Job Description

? About Our Opportunity
The Assistant Manager - Sustainability & HSE supports the delivery of YDE's Sustainability Strategy across all operating countries, with a core focus on ESG reporting and performance improvement. Based in South Africa, the role also assists with the implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental practices locally. A key part of the position involves Social Performance--helping de-risk operations through community and stakeholder engagement, regulatory compliance, and monitoring Economic Development commitments. This role is essential to strengthening ESG transparency, embedding sustainability into YDE's culture, and supporting long-term value creation.
What You'll Do
1. Sustainability Strategy, Reporting & Social Performance (Primary Focus)

• Take a leading role in refining, developing, and implementing YDE's Sustainability Strategy.
• Coordinate sustainability and ESG reporting across all YDE countries, including the Annual Sustainability Report, shareholder requirements, and sustainability ratings.
• Maintain and enhance sustainability data systems, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and audit readiness.
• Develop dashboards and present performance outcomes to senior leadership and Board-level Sustainability Committees.
• Work with Commercial, BD and Customer teams to position sustainability as a strategic differentiator.
• Coordinate B-BBEE compliance documentation and maintain evidence files for verification, including SED, ESD and supplier development components.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with local communities, municipalities, CLOs and project beneficiaries.
• Support community engagement activities to de-risk projects and maintain strong stakeholder relations.
• Maintain stakeholder engagement logs, grievance mechanisms and social performance documentation.
• Support monitoring and reporting of Economic Development (ED) and socio-economic upliftment commitments.
• Contribute to implementation of YDE's Net Zero Roadmap and associated emissions-reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate sustainability campaigns, awareness sessions and training across YDE teams.

2. Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Management

• Support implementation and continuous improvement of YDE's HSE Management System aligned with ISO 45001.
• Participate in site inspections, audits, toolbox engagements and incident investigations.
• Support the promotion of a proactive safety culture across employees and contractors.

3. Environmental Performance & Compliance (South Africa)

• Support implementation of environmental management processes aligned with ISO 14001.
• Assist in monitoring compliance relating to waste, resource efficiency and ecological mitigation.
• Maintain environmental reporting records and support environmental improvement initiatives.

4. Quality Management (Limited Scope)

• Support ISO 9001-aligned processes within the QHSSE function.
• Participate in internal audits and continuous improvement activities.

What You Bring
Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, HSE Management, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in sustainability, ESG reporting and/or social performance, ideally within infrastructure or renewable energy.
• Experience engaging with communities and stakeholders in South Africa.
• Strong analytical and data management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Preferred

• SACPCMP registration.
• Training or certification in GRI, ISO 14001/45001 or IFC Performance Standards.
• Experience supporting sustainability strategy or Net Zero planning.

Why Yellow Door Energy?
You will play a central role in strengthening sustainability performance across multiple countries while directly supporting community engagement, responsible operations, and long-term value creation. This is a meaningful opportunity to grow with a mission-driven renewable energy developer backed by global investors.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse work environment.

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