Sustainability Officer implementing and tracking sustainability and green financing strategies, preparing ESG reports and supporting climate risk assessments, requiring a bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Finance or Economics and 3-4 years sustainability reporting or ESG experience with GRI and IFRS S1/S2 knowledge, in a development finance environment, on-site role.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead
and coordinate in implementing and tracking activities under the KDC
Sustainability and Green Financing Strategies and implementation matrix.
- Assist
in preparing sustainability performance reports, dashboards, advisories
and presentations for management and the Board.
- Support
the collection, verification and preparation of information required for
sustainability reporting and disclosures, including GRI Standards and IFRS
S1/S2.
- Assist
with monitoring progress against KDC’s sustainability KPIs and
implementation timelines.
- Support
stakeholder engagements, workshops, sustainability awareness activities
and meetings with development partners and other stakeholders.Assist in
maintaining documentation and evidence required for sustainability
reporting, audits and assurance.
- Support
research on emerging ESG, climate finance, green finance and
sustainability regulatory requirements relevant to KDC.
- Support
climate-risk assessments, climate adaptation planning and portfolio
resilience analysis in line with evolving climate disclosure requirements.
- Assist
in tracking operational and financed emissions, portfolio carbon
footprints and climate-transition metrics.
- Support
implementation and continuous improvement of KDC’s Environmental and
Social Management System (ESMS).
- Mainstream
adoption of IFRS S1 and IFRSS2 in the corporation.
- Assist
in environmental and social due diligence processes, including review of
ESDD and ESIA reports, screening of proposed investments, and monitoring
of Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) implementation.
- Support
collection and maintenance of ESG, climate, environmental and social data
from KDC and its investment portfolio.
- Assist
in monitoring green portfolio classification, sustainable finance
indicators, climate-risk screening and climate-related investment
opportunities.
- Support
collection and analysis of portfolio ESG performance data and preparation
of periodic ESG monitoring reports.
- Support
environmental and social compliance monitoring of investee companies,
including implementation of ESAPs, ESIA commitments and other
sustainability requirements.
- Assist
in tracking KDC’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, energy, water, waste and
other operational sustainability indicators.
- Support
implementation of internal initiatives by supporting sustainability
champions and staff sensitization with a focus on waste management, energy
efficiency, paper reduction and sustainability communication nuggets
- Perform
any other ESG and sustainability-related duties assigned by the Supervisor
Key Qualifications.
- Bachelor’s
degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Development Studies,
Finance, Economics, Business, Natural Resource Management or a related
field.
- 3–4
years’ experience in sustainability reporting, ESG, environmental
management, climate finance, development finance or a related area.
- Knowledge
of ESG, green finance and sustainability reporting.
- Familiarity
with GRI, IFRS S1/S2, TCFD, climate risk, ESG due diligence and
sustainablefinance taxonomies will be an advantage.
- Good
in data collection and analytics, research, report-writing, reporting and
coordination skills.
- Strong
Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates should submit an application letter, detailed CV
including at least three referees, copies of academic and professional
certificates, testimonials, and a copy of their Kenya National ID. Applications
should be addressed to:
The
Director General
Kenya Development Corporation
P.O. Box 12665–00100,
Nairobi
Applications
should be submitted via email to careers@kdc.go.ke by 14
October 2026.
