ESG Manager

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring ESG Compliance: Periodic reporting in accordance with existing national and international standards to ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements of SEBI, investors and other key stakeholders. This would involve creating guidelines, checklists, policies, procedures to align with regulatory ESG reporting frameworks.
• ESG Reporting: Annual ESG Reporting as per latest regulatory requirements, including drafting of Annual BRSR Report, BRSR Core, GHG Accounting (Scope 1, 2 and 3), GHG Assurance Readiness, GRI Mapping, and SDG Mapping. This would involve preparing sustainability reports, ratings reports, periodic intimations, and other communications in a professional design.
• ESG Data Management: Tracking, monitoring and consolidation of ESG data of the entire Company, collating initiatives from multiple relevant departments, to facilitate centralized reporting of ESG initiatives on governance, risk, workforce, diversity & inclusion, environment, sustainability and social welfare. This would involve closely coordinating with other departments on regular and periodic basis to align the ESG data management with regulatory and reporting requirements.
• ESG Roadmap Planning and Implementation: Collaborating with ESG consultants for baselining, peer benchmarking, materiality assessment, and gap analysis to prepare organization level ESG Roadmap with short, medium and long-term targets for achieving net zero, SDGs etc. Monitoring progress on ESG targets, and supporting their implementation within the organization.
• ESG Program Implementation: Managing and coordinating environmental and social initiatives by engaging in day-to-day interaction with internal and external stakeholders on ESG, collaborate with internal cross-functional teams on implementation of ESG initiatives.
• ESG Research, Policy Review & Development: Researching and proactively aligning the ESG initiatives with national and global best practices. Reviewing and updating the Companys ESG policies from time to time as per changing sustainability trends.
• ESG Awareness Capacity Building: Organizing and conducting trainings of workforce on ESG, including workshops gender sensitivity, diversity & inclusion, sustainability, green housing etc. Supporting the development of IEC material around ESG, including brochures, manuals, flyers, social media posts and audio visual films to support awareness on ESG.
• Reporting Progress: Provide periodic reports on ESG progress to the Board and Senior Management from time to time. Tracking and reporting any changes in ESG ratings to SEBI, investors, Board or Senior Management.

Skills required:

• Passion for sustainability and commitment to social & environmental wellbeing
• Leadership skills, resilience & team building abilities
• A Masters' degree or equivalent in a field such as business, law, finance, accounting, economics, sustainability, governance or any other related field; additional ESG certifications from SDG, GRI, SASB, TCFD etc. is preferred.
• Diligence towards timely adherence ESG related compliances and regulatory reporting requirements
• Up-to-date knowledge of ESG Reporting Requirements for listed entities by SEBI and other regulatory bodies, especially BRSR and BRSR Core.
• Familiarity with national and global ESG trends, reporting standards such as TCFD, GRI, SDG, ESG Rating systems as well as ESG best practices
• Knowledge of GHG Accounting (Scope 1, 2 and 3) practices as per GHG Protocol and GHG assurance
• Effective drafting, articulation and presentation skills (in English), and ability to deliver reports in a professional design; proficiency with using MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point
• Strong data analytical and data management skills for tracking, collating and analyzing ESG data & aligning the same with ESG Policies, Targets & Reporting Requirements
• Strong communication and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Proactive approach in coordinating across all internal business verticals and external stakeholders for implementing sustainability initiatives
• Effective organization and management skills, with inclination towards problem solving
• Prior ESG experience in listed Company is preferred

If you meet these qualifications and are passionate about driving sustainable practices in the Company, we invite you to apply for this role.