Specialist ESG (Environmental, Social en Governance)

Specialist ESG

Maternity cover (feb – aug 2025)

Recommended start date: February – March 2025

Expected end date: end of August.2025

Hybrid role in either the Nethelands or Belgium, face-to-face meetings mainly in Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Amersfoort, Lommel

You will be joining Renewi in the most exciting, but also the most challenging period: witnessing the end of financial year, during which we prepare our annual accounts, as well as participating in the first reporting cycle for our company to implement the European Sustainability Reporting Standards.

This is why we are expecting a self-organizing, well-rounded sustainability professional, able to “plug-and-play” into existing data structure and help deliver the right outputs, with the right insights, on time.

This role reports to the Group Sustainability Reporting Manager and frequently liaises with Group Strategy (Head of Sustainability) and divisional Sustainability Leaders.

Your duties and responsibilities:

• Support the preparation of the non-financial section of the Annual Report (due out in May 2025), including data consolidation at Group level, and collaboration with the key redaction team as well as external consultants.
• Alignment with Finance regarding the calibration of existing KPIs to the ESRS format - may include data management, template development, process improvements, quality and accuracy improvements etc.
• Monitor Sustainability KPIs and targets as outlined in the Group Sustainability Strategy, support the continued publication of other internal and external communication, such as quarterly KPIs, and external ESG disclosures.
• Collect, consolidate, control, and validate ESG data, metrics, KPIs, and risk indicators.
• Perform the calculation of GHG Scope 3 footprint according to the existing methodology.
• Manage sustainability reporting systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation during external assurance processes, facilitate the auditing process between the data owners and auditors.
• Continue the work on ensuring that all relevant policies, procedures and guidance are developed fully and implemented at all sites.

Requirements:

Must-have requirements:

• Experience: Minimum of 6 years in sustainability reporting and/or financial reporting/non-financial auditing in senior expert or mid-management roles.
• Project Management: Proven experience in orchestrating cross-functional projects.
• Knowledge: Subject matter expert in ESG data and performance metrics. Holistic knowledge of sustainability and wider environmental, social and governance issues, and comprehensive specialist understanding of ESRS, GHG Protocol.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel, Power Point.
• Languages: Fluent in English.
• Ability to write and implement Sustainability procedures.
• Ability to work in a cadence of the financial calendar.

Character traits:

• Initiative-taking with critical thinking and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and writing capabilities, engaging multiple stakeholders at all levels.
• Good team facilitator with ability to work with and build confidence in other functions, flexibility to account for unexpected in managing first-time projects, people and assignments.
• Forward-thinking with an innovative mindset.
• Able to maintain big-picture sustainability objectives in mind while delving into technical details and designing data structures and processes, writing policies.
• Attention to detail.
• Drive for results / completer finisher.

Nice to haves:

• Previous experiences with publicly listed entities, consulting and/or manufacturing/heavy industry enterprises is an asset.
• Preferred backgrounds: in environmental sciences, engineering, change management, process design, management finance. Academic degree not necessary with the right level of on-the-job experience.
• Working command of Dutch language.
• Familiarity with PowerBI – dashboard creation.
• Familiarity with other disclosures: CDP, CO2 Performance ladder, S&P.

Ready to join us?

Please apply before January 15th, ideally we want you to start in February and the expected end date will be end of August.

This role can be filled on an interim basis or temporarily on our payoll.