Senior Manager Sustainable Market Mechanisms at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To support Sasol’s global sustainability drive. Sustainable value creation is critical to business of the future, therefore, as part of the overall sustainability strategy, we are looking for a specialist to join the Sustainability team within Strategy and Sustainability. The role is expected to leverage opportunities across the business to ensure a holistic market mechanism strategy is delivered for the company, to lead the development and implementation of Sasol's sustainable development strategic agenda and to provide strategic leadership with deep expertise in sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) issues to drive the integration of key sustainability drivers into the Group Strategy and other essential functions.
• Credible market mechanisms, with high environmental integrity, are expected to play a material role in the delivery of Sasol’s sustainability drive and to potentially serve external customers seeking to product bundle or reduce the carbon intensity of products we sell. Market mechanisms can therefore deliver value to Sasol in multiple areas: through cost-effective contribution to achieving our GHG reduction ambitions, development of carbon neutral energy product customer value propositions to sell to existing and new customers, opportunity to develop a material new business area.

Key Accountabilities

• Further develop Sasol’s Sustainable Business Mechanisms strategy for maximizing sustainable value creation, as related to (a) current and future Market Mechanisms (carbon offsets, RECs, SAF certificates, emerging Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs)), and (b) Sustainability Certification (for feedstocks and products for the voluntary and regulated markets).
• Develop and execute Sasol’s Market Mechanisms strategy, in collaboration with Business Building and Finance, including (a) the procurement of, and management of registries for, carbon credits, RECs, SAF certificates and related EACs, and (b) the development of projects to deliver credible, scalable and competitive Market Mechanism EACs and or investment opportunities aligned with Sasol’s climate management strategy, emission reduction roadmaps, compliance requirements and business building ambitions
• Execute Sasol’s Sustainability Certification strategy, in collaboration with Business Building and Secunda and Sasolburg and Ekandustria Operations, including (a) the development and orchestration of turnkey sustainability certification solutions for feedstocks and products for the voluntary and regulated markets that support Sasol’s asset transformation, business building ambitions and meet customer and market requirements, and (b) Provide technical, policy and sustainability-related inputs to dedicated project teams to inform the technical design, process, product and market requirements for sustainable feedstocks and products
• Track and monitor policy developments, develop implications and business responses for emerging best practices in the Market Mechanisms and Sustainability Certification arenas, including Article 6 under the Paris Agreement, VCM, EU RED, US IRA, CORSIA, RE100, GHG protocol (inclusive of scope 2 reporting requirements), SBTi, carbon pricing schemes etc.
• Lead cross functional teams to ensure Market Mechanism, Sustainability Certification and ESG strategies are synergistic with Sasol’s business building, operational, technology, social investment, shared value and enterprise supplier development strategies. Develop strategic global partnerships with Market Mechanism, Sustainability Certification and ESG entities to support implementation of the Market Mechanism, Sustainability Certification and ESG strategies
• Represent Sasol on Market Mechanism and Sustainability Certification specific forums and shape the development of corresponding policies and best practices to ensure alignment with Sasol’s current and future business and strategic requirements and to influence dialogue and policy development on ESG issues
• Develop and maintain a Sustainability Accounting Framework to ensure that Market Mechanisms and certified feedstocks and or products can be credibly utilised within Sasol and counted against Sasol’s GHG inventories
• Develop and implement, in collaboration with R&T, marketing & sales, international chemicals, the product carbon footprint (PCF) management system, inclusive of technical updates, database management and PCF mitigation
• Develop and drive the sustainable development strategic agenda, ensuring alignment with Sasol’s long-term goals and operational practices. Develop and implement processes to embed sustainability practices into daily operations across all departments and business units and provide tools, resources, and training to employees to foster a culture of sustainability within Sasol and manage ESG change management initiatives
• Direct the integration of key strategic ESG drivers into the Group Strategy and other necessary functions, lead the business's future-proofing efforts, ensuring readiness and adaptability to emerging sustainability trends and challenges.
• Provide thought leadership, expert guidance and where relevant develop and implement integrated programs to establish positions and key metrics on critical ESG issues, including cross-media impacts, circularity, plastics sustainability and supply chain.
• Translate ESG trends, policy shifts, legal cases and precedents into actionable insights, making them accessible and relevant to Sasol's strategic priorities, prioritise SDGs for Sasol and develop and implement linked SDG KPIs and targets.
• Advise the organisation on external communication to consumers, customers, media and NGOs linked to their Market Mechanisms (the use of carbon credits, RECs and related EACs) and Sustainability Certification and support the development of content for sustainability reporting and external messaging, ensuring transparency and alignment with global standards.

Relationship and Teamwork

Relevant OMEs, functions and ROHs

• Partnership Leadership- Government and stakeholder engagements where required
• Trade association participation and participation, where relevant

Formal Education

• Relevant 3-4 year University Degree
• Masters would be an added advantage

Working Experience

• 12+ years relevant experience