Job Vacancy: Spirit of Progress Manager – West & Central at DIAGEO
Job Vacancy Specifications
- Location: Lagos HQ
- Job Schedule: Full Time
- Worker Type: Regular
- Job Requisition ID: JR1094371
- Grade Level: L5
- Reports to: Corporate Relations Director: Southern, West and Central Africa
- Date Posted: 08-Mar-2024
- Deadline: Not Specified
About the Company
About Us
Diageo is a global organisation with over 30,000 talented people and a presence in 180 countries. Across our 21 markets, our brand portfolio represents our biggest strength, and our biggest passion. Be it our global giants, local stars, or premium brands, we use our vision, creativity, and courage to drive the growth of our products worldwide. We invent strong brands for today and for the future, upholding the quality of our products and taking personal accountability for both the history and for the future of our brands.
Africa businesses account for over 10% of Global Diageo revenue, with a workforce of more than 6,000 employees. We create wealth both directly through our operations and indirectly through our broader value chains where we support development and growth in partnership with businesses and communities.
We are committed to delivering sustainable performance and our vision is to be destination of choice for Diageo investment. We are building a track record of attracting, retaining, developing, and exporting best-in-class diverse talent for Diageo and unleash people to deliver great performance. We are a force for good in communities and care about the planet with focus on water, farming, and education among others, which are the most critical components for our communities.
Today, Africa is a predominantly beer region and we will continue to growth beer fast. We also recognise an even greater opportunity in spirits and recently reorganised our business to put focus on transforming and accelerating spirits to double its current revenue through the SWC organisation.
Job Description
Dimensions
The long-term sustainability of our business is very important in the achievement of our business ambition of being the top performing, most trusted and respected consumer goods company. Responding to the issues that matter, ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ addresses the most material issues facing our company, people, brands, suppliers and communities. It has three priorities at its heart: to promote positive drinking, champion inclusion and diversity and pioneer grain-to-glass sustainability. Doing business the right way underpins everything we do.
Society 2030: Spirit of Progress is Diageo’s 10 year action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world. Building on the legacy of our founders to create a positive impact in our company, with our communities and for society. It is how we will continue to celebrate life, every day, everywhere.
Financials
- Plan, manage and be held responsible for budget across various Sustainability initiatives
- Negotiates costs of third party suppliers of goods and services as may be necessary
- Monitor and advise Diageo GM on budget activities at industry association
Purpose of Role
The Sustainability Manager is a member of the Corporate Relations Leadership Team and his/her leadership responsibilities would include:
- Being an inspiring leader within the Corporate Relations Leadership Team and in the entire business;
- Become an effective advisor on sustainability issues with the Corporate Relations Director and the Executive;
- Own performance outcomes in terms of driving high-quality sustainability programmes across Diageo;
- Drive alcohol in society issues and lead in the development and implementation of sustainable solutions;
- Build, inspire, coach and develop direct report and the sustainability cross-functional team with clear purpose, accountabilities, performance goals and trust;
- Proactively identify, drive and lead business improvement across Diageo;
- Support Diageo in being the top performing, most trusted and respected consumer goods company;
- Implement, audit and manage the stakeholder maps
Top Accountabilities
The Sustainability Manager is responsible for the development and delivery of Diageo’s ESG ambition, Society 2030: Spirit of Progress. He/she will:
- Lead the development and execution of a strategy and campaigns to promote Diageo sustainability agenda – a) Positive Drinking; b) Inclusion and Diversity; as well as c) Pioneer Grain to Glass Sustainability
- Manage, coordinate and facilitate partnerships with relevant governmental entities, regulators, civil society and business partners in scaling up interventions against harmful effect of alcohol
- Initiate and execute internal campaign to promote Diageo alcohol policy and responsible drinking amongst Diageo employees and third party partners
- Ensure that Society 2030 strategy enhances Diageo’s ambition to be the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer goods company in South Africa.
Requirements
Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree: Public Relations, Sustainability, Communications or related field of study
Experience
- Minimum of 4 – 5 years’ experience in managing social campaigns, sustainability programmes or in corporate relations;
- Understanding and experience in driving local transformation initiatives to build business sustainability
- Interpersonal relationship building skills and exposure to stakeholder management, e.g., customer, Government, media, and or employee engagement;
- Good industry and commercial understanding – be able to translate regulatory threats into commercial opportunities;
- Good written and verbal skills;
- Impeccable project management skills and ability to manage a big budget – highly organised;
- Ability to mobilise people and teams and exposure to influencing at senior management level;
- Experience in working at a strategic level, developing and implementing community programmes either in the corporate or voluntary (NGO) sector;
- Work independently remotely from direct supervision;
Key Skills
- Have passion for community and be drive to make a difference;
- Awareness of multicultural differences and sensitivities;
- Ability to impact and influence upwards;
- Ability to work confidently, persuasively and to stand ground, in order to earn the respect of both internal/external stakeholders.
Rewards: We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, gender, disability, religion or ethnicity.
We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
Method of Application
Deadline:
Not Specified
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