Job Title: Co-Founder (Environmental Sustainability Specialist)
Location: Lagos (mainland)
Job Type: Full Time
Industry: Environmental


Job Summary: We are looking for a co-founder (environmental sustainability specialist) who will be Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of sustainability programs, and when needed, recommending changes to close strategic gaps. Partnering with vendors that are committed to furthering green initiatives. Organizing company-wide environmental volunteer activities, such as beach cleaning or planting dune grass. The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
• Developing sustainability project goals, objectives, initiatives, or strategies in collaboration with other sustainability professionals.
• Monitoring or tracking sustainability indicators, such as energy usage, natural resource usage, waste generation, and recycling.
• Assessing or propose sustainability initiatives, considering factors such as cost effectiveness, technical feasibility, and acceptance.

Responsibilities:

• Creating and developing an organization’s short- and long-term sustainability strategies
• Researching regulatory compliance requirements that impact company operations
• Drafting and implementing social responsibility initiatives.
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of sustainability programs, and when needed, recommending changes to close strategic gaps
• Partnering with vendors that are committed to furthering green initiatives
• Organizing company-wide environmental volunteer activities, such as environmental cleaning, seminars or planting dune grass
• Researching ways that a company can reduce its carbon footprint, such as switching its fleet vehicles from gas to electric
• Researching ways to incorporate recycled materials into a company’s production line
• Developing communication materials for staff regarding a company’s sustainability goals
• Tracking sustainability strategies’ financial efficiency

• Analyzing operations within a company to identify areas for sustainability improvement
• Examining the pipelines used for resource acquisition by the company to identify more efficient opportunities
• Recommending changes to procedures within an organization to implement new sustainable practices
• Creating documents explaining sustainability initiatives for staff to reference when learning about changes or when they have questions during implementation
• Explaining new initiatives directly to staff members, including what the new policies are and the reasons behind them
• Working with staff in the branding and marketing departments of the company to integrate sustainability initiatives into their efforts
• Overseeing the implementation of new policies to ensure that staff correctly carry out the new plans

Qualifications:

• Bsc or Masters in Environmental science or Environmental Engineering
• 2 -3 years’ experience working as an environmental sustainability specialist.
. Must be between 26-32 years (females only)
• Must be willing to travel locally and internationally.
• Must have problem solving skills
• Must have leadership and good communication skills
• Must have passion for a clean and healthy environment.
• Must have stamina for street work.
• Must have passion for team work
. Must have strong experience in marketing and business development.

Skills needed:

. Marketing and business development skills
. Communication and problem solving skills
. Relationship and people amangement skills.
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Salary: N800,000 – 1M with Stock Options.