Listing reference: 020970
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 17 August 2025
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
About our company
Clicks Group
Introduction
We are looking to recruit a Sustainability Manager to work within the Group Human Resources department of The Clicks Group. The role will be based at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and will report to the Chief People Officer.
Job description
Main purpose
To develop sustainability goals, objectives, initiatives and strategies; and
Ensure continuous monitoring and tracking of sustainability indicators, in order to report on investors ESG-related matters as well as provide technical support for sustainability programs or concerns.
Job objectives
- To support the development of corporate sustainability strategies that reflect the environmental, social, and governance issues
- To oversee the implementation of TCFD and carbon neutrality commitments and ESG reporting frameworks, which encompass the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and JSE sustainability and climate change guidelines
- To facilitate the coordination of the Group Sustainability practices, aligned to the sustainability strategy. (This incorporates the ESG benchmarking against sustainability indexes.)
- To periodically review and analyse sustainability performance and reporting provide the findings to be scrutinised/ evaluated by Exco
- To support the production of an annual corporate sustainability report and ESG data book, including data collection, measurement and analysis, and content development.
- To track and report on sustainable development goals key indicators
- To provide guidance around the improvement of the implementation of sustainability reporting processes and set annual milestones in keeping with best practice principles
- To manage the Exco forum sustainability inputs
- To provide input into investor disclosures (CDP, S&P and FTSE Russell) in liaison with Group Legal and Finance (are they in keeping with JSE disclosure guidelines)
- To respond to investor ESG concerns or issues
- To provide inputs towards the Social and Ethics Committee- and the Board Reports on ESG matters.
- To follow-up, track and monitor on the initiatives adopted by the Group in effecting the targeted ESG matrix
- To recommend corrective measures on items of an anomalous nature (including the follow-up, track and monitor and make recommendation for implementation considerations)
- To develop and maintain relationship with relevant internal and external stakeholders in order embed sustainability accountability within the business.
- To develop networks with ESG partners and peers to build long-term relationships and promote collaboration opportunities.
- To develop and maintain relationships with regulatory bodies and industry bodies in order to ensure that the Group operations are within legislative requirements
- To support and oversee (where necessary) Group Sustainability project execution at all stages, ensuring requirements are met timely and within budget
Minimum requirements
Job Knowledge:
- IT systems
- Regulatory and legislative requirements
- Business sustainability and management practices
- Data gathering, analysis and interpretation
- Business continuity thinking and awareness (Desirable)
Job Related Skills:
- Communication and networking
- Report writing
- Compiling recommendations
- Presenting at an executive level
- Strong financial acumen
- Time management
- Project management
- Statistical software skills (Desirable)
Job Experience:
- 8-10 Years’ organisational sustainability experience (at least 5 of these should be in a strategy and reporting role (e.g. SDGs, TCFD, GR4 guidelines, FTSE Russell4 Good))
- 3 Years’ data analysis interpretation and dissemination experience
- 2 Years’ networking experience
- ESG analytics
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree (essential) in Business or Environmental studies (preferable)
- Leadership in Sustainability (Desirable)
Essential competencies
- Relating & Networking
- Presenting & Communicating Information
- Writing & Reporting
- Analysing
- Learning & Researching
- Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
- Adapting & Responding to Change
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