Environmental, Social & Governance Officer at Mitchell Cotts

Overall Role Purpose

The ESG Officer will support the implementation and continuous improvement of Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) management system.

The role will translate ESG requirements into practical policies, registers, controls, data, evidence and reporting routines, with particular emphasis on an ISO 14001-aligned Environmental Management System (EMS). The officer will work across functions to help Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya become ESG-ready, audit-ready and capable of demonstrating measurable progress to customers, regulators, leadership and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Scope & Mandate

Build the foundations of an integrated ESG framework covering environmental, social and governance requirements.

Coordinate the organization’s ESG implementation programme and ISO 14001 readiness activities under appropriate technical and leadership oversight.

Establish disciplined ESG governance, data management, compliance documentation and performance reporting.

Build practical ESG capability across business units and support functions.

ESG Framework & Roadmap

Develop ESG policies, objectives, commitments, procedures, templates and minimum control standards.

Conduct baseline and gap assessments of current ESG practices, controls, data and documentation.

Maintain the ESG implementation roadmap, action tracker and responsibility matrix.

Coordinate cross-functional delivery and escalate risks, delays and resource constraints through agreed governance forums.

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

Coordinate implementation activities supporting the Environmental Management System (EMS).

Support the development and maintenance of EMS documentation, registers and operational controls.

Prepare the organisation for internal, customer and certification-readiness assessments, ensuring corrective actions are tracked to closure.

Monitor applicable ISO 14001 transition requirements and support approved transition plans where required.

Social & Governance Systems

Coordinate ESG due diligence questionnaires, customer requirements, supplier assessments and improvement actions with relevant process owners.

Support governance processes relating to ESG compliance obligations, stakeholder commitments and improvement initiatives.

ESG Data, Reporting & Assurance

Define ESG data requirements, ownership, methodologies, controls, review cycles and evidence standards.

Collect, validate and consolidate agreed environmental and social performance data.

Prepare dashboards, monthly ESG performance reports and management-review packs highlighting trends, risks and required actions.

Maintain an audit-ready document repository with version control, traceability and retention controls.

Capability Building & Engagement

Build ESG awareness and practical capability across business units through guidance, training and coaching.

Support materiality assessments, stakeholder-engagement activities and the consolidation of stakeholder feedback.

Project, Risk & Change Management

Manage ESG workstreams, milestones, dependencies, risks and benefits using disciplined project-management practices.

Support investigations and root-cause analysis of ESG nonconformities, incidents, complaints and control failures, ensuring corrective actions are monitored to completion.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Sustainability, Engineering, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.

Graduates and/or up to 3 years’ relevant experience in ESG, sustainability, environmental management, quality, health and safety, or a related field.

Training in ISO 14001 implementation or internal auditing is strongly preferred.

ISO 14001 Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor certification is an advantage.

Exposure to ESG reporting, GHG accounting, GRI, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, climate risk, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, or project management is desirable.

Working knowledge of environmental management principles, including environmental aspects and impacts, compliance obligations, objectives and targets, operational controls, monitoring, auditing, corrective actions, and management review.

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