Senior Recruitment Consultant
ESG & Sustainability
GLobal ESG Lead
Job ref: 48663
LocationNorth Dublin
SectorESG & Sustainability
Job typePermanent
SalarySee description below
Our Client, A global retail company is appointing a Global ESG Lead
The Role:
The Role:
- Work closely with the Executive Team and play a lead role in both setting strategic ESG objectives and targets, and in ensuring the company meets these ESG objectives on an ongoing basis.
- Develop, implement, and evolve projects to deliver new/improved operational and strategic initiatives to meet corporate ESG expectations and reporting requirements.
- Interpret and critically analyse and assess evolving ESG regulations and frameworks at the local, regional, and international levels, and provide technical expertise and guidance across the global estate on key issues related to environmental and social performance, sustainability, and corporate governance, to support meeting the expectations of our customers, partners, board, audit, and accreditation bodies.
- Develop and implement governance strategies to ensure the timely and accurate compliance with relevant ESG requirements.
- Manage inputs to the Group’s ESG reporting preparatory work including materiality assessments, peer benchmarking, stakeholder engagement, gap analysis, and metrics/KPI identification.
- Manage the data collection and analysis of all information required from all ARI locations and report on ARI’s global performance on key ESG metrics.
- Travel to international locations as required to support with the implementation of ESG initiatives.
- Ensure ESG related research and benchmarking is kept updated on an ongoing basis in order to understand and develop solutions to respond to the complex and evolving policy, regulatory, and business environment risks and opportunities associated with ESG.
- Analyse ESG reporting data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends and actionable insights for improvement.
The candidate
- Experience as a leader in an ESG / CSR or Sustainability focused role.
- Proven ability to influence, motivate, question, and direct across all levels, both internally and externally.
- Confident communicator with great interpersonal skills, including the ability to present complex information to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to analyse complex topics and the impact on our business.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
- Strong Business Acumen and understanding of financial KPI’s.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience working in a Retail advantageous but not essential.
- Educated to third level. Advanced degree (e.g., MSc) or relevant certifications in Sustainability, Sustainable Development, ESG, or related disciplines are advantageous but not essential.