ESG Senior Manager

The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Senior Manager will report to the Director of Corporate Finance & Strategy and work closely with the Global Chief Operating Officer, and team leads across the business. They will provide regular reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, Board of Directors and Investors. The ESG Senior Manager will oversee the ESG Specialist, and there will be opportunities to recruit additional team members and engage consultants to plug skills and capacity gaps, as required.

While the ESG Senior Manager will be responsible for oversight of business as usual ESG practices, it is expected that the ESG Specialist and relevant team leads will be able to work on these with a high level of autonomy. Instead, the ESG Senior Manager is expected to focus on (1) systems design and implementation, (2) ESG strategy and direction, (3) investor relations and stakeholder management and (4) achieving and maintaining sustainability certifications (FSC, Verra CCB, etc.).

The role is based in Nairobi, Kenya, with occasional travel to Coastal and our Central Kenya offices.

What you will do

• Environmental and Social Management System (“ESMS”) - development, implementation and oversight of a comprehensive, effective and cost-efficient ESMS to ensure compliance with IFC Performance Standards, national legislation, agreed investor requirements and other best practice guidance as Komaza scales.
• Impact monitoring and evaluation - development, implementation and oversight of a monitoring and evaluation program that meets the requirements of FSC, carbon, investor and other key stakeholders.
• Stakeholder relations - leading all ESG-related stakeholder interactions, including regular board reporting, preparing quarterly and annual investor reporting, leading quarterly E&S Panel sessions, responding to investor questions and hosting on-site due diligence visits
• Environmental and Social Action Plan (“ESAP”) - responsible for delivering on ESG initiatives agreed upon with investors through the ESAP, including achieving FSC certification, completing an E&S baseline study (with support from consultants) and others.

What you have

• Either 5+ years working in ESG or similar fields (carbon, impact and M&E, etc.) with strong experience of IFC Performance Standards, or a more experienced hire with complementary skills and a demonstrated interest in the area.
• Strong experience in project and stakeholder management
• Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team leadership and coaching skills, excited to build a team and build ESG capacity across all parts of our business
• Great interpersonal skills, able to manage and build consensus across multiple diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, can convey complex information clearly in reports, memos, PPT slides.