Manager - Emission Management at MTN

RESPONSIBILITIES

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.
• 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

Key Deliverables

• 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

Role Dependencies

• Active support from the Group CTIO, Executive: Network Design and Planning, General Manager Core, Infrastructure and Data Centres and Senior Manager: Facilities and Infrastructure, Network Operations MTN Group Human Resources
• Inputs/support and collaboration from in-country emissions champions and technology teams and C-suite/ executives
• Deep understanding of the MTN business strategy
• Understanding of the respective OpCo technology, business and regulatory contexts
• Interdepartmental collaborations (Commercial, Finance, Technical Divisions, regarding Business Requirements)
• Interface with System and Network Vendors
• Alignment of MTN Network Design and Planning strategy and plans and overall business Net Zero strategy

QUALIFICATIONS

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
• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in an ICT environment within the Telecoms sector, with at least 3 years specialisation experience cybersecurity within emphasis on the network domain
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies and fluent in English
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets is advantageous)
• Critical and systemic thinking, ability to consider the holistic environment in which they operate
• Continuous improvement and innovation driven context