comply with media management protocols set out; develop/maintain a reputation among the media as a reliable source of information
• Ensure media monitoring systems are in place and that this information is used to help inform reactive and proactive media strategies and activities

6. Internal Communications

• To ensure that local activities, news, announcements, events, and positions on key issues are communicated to employees in a timely fashion, and that they are co-ordinated with external announcements
• To ensure an effective cascade process is in place for communicating key messages ‘through the line’
• Judgement and decision making
• Inform critical decisions with regards to Operational procurement.
• Determine the optimal Procurement Operational model to ensure maximum efficiency and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: A Social Science degree, BCOM, Business Management or comparable Tertiary qualification Experience:
• At least 5 years’ experience in Sustainable Development Management, Communications, or related field. In depth knowledge of country specific legislations.
• Exposure to Sustainability monitoring and reporting processes

Competencies

• Business minded and goal oriented
• Project management & Effective organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage relationships across diverse stakeholder groups
• Agility and ability to think on feet
• Good relationship management and networking

 

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