Manager - Sustainability

Taguig, Metro Manila, PH, 1634

Posted:  Dec 27, 2024

Here at Aboitiz, success means winning together to shape a better future for people, planet, and profit. As we embrace innovation, we grow diverse industries and shape the country’s future. We create careers without boundaries for those who inspire their teams to rise with them. When you work at Aboitiz, you are part of a family committed to advancing business and communities.

Job Mission/Purpose

To help build, enhance, protect and restore the Aboitiz reputation by supporting the Vice President of Reputation Management through developing, implementing, and monitoring the company's sustainability strategies and initiatives.  Formulate sustainability initiative campaigns and budget as well as manage both internal and external communications in promoting the group-wide sustainability agenda. Able to make independent decisions and high level problem or situation analysis, and gained wide breadth of experience in sustainability principles, leadership & management skills. Develop sustainability initiative campaigns and budget as well as managing sustainability-linked internal and external communications in promoting the group-wide sustainability agenda, working together with the AEV Media Team.

Contacts/Network Requirement

External: Consultants
External: Community Partners
External: Government Agencies
External: Non-Governmental Organizations
Internal: ESG TWG
Internal: Integrated Communications Workgroup
Internal: RepCouncil
Internal: AEV Team Leaders
Internal: AEV Team Members
Internal: Aboitiz Group SBU/s
Internal: AEV CSU/s

Responsibilities

OneAboitiz Sustainability Policies and Strategies

  • Develops, recommends, and implements sustainability policies, guidelines, and procedures while supporting long-term strategic planning and decision-making in coordination with the FVP-CRSO for the Aboitiz Group.

Sustainability Programs and Initiatives

  • Conceptualize, develop strategies for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of progress of sustainability

Sustainability Reporting

  • Ensures alignment with international sustainability reporting standards (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD, TNFD, IFRS S1 and S2, IR) and delivers comprehensive reports to enhance awareness and engagement among internal and external stakeholders

Collaboration with Aboitiz Group Sustainability Champions

  • Leading coordination and collaboration with the sustainability champions of each business unit to enable and implement Groupwide sustainability programs at the business unit level, including secretariat management for the Aboitiz Group Sustainability Council

Communication Planning

  • Supports in the development of the communication plans related to sustainability programs to effectively implement campaigns and programs to its target audience

Business Orientation and Leadership

  • Supports ESCG Board leadership discussions by providing recommendations for improving the 10-Year ESG Strategy and analyzes sustainability-related expenses to optimize budgets for business growth opportunities

Studies and Research

  • Conducts research, data gathering, and benchmarking of global ESG ratings, assessments, and sustainability trends to justify and support the approval of studies, campaigns, and initiatives

Manages Individual Development Plans (IDP)

  • Guides the personal and professional development of direct reports through training, leadership opportunities, and networking to further hone their skills in contributing to the company’s growth.

Stakeholder Engagements

  • Builds and sustains mutually beneficial relationships and strategizes key partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen the network and develop the values of teamwork and responsibility.

 

Additional Responsibilities

 

 

Key Performance Metrics

OneAboitiz Sustainability Policies and Strategies

  • Number of addressed Material Sustainability Concerns on policy and operational / management approaches

Sustainability Programs and Initiatives

  • Percentage Completion of planned program

Sustainability Reporting

  • Completion of planned metrics for Sustainability reporting based on material topics and concerns of the group

Collaboration with Aboitiz Group Sustainability Champions

  • Collaborated deliverables of Aboitiz Group Sustainability Council Priority Workstreams. Progress on 10 Year ESG Strategy

Communication Planning

  • Sustainability Communication Metrics; Share of Voice with ESG Mentions

Business Orientation and Leadership

  • Completion of scheduled discussions and presentations to ESCG Board
  • Completion of planned deliverables through effective and prudent budget utilization limited to a variance of maximum of 15% underspending or no overspending

Studies and Research

  • Number of programs that emanates from research data, ESG benchmarking tools and global trends

Manages Individual Development Plans (IDP)

  • Completion of agreed IDPs of Direct Reports and own IDP

Stakeholder Engagements

  • Client Satisfaction Rating (Internal)
  • Level of Relationship (External)

 

Competencies

I. Universal: Building Partnerships / Networking
I. Universal: Business Acumen
I. Universal: Business Continuity
I. Universal: Communication
I. Universal: Data Science
I. Universal: Design Thinking
I. Universal: Innovation
I. Universal: People Development
I. Universal: Performance Management
I. Universal: Project Management
I. Universal: Quality Focus
I. Universal: Resilience
I. Universal: Risk Management, Information Security and Data Privacy
I. Universal: Safety
I. Universal: Working Remotely
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Annual Reporting
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Brand Application and Compliance Management
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Corporate Communications Direction
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Financial and Budget Management
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Management of Sustainability Programs and Initiatives
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Relationship Building
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Supplier Management
II. Functional (Reputation Management): Sustainability Reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science or Developmental Communication

Work Experience

At least 5 years of relevant work experience

License / Certification and Training Requirement

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