ESG Specialist (Unlisted) at Public Investment Corporation

Purpose of the role:

• To contribute to ESG frameworks, ensuring relevance and that ESG principles, plans and issues are adopted in the investment decision-making process and to enforce compliance in line with the approved ESG governance framework. Contribute to the long-term goal of improved stewardship and sustainability of investee Companies.

Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant Master’s degree – MSc, MCom, MPhil, MBA,or other
• At least 5-7 years’ experience specifically in an ESG role

Preferred experience:

• Experience in Investments /financing-related projects
• Understanding of financial instruments
• Deep understanding of sustainability, governance, environmental, and social legislative frameworks, standards and/or principles
• Experience in policy formulation and dialogue in complex environments
• Experience in conducting investment due diligence
• Experience in developing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment reports.
• Experience in managing people
• Have strong quantitative and qualitative analytical expertise and demonstrate the ability to apply this to strategic investment decisions and solutions;
• Good understanding of capital markets and the investment management industry

Minimum Technical/Core Skill Requirement

• Corporate governance
• Social impact assessment (summative and formative)
• Thorough understanding of financial markets and instruments
• Portfolio monitoring
• ESG due diligence experience
• Working knowledge of BBBEE issues
• Good Understanding of ESG principles
• Research skills - Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
• Good presentation skills, is confident when talking to large, high-level/senior-level audiences.
• MS Office proficiency.

Duties:

• Contribute to the Strategy development and implementation
• ESG due diligence on transactions – pre and post
• Active Portfolio monitoring of ESG plans and issues
• Active Engagement on ESG concerns
• Reporting on ESG performance, plans and issues as required by business and stakeholders
• Training of PIC staff and companies on compliance with ESG issues
• Periodic impact analysis
• Undertake and compile ESG Research activities and opinion pieces
• Upholding the PIC values, standards and policies
• Management of Associates and Analysts
• Management of the performance, development and engagement levels of the team
• Analysis of Companies on their ESGT risks, performance and the management of their respective ESG risks and opportunities
• Conducting engagements with companies on ESGT issues
• Supporting and developing tools and frameworks for the effective integration of ESGT analysis into the investment process
• Reporting on ESG performance
• Contributing to PIC ESG thought leadership, research analysis and integration.

Competencies and skills:

• Achievement Orientation
• Customer Service Orientation
• Leading and Empowering Others
• Strategic and Innovative Thinking
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Leading and Supervising
• Ability to communicate complex issues in both spoken and written form.
• Strong detail orientation
• Numerate and analytical thinker
• Self-starter and ability to take initiative
• Proactively manages relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial Business Acumen

Deadline:19th February,2026