Manager: Emission Management at MTN

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

The Manager Emissions Management will form part of a dedicated, infrastructure and emissions reduction team who are responsible to implement a clear infrastructure and emissions strategy and governance model within MTN to create portfolio visibility, enable greater efficiency and reduce carbon emissions across our footprint while promoting environment friendly business.
This role is responsible for the conceptualisation, development, management and introduction of emissions measurement, monitoring and reduction management strategies across the Group that will enable MTN to become more socially and environmentally responsible. The role is responsible for effectively managing sustainable network design and planning solutions for the often conflicting needs of people, the environment, development and successful business

The role will provide input and guidance in evaluating the impact MTN’s OpCo’s are having on the environment (for example, their carbon footprint) and then managing all related projects from planning and building, through to remediation, reporting and restoration.  This role will also be at the forefront of initiating sustainable technologies and will also be accountable to close the performance and efficiency gap between MTN and industry best practices.

Key Performance Areas:

The Manager:  Emission Management will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

• Deliver emissions expertise and governance as well as functional expertise to support local OpCos as required
• Support delivery of emissions and energy management strategy for the MTN Group
• Net Zero strategy and roadmap development, measurement and tracking
• Identify and implement sustainable technology change across the full MTN infrastructure portfolio to further aid MTN in the achievement of climate sustainability and ensure readiness to support new technologies
• Devising approaches to meet targets and to encourage best practices
• Provide input towards the wider MTN Group ESG strategy from a Technology perspective
• Management of Carbon footprinting and verification processes including implementing environmental policies and practices
• Support all related carbon emission audits
• Drive all key supplier engagement forums and collaboration activities
• Formulation and development of energy and carbon management and associated reporting across the entire MTN Group of OpCo’s.
• Drive all other project related reporting and tracking required
• Energy data analysis and reporting (including Energy auditing) to all stakeholders, including regulatory bodies.
• Delivery of carbon footprint assessments, including information collation, analysis and reporting.

Key Deliverables

• Ensuring compliance with environmental legislation
• Create emissions technical standards, policy, architecture and best practice
• Identification of energy saving / decarbonisation measures as well as assessing, analysing and collating environmental performance data
• Support on portfolio special projects e.g., Programme management, technical delivery
• Input technical expertise to lead energy and carbon management RFX’s
• Establish and maintain long term emission reduction plans across the portfolio and for each operating company
• Advise, coach, and support technology teams across the OpCo’s in identifying, scoping, and implementing energy efficiency improvements in line with net zero strategy
• Development and delivery of carbon and climate change training programmes
• Researching and recommending the best tools and systems to monitor performance and to implement strategies
• Managing Net Zero strategy budgets
• Acting as a champion for Emission based environmental issues within MTN
• Liaising with relevant regulatory and compliance bodies
• Manage the relationship with all approved contractors and vendors
• Group Technology net zero strategy and guidelines communicated to all OPCOs
• Group and OpCo carbon emission footprint and energy measurement and tracking
• Tracking of all OPCOs emission target delivery versus existing plans
• MTN Group Sustainability reporting
• Project Zero budget management and coordination at OpCo and Group level
• Emissions technical expertise and governance
• Emissions RFP’s, build projects and due diligence including business case development
• Long term emissions reduction performance improvement and optimization plan for each operating company
• MTN emissions technical policy, standards and guidelines based on industry best practices
• Emissions performance and utilisation benchmark reports
• Emissions training content
• 3rd party contractor/ vendor management

Job Requirements

Education:

• Minimum of 4 year tertiary degree
• MBA or Masters advantageous
• Thorough knowledge/understanding of environmental issues including but not limited to corporate sustainability best practices; environmental legislation & regulations, and sustainability/carbon reporting

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years with Senior Managerial level experience
• Minimum 5-8 years experience in ESG management programmes and initiatives
• Experience in working across diverse cultures and geographies (advantageous)
• Experience working in a medium to large ICT / Telecommunications organisation
• Experience in integrated reporting using methodologies like CDP, GRI & SBTi and frameworks like SDG’s & ESG.
• Knowledge of climate change and climate risk (TCFD) would be advantageous.
• Regulatory compliance – knowledge of both current and future environmental and energy related legislation.
• Experience in cross functional team co-ordination and management

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and business acumen
• Effectively manage people, processes and projects to maximize efficient work within the central datacentre function
• Innovation to improve value and efficiency
• Effective team management skills and the ability to coach, mentor and motivate a team of technical professionals

Other:

• Regional and International Travel obligations
• Ability to identify key issues in a situation and to think creatively and strategically in facing internal and external challenges.
• Very strong oral and written communication
• Excellent public relations skills to be able to function across multiple business lines in a multicultural environment
• Exceptional networking skills to build professional relationships
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills to efficiently manage partners, customers and colleagues
• Excellent structure and organisation skills
• Sound judgment, decision-making abilities and attention to detail
• Strong computer literacy with proficiency in MS Excel, Word and Power-Point
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good stakeholder management and relationship building