Sustainability Manager – Expat Opportunity

Location: Tanzania, with regular field travel
Level: Senior Management
Reports to: Country Head

About the Role

Our client, a leading agribusiness with operations in Tanzania, is seeking an experienced Sustainability Manager to lead the country's sustainability and ESG agenda. You will translate global and regional priorities into practical country-level plans, providing strategic direction, governance, assurance and cross-functional coordination across farmer and operational programmes.

Zimbabwean candidates encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

ESG Programme, Strategy and Coordination

• Lead delivery of the country sustainability roadmaps, aligned with global strategy, regional priorities, customer expectations and local business objectives.
• Develop, coordinate and implement country ESG strategies, objectives and action plans, integrating CSR, sustainable agriculture and customer sustainability programmes.
• Advise the Country Head and leadership team on material ESG risks, opportunities, regulatory expectations and strategic trade-offs.
• Lead customer environmental and social programme delivery, ensuring accurate documentation, data integrity and timely submission of deliverables.
• Guide teams on farmer livelihoods, sustainable agriculture, environmental performance, social due diligence, human rights, GHG and health and safety priorities.

Data Governance, Systems and Insight

• Oversee traceability systems, documentation control, data governance and validation processes so that information is complete, consistent and decision-ready.
• Use trends, gaps and assurance findings to inform risk management, performance improvement and investment priorities.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Lead the assurance, audit and monitoring framework, ensuring findings are converted into corrective actions and stronger controls.
• Direct audit preparation and engagement with management, customers and other parties.
• Set the reporting and assurance calendar, and review and approve sustainability, customer and ESG reports before submission.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

• Maintain the country ESG risk register and integrate sustainability risks into business planning and customer engagement.
• Assess reputational, regulatory, human rights, environmental and supply chain exposure, and recommend and track mitigation actions.

People Management

• Lead, coach and develop direct reports (including programme, environmental and compliance functions) and build sustainability capability across the business.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Sustainability, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Social Science, Human Rights, Engineering, Business Management or a related field (essential).
• Postgraduate qualification in sustainability, ESG, environmental management, development or business (desirable).
• Risk management, environmental, ISO, NOSA, audit, data assurance or project management certification (desirable).
• Membership of a relevant professional sustainability, environmental, safety or governance body (desirable).

Experience

• 8+ years in ESG, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, environmental management, human rights, customer programmes, assurance or risk management, including senior cross-functional leadership.
• Experience in agribusiness, agricultural supply chains or manufacturing, preferably in a multi-stakeholder, customer-facing environment.
• Proven ability to advise senior executives and influence leadership teams.
• Experience managing ESG platforms, customer reporting, data validation, audits and external assurance processes.
• Strong project and change management capability in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• People leadership experience, including coaching, performance management and resource planning.
• Experience translating ESG strategy into annual operating plans, budgets and implementation roadmaps.

Knowledge

• ESG strategy, governance, risk management and sustainability reporting cycles.
• Sustainable agriculture, customer programmes and supply chain social and environmental due diligence.
• GHG, environmental management and relevant local legal and national standards.
• Data governance, documentation control and quality assurance.
• Budgeting, business planning and analytics.
• Familiarity with GRI, SEDEX/SMETA or similar ESG reporting and assurance platforms (advantageous).

Skills and Competencies

• Strategic leadership and sound judgement
• Stakeholder influence at senior level
• Analytical rigour
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Execution discipline and tactical planning
• Collaboration and empowerment
• Trade-off management

Please note: The role requires frequent travel, including field visits.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send their CVs to [email protected], quoting "Sustainability Manager – Expat Opportunity" in the subject line or by clicking on the "Apply" Link on the Vacancy page on our website.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.