Corporate Sustainability & ESG

OVERVIEW

Position

Corporate Sustainability & ESG

Job Code

Reports to

Head of Strategy Office

Direct Reports

Division

Sustainability

Department

Strategy Office

Role Purpose

• Steer and evolve the NEOM Company’s Sust./ESG strategy, objectives and goals and drive integration within policies, processes and decision making in accordance with the NEOM Company, regulatory requirements and relevant industry best practices, standards and frameworks
• Promote a high-performance working environment embracing NEOM’s values as a key member of the Department’s senior leadership team, providing guidance, support and a mentoring role to the team, and key department stakeholders and coach decision makers to manage complex trade-offs
• Champion cultural change across the entire organization and promote ongoing dialogue with internal and external stakeholders to develop constructive relationships and collaboration
• Grow sustainability knowledge and capabilities within NEOM proponents over time, while maintaining a team of experts to coordinate work program and activities required
• Promote openness to new thinking, innovation and emerging technologies to ensure NEOM remains a leader in sustainability
• Build stakeholder confidence and trust by securing transparency of sustainability performance through ESG disclosure, reporting and communication
• Anticipate regulatory trends and their implications and guide the NEOM Company’s response

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

Leadership

• Participate as a key member of the Department’s senior leadership team, providing strategic guidance, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving initiatives
• Assist executive leadership team in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities and decision-making regarding sustainability
• Keep executive leadership team and other key stakeholders abreast on the NEOM Company’s sustainability performance and progress 
• Engage the executive leadership team on current and emerging topics relating to sustainability matters that may affect the business, operations, performance, public image and its stakeholders and, if appropriate, detail actions taken in relation to the same
• Coach decision-makers to manage complex trade-offs regarding sustainability, facilitating a deeper understanding of the sustainability impacts of their decision and guiding them in balancing short-term goals with long-term outcomes

Accountabilities

Strategy Management, Advisory & Governance

• Steer and evolve the NEOM Company’s Sust./ESG strategy, objectives and goals in accordance with the NEOM Company, regulatory requirements and relevant industry best practices, standards and frameworks
• Provide expert guidance to senior leadership and the board on the development and implementation of sustainability strategies that align with NEOM’s vision and goals
• Offer insights and recommendations on emerging sustainability trends, risks, and opportunities, helping NEOM to proactively adapt and innovate
• Advise on the formulation of sustainability policies and support the integration of sustainability principles into corporate governance frameworks

Operations & Delivery

• Guide the identification and prioritization of Sustainability initiatives and steer and approve strategies, resource allocation and budget for implementation in the short, medium and long term
• Oversee the development and integration of Sustainability criteria into short- and long-term business, capital, value and operations planning

Risk Management

• Steer mitigation and remediation strategies to proactively address short-, medium- and long-term sustainability risks

Culture & Workforce

• Build partnership relationships with relevant divisions, sectors and regions to ensure collaboration and to provide direction on sustainability integration
• Guide the Head of Department in building and maintaining a high-performance culture of excellence, innovation and continuous improvement
• Help sustainability narrative and communicate purpose for transformation across internal stakeholders
• Drive the mobilization of the Sust./ESG capability framework and activate communities of practices to build a sustainability talent pool within the NEOM Company
• Enhance awareness and build skills pool across the NEOM Company through engagement sessions and training

Sustainability Innovation