Company Profile:
candi is a dedicated solar partner for businesses across Asia and Africa. Combining the international capital of our Swiss-based platform with local expertise in these regions, we’re able to provide a unique offering to this underserved sector. In doing so, we aim to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets.
Our approach is to take the risk so our partners don’t have to, providing businesses with flexible, end-to-end solar and battery solutions that are built to last. Our shared value model leverages our experience in customisable finance and performance offerings, quality engineering, and data-enabled asset management to help guarantee optimised systems, lowering the barrier to entry and maximising returns. www.candi.solar
Job Summary:
The company is looking to recruit an innovative and energetic Head of ESG, who will enable candi to lead the revolution of solar. Given that candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.
Specifically, the job requires taking ownership of the following for both our Indian and South African teams:
● Lead the ongoing development, implementation and monitoring of the company’s ESG policy and processes through an effective environmental and social management system (ESMS), including setting of ESG KPIs and other initiatives to achieve set targets.
● Build, develop and motivate a great ESG team, currently consisting of one ESG and three EHS professionals across both India and South Africa. Mentor them and promote their career progression.
● Ensure that the company is in compliance with all Health & Safety and Environmental & Social management requirements.
● Coordinate with different business units (such as sales, project development, asset management, finance, etc) on the integration of ESG, H&S and ESAP requirements into business processes and decisions.
● Oversee communications with the Board, the ESG Committee, the company’s several lenders as well as shareholders on ESG matters and provide accurate and timely communication on ESG performance and key issues.
● Be responsible for all ESG related reporting to the Management, Board, Shareholders and Lenders as required under the governing documents, including monthly KPI reports, E&S status reports, ESAP updates, and annual Development and Impact reports.
● Oversee the process of ESG data collection, validation and analysis.
● Oversee and cultivate a solid personal and company ESG image through active thought leadership and strategic relationship management activities that will increase the company’s brand credibility and visibility in the company’s markets.
● Cultivate a culture of high ESG performance and continuous improvement.
Location: Bangalore / Gurgaon / Mumbai / Pune / Chandigarh, combined with working from home
Hours: Full time.
Job Requirements:
● 10+ years of experience in a senior ESG leadership role
● A natural leader who prioritises supporting people working with them
● An authentic and structured communicator with great interpersonal skills and experience in managing international stakeholders
● Good negotiation skills and understanding of legal and governing documents
● Experience in setting up effective ESG reporting and KPI data collection processes
● Significant knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, ideally in the solar industry
● Experience in a scale-up business environment or across different work cultures is advantageous
● Excellent spoken and written English
Working Culture:
● You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment: this includes to put empathy before ego, being authentic no matter what, that we get it done as one and follow the candi principle that less is more
● A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
● Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.
● You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
● candi is an equal opportunities employer.
candi is unique because...
● We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
● We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
● We are an international team where remote working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
HOW TO APPLY
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Please note the closing date for all applications is 24 November 2024.
What We Do
We are SAGANA, A dedicated team of investors, thinkers, and doers, working to unleash the potential of people, capital and business to create a better future for all. Driven by this bold vision, we leverage decades of experience in private equity, impact investing and entrepreneurship to discover, invest in and grow companies that are successfully solving some of the biggest challenges of our time. SAGANA means “abundance” in Tagalog. It reflects our core belief that when we empower today’s visionaries with access to the right resources, we can build a world where organizations prosper, ecosystems flourish and human values deliver real value. Get in touch if you’d like to know more about us and how you can unleash the potential of your capital to build a portfolio that’s fit for a thriving and sustainable future. We look forward to hearing from you at [email protected]!
