ESG Analyst - Sandton at Growthpoint Properties

Duties and responsibilities

ESG Indices and Surveys

Conduct and assist with surveys 

• Complete and review surveys, indices and frameworks (e.g., CDP, GRESB, S&P, ad hoc investor survey)
• Policy alignment relating to ESG matters and political developments (Carbon Tax, the Presidential Climate Commission, the JET Transition)
• Analysis and interrogation of ESG data using platforms such as the environmental dashboard

ESG Reporting and Audits

Custodian of ESG Reporting Guideline 

• Maintain and update the KPI’s in the ESG Reporting Guideline for ESG audits and the ESG Report
• Keeping abreast of national and global trends and developments on ESG and best practice frameworks (IFRS S1 & IFRS S2, TCFD, SA REIT and JSE Disclosure Recommendations, SASB, EPRA and GRI)
• Active involvement in ESG disclosure on the necessary platforms
• Compiling the datasets for key departments (HR, Sustainability and CSR)
• Annual Reporting

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a quality ESG Report

• Interact with all levels of management regarding ESG Reporting and resolve queries
• Liaise with external suppliers (writers and designers) throughout reporting process
• Information gathering from the business to enable ESG reporting and feedback 
• Assisting in compilation of the ESG annual reporting process from design to publication, including liaison with individual contributors, and vendors involved in the process and managing numerous revisions within the timeframes established to meet the deadlines
• Work with the Disclosure Committee to ensure timeous reviews and resolve comments on the ESG report prior to presenting them to the Board Committees
• Assisting in resolving queries from Board Members during Audit and SET Committee
• Understanding and navigating the business

Build relationships and strengthen ESG within the company

• Build relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Attend the Sustainability Forum
• General administration (e.g. setting up and preparing for meetings with internal and external stakeholders)

Requirements

Experience

• 1-2 years’ work experience
• Exposure to ESG reporting or operational sustainability experience

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree, preferable with an Honour’s degree with specific ESG elements