Senior Specialist: Integrated Reporting & Sustainability at Telkom

Core Description    

• Responsible to provide extensive support to executive management to develop concise communication through an integrated report on how the organisation's strategy, governance, performance, and prospects lead to the creation of value over the short, medium and long term.
• Communicate the organisation's approach to managing its key environmental, social issues and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• Define and develop a Group Reporting Guideline to ensure alignment by all business units.
• Plan, collate, review, monitor and report quarterly integrated report to Exco and Social and Ethics Committee (SEC).
• Manage external stakeholder relationships such as International Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa <IIRC>, JSE, NBI, etc.
• Facilitate workshops with internal stakeholders including materiality determination with Exco, share best practice and King IV disclosure requirements.
• Ensure Integrated Report compliance with the International Integrated Reporting Framework <IR>, Global Reporting Index (GRI), King IV and responds to JSE FTSE Russell index and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
• Key contact for internal and external assurance providers and facilitate the assurance process with the business units, share assurance findings and follow up on implementation.

Competencies    
Functional Knowledge

• JSE Listing requirements, International Integrated Reporting Framework <IR>, GRI Standards; JSE FTSE (ESG Index); King IV; Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Framework, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's), Task Force on Climate – Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), other ESG ratings such as MSCI ESG Ratings, ISS ESG Corporate ratings , S&P Global ESG ratings

Functional Skills

• Presentation Techniques; Interpersonal, Planning; Information Management; Communication; Project Management; Report Writing Techniques, Networking; Analytical; Organising Techniques; Research

Attitudes/ Leadership Competencies

• Attention to Detail; Business Orientated; Ethical; Goal Orientated; Assertive; Integrity; Proactive; Customer Focus; Determination and belief to drive organisational change; Working under pressure to meet deadlines; Demonstrate ability to network and perform in a cross functional environment

Job Responsibilities    

• Develop content and project management the end-to-end integrated reporting process
• Define the integrated reporting process for business units and content owners across the Group
• Develop integrated reporting templates for each business units and content owners
• Plan, develop content, collate and review information from all business units and content owners
• Guide and assist in the development of the narratives with each stakeholder
• Ensure the Integrated Report comply with, King IV disclosures, Integrated Reporting Framework <IR>
• Define and develop a Group Reporting Guidelines to ensure alignment by all business units
• Define criteria in consultation with business for integrated reporting process
• Oversee Integrated Report design (with external appointed editors and designers) and print process
• Provide advice and support on Integrated Reporting/Sustainability ESG performance gaps versus best practice identified during the audit process
• Collate ESG KPIs related information monthly from all the Business Units and content owners
• Monitor and report on the identified SDG's
• Prepare quarterly reports to Exco and SEC
• Facilitate materiality themes workshop annually on behalf of Exco
• Manage relationships with content owners - Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Telkom Audit Services (TAS), Governance, Group Strategy, Business units, Stakeholder engagement & Sustainability i.e. BBBEE, Foundation, FutureMakers, Human Resources, Environmental and OHS
• Conduct on-going benchmarking on Integrated Reporting and ESG activities and facilitate workshops with content owners to share best practices and provide recommendations applicable to Telkom
• Manage relationship with internal and external assurance providers, define the assurance scope and facilitate the assurance process,
• Post assurance - follow up on the recommendations to address adverse findings
• Respond to both the JSE FTSE ESG Index, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and other ESG rating indexes and represent Telkom at relevant forums
• Maintain Telkom's JSE FTSE Russell index constituency and EY Excellent Integrated Reporting rating
• Manage relationships with Integrated Reporting service providers - reporting experts, editors and designers
• Project management of the online integrated report
• Address ESG investor queries during roadshows and after

Required Certification    
None.

Qualifications    

• 3-year degree/ diploma (NQF level 6), preferably in Finance

Experience    

• 7 years relevant experience in reporting of which 3 years in integrated reporting and/or sustainability reporting. Experience in doing integrated reporting at a JSE listed entity is desired. 

Special Requirements    

Understanding of the International Integrated Reporting Framework and contributing to the group's annual integrated report is important

• Understanding of the Global Initiatives Reporting - GRI standards Understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework
• Understanding of the King Codes of Corporate governance (King IV) disclosures
• Understanding of MSCI, S&P Global, ISS and other agencies’ ESG rating processes

Closing Date    
2023/06/07