Sustainability Associate, West Africa at Deloitte Nigeria

Deloitte is the largest private professional services network in the world. Everyday, approximately 286,200 professionals in more than 150 countries demonstrate their commitment to making an impact that matters. Our West Africa practice serves multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector across Nigeria and Ghana.

In Nigeria, Deloitte is one of the leading professional services firms, specializing in providing Audit, Tax, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory services. We serve clients in a variety of industries from financial services, consumer, telecommunications, media & technology, energy resources & Industrial and government and public services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Title: Sustainability Associate, West Africa

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Description

• Support the development and implementation of Deloitte’s Public Policy, World Class and World Climate strategies in West Africa.
• Coordinate with World Class leaders across West Africa and act as West Africa’s representative in the Africa World Class Community of Practice.
• Support World Climate initiatives to assist with Deloitte’s target to net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
• Drive annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting to ensure accuracy, tracking staff hours spent on community service and social impact, and recommend changes to enhance impact.
• Collaborate with operations team to facilitate annual sustainability reporting for Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
• Develop reports for World Class Community of Practice as appropriate.
• Provide inputs towards the World Class budget on an annual basis.
• Grow awareness across the Firm about World Class through sharing stories of impact, and lead the delivery of social impact communications across the West Africa region, both internally and externally.
• Help coordinate social impact and volunteerism activities with Deloitte staff and provide necessary support to external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.Eng./B. Tech., etc.) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in any relevant discipline with a minimum of Second Class Lower/Lower Credit division.
• Minimum of five credits in WASSCE/GCE/NECO Ordinary Level (including Mathematics and English) in one sitting.
• 4-6 years post-NYSC relevant work experience.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Excellent mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.
• Strong emotional intelligence.
• Strong client delivery focus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable working with senior executives.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in the social sector or social impact projects (volunteer experience is acceptable).
• Working knowledge of design thinking is a significant added advantage.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and professional services environment is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of project management principles.
• Team-oriented with ability to work collaboratively and independently; and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

How to Apply
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