Sustainability Administrator (Northern Suburbs (Cape) at PEP

Description

• The Sustainability Administrator is responsible for providing administrative and logistical support to the sustainability team/department, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of sustainability initiatives, data gathering and capturing to ensure the reporting is run

Requirements

• Providing comprehensive support in the collection and organization of sustainability data while ensuring all reporting “systems” remain accurate and up to date.
• Tracking, preparing reports and presenting on the Data Accuracy Rate, the Data Completeness Rate , and the Data Timeliness & Entry Efficiency. 
• Maintaining the health of the data process/system and ensuring the overall Quality of the data.
• Supporting the company's legal and administrative obligations related to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Systematic organization and control of documents, ensuring the business meets internal and external compliance requirements, particularly concerning merchandise.
• Ensuring documents related to product sourcing, materials, certifications, and compliance standards are correctly filed, easily retrievable, and up-to-date.
• Providing speedy and quality responses to requests from internal stakeholders, which directly impacts the efficiency of the wider team and departments.
•  Assisting with the planning, execution, and monitoring of sustainability projects and programs.
• Contribution to the logistical and administrative needs of the sustainability team's projects, events and tasks.
• Supporting internal and external communications. 
• Supporting the team with Ad hoc tasks, queries, and completing  unforeseen work without disrupting scheduled duties.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• A qualification in Business Administration/Office Administration/ Project Management
• A minimum of 1-2 years experience as a Sustainability Administrator or similar environment
• Proven experience in Data Collection & Organization, Data Entry & Database Management
• A strong understanding of EPR/ESG
• Experience in  Project Coordination
• Organization & Time Management, and Attention to Detail, 
• Document Management
• Ability to work using Google Suite
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
• Able to work in a team and deliver to team objectives
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills
• High degree of detail orientation and conscientiousness
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to plan and organize to work towards deadlines
• Resilience and emotional maturity
• Flexibility and the ability to juggle multiple tasks
• Resourcefulness
• Competencies required: Accuracy, Performing under pressure, Planning, Listening Skills, Cooperation, Flexibility, Drive, Integrity

Closing date: Friday, 6 February 2026