Executive Sustainability
Executive Sustainability
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04-09-2025
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1 Vacancy
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04-09-2025
Job Description
Executive Sustainability
Key Focus Areas:
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Lead The Companys Retail Bank sustainability strategy by driving the ESG agenda to create long-term stakeholder value.
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Design and deliver sustainability agendas through targeted assessments frameworks and transition planning.
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Shape and champion a distinctive sustainability agenda that reflects material impact on inclusive finance climate resilience social impact and responsible business conduct.
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Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on sustainability opportunities risks and trade-offs.
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Integrate sustainability metrics into performance measurement reporting and capital allocation.
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Lead engagements with regulators rating agencies industry bodies and ESG stakeholders.
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Drive a culture of responsible business through knowledge sharing ESG training disclosure readiness and risk monitoring.
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Support monetisation of green and sustainable finance opportunities through partnerships and product innovation.
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Ensure transparency and accountability through robust ESG governance disclosures and assurance.
Accountabilities
Strategy Formulation and Execution
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Define the long-term sustainability ambition and roadmap.
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Lead development of ESG priorities targets and implementation plans.
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Provide input into capital investment decisions from a sustainability perspective.
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Translate strategic objectives into execution roadmaps and measurable milestones.
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Respond to emerging policy and regulatory trends.
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Coordinate sustainability enablement across reporting systems governance and teams.
Customer Primacy
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Embed sustainability into customer propositions to strengthen brand trust.
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Promote financial inclusion through product design access channels and education.
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Leverage ESG customer data to evolve propositions and measure impact.
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Represent sustainability-conscious customer voice in executive forums.
Sustainable Growth
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Lead enterprise-wide sustainable finance solutions (e.g. green loans ESG-linked lending).
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Support partnerships that promote inclusive and climate-resilient economic activity.
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Develop growth plans aligning sustainability imperatives with business priorities.
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Evaluate ESG-linked initiatives for long-term viability.
Customer-Driven Innovation and Change
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Identify ESG-driven innovation opportunities.
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Champion sustainability transformation through culture and behaviour change.
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Pilot and scale sustainability-related initiatives.
Leading Talent
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Foster ESG expertise across the organisation.
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Mentor sustainability professionals and champions.
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Build inclusive high-performing teams aligned with sustainability values.
Operational Effectiveness
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Establish ESG tracking and reporting mechanisms.
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Embed sustainability KPIs into management systems.
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Implement sustainable practices across supply chain and resources.
Digital Adoption
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Use digital tools for ESG data tracking disclosures and engagement.
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Promote technology-enabled sustainability innovation.
Governance Risk & Compliance
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Ensure compliance with ESG legislation codes and frameworks.
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Lead ESG disclosures and regulator engagements.
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Strengthen ESG risk assessments in decision-making.
Data Monetisation
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Enable ESG data use for insights ratings and propositions.
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Contribute to ESG dashboards and finance scoring models.
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Guide ESG data monetisation through strategic actions.
Stakeholder Management
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Lead ESG engagements with regulators investors partners and customers.
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Represent The Company in industry forums and sustainability groups.
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Ensure stakeholder alignment with ESG strategy.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
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Postgraduate Degree (Honours Post Graduate Diploma or Professional Qualifications NQF8).
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Preferred fields: Environmental Science Sustainability Economics Public Policy Development Finance.
Experience:
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10 years in a capability critical to a large enterprise including 5 years in people management.
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Proven success in developing integrated customer-centric solutions or corporate practice development.
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Experience in financial services or similar sectors.
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Exposure to digital transformation and data-driven decision-making.
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Track record in leading enterprise-wide sustainability strategy and ESG integration.
Employment Type
Full Time
Key Skills
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