Assistant Sustainability Manager

Energy Vault; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable energy is seeking an Assistant Sustainability Manager to spearhead the advancement of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. This role will involve managing projects, ensuring compliance, and collaborating across departments to create a positive impact on sustainability. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in sustainability functions and a passion for promoting ESG values.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in sustainability, ESG, or related functions.
• Familiarity with sustainability standards and frameworks like GRI, TCFD, UN SDGs is an advantage.
• Preferred experience in the clean energy industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage implementation of ESG strategies and initiatives.
• Conduct analysis on ESG policies and track impact metrics.
• Prepare the Group's sustainability report and communicate initiatives.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

People management

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Job description

Description

We are seeking a passionate and proactive Assistant Sustainability Manager to support the execution of our sustainability strategies, policies and initiatives. This role plays a key part in advancing our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving impactful sustainability projects across the Solarvest group.

• Lead and manage the development and implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies, framework, roadmap, plans, initiatives, metrics and KPIs.
• Continuously conduct strategic analysis on ESG policies and best practices, mapping the Group’s existing initiatives to the applicable ESG frameworks by incorporating forward-looking scenarios that consider the impact of sustainability risks and opportunities on business strategy.
• Manage and oversee the identification and implementation of ESG initiatives.
• Oversee ESG impact metrics tracking, consolidate data and provide perspective on ESG key metrics to keep management informed and for strategic decision-making.
• Facilitate the preparation of the Group’s sustainability report, including materiality assessment, stakeholders’ engagement, data collection and report drafting.
• Communicate sustainability initiatives or info to all employees to increase awareness and create a mindshare across the Group.
• Lead and provide guidance to the junior members of the sustainability department.
• Collaborate with other functions/departments to support the development and implementation of policies and guidelines related to the sustainability initiatives.
• Establish a strong network and coordinate discussions with sustainability practitioners, professionals, consultants, government agencies and regulatory bodies.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in sustainability, ESG, or related functions.
• Familiarity with sustainability standards and frameworks (e.g. GRI, TCFD, IFRS, UN SDGs, ISO, MSCI, etc.) is an advantage.
• A candidate with clean energy industry experience will be preferred.
• Strong data analysis, reporting, project management and people management skills.
• Effective communicator with strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Passionate about environmental, social and governance impact with a continuous improvement mindset