Environment, Social & Sustainability Lead

About this role

The role is to lead Dangote Group’s environmental, social and sustainability agenda. It supports the Group Chief HSSE & Sustainability in setting strategic direction, developing policies and standards, and turning priorities into coordinated programmes with measurable outcomes across Business Units. The position provides functional leadership on governance, performance and improvement in environment, social performance and sustainability, and integrates the Dangote 7 Sustainability Pillars with regulatory and standards alignment. It involves guiding business units, interfacing with leaders, regulators and communities, and contributing to long-term planning, risk management and capital investment decisions. The role also oversees compliance, reporting, stakeholder engagement, capacity-building, and Group-wide sustainability initiatives.

What you would do

• Provide strategic and technical guidance to business units and site leadership on environmental, social and sustainability matters.
• Develop, review and maintain group policies, standards, governance instruments and codes of conduct.
• Operationalise the Dangote 7 Sustainability Pillars within business units according to risk, regulatory context and priorities.
• Lead and coordinate sustainability programmes, governance, assurance expectations and capability-building interventions.
• Oversee risk-based environmental and social compliance monitoring through audits and assurance activities.
• Interface with lenders on ESAP, due diligence, site visits and related commitments.
• Coordinate sustainability reporting, including data collection, indicators, and annual disclosures.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and materiality processes with employees, host communities, regulators and partners.
• Identify capability gaps and lead training and communities of practice for ESG professionals across the group.
• Ensure learning from events and drive group-wide improvements and capital investment decisions.

What they are asking for

• Experience in environmental, social and sustainability leadership roles at a large organisation.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks, ESG reporting standards and risk management.
• Ability to lead across multiple Business Units and engage with regulators, investors and communities.
• Strong strategic planning, governance and programme management skills.
• Capacity to develop policies, guidelines and training programmes.

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