• Coca Cola Kwanza Ltd – Tanzania
• Dar es Salaam
• Closing Date: 2024/03/22
• Reference Number:CCB240311-4
• Job Title Sustainability & Communication Specialist
• Job Category Legal and Public Affairs – Communication and Sustainability
• Company Coca-Cola Kwanza (Tanzania)
• Job Type Permanent
• Location – Country Tanzania
• Location – Province Not Applicable
• Location – Town / City Dar es Salaam

Job Description

Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in PACS department. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience in Sustainability & Communication Specialist position to be based in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will report to PACS Director.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Strategy Development

• Facilitate the development of Sustainable Development strategy across all business functions and agree medium to long term deliverables with members of the Leadership Team.
• Develop sustainable development plans to support local priorities, with performance criteria.
• Oversee management governance structures in the regions, reporting on progress.
• Input into the Transformation’s internal and external communication strategy.
• Review trends, public debates and regulatory development across all the sustainability priorities, assess impact and determine key changes and issues affecting the business in the short, medium and long term.
• Highlight sustainability risks and investigate innovative solutions to mitigate the risk to the business.

Manage Sustainability Projects and Initiatives

Develop Sustainability Projects / Initiates according to identified and agreed priorities and oversee implementation of Sustainability Projects / Initiatives (e.g. Waste Minimization and Recycling Project Initiative).
Set up country working groups / task teams to oversee regional roll-out.
Run awareness and communication initiatives to drive employees’ involvement and engagement.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Support business commercial objectives and opportunities.
• Development of Sustainability index for country.
• Submit country sustainability report as per the required reporting procedures.
• Monitor the country’s performance against group’s targets and manage any gaps with responsible leaders.
• Ensure companywide implementation and adherence to provisions of the Codes of Good Practice (CoGP).
• Compile the country’s Bi-annual reporting of sustainability measures.

Stakeholder and PR Management

• Identify external platforms to showcase country specific sustainability initiatives (conferences, magazines and interest group initiatives), enhancing corporate reputation and stakeholder relations management.
• Manage relationships with all legislated related bodies.
• Identify gaps & opportunities.
• Engage leadership and key relationship holders to ensure that relationships are developed and maintained.
• Develop and manage PR and communications calendar to address all PR opportunities with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Internal Comms team to ensure awareness is created on all ssues with Internal stakeholders.

Skills, Experience & Education

• The applicant should have at least a tertiary qualification in law, politics, public policy or humanities related degree.
• Should have a minimum of 5 years working experience in Sustainable Development Management. Prior working experience in a Public Affairs department will be an added advantage.
• The applicant should have the ability to demonstrate high levels of interpersonal skills and good communication skills at all levels within and outside the organisation.

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