Senior Associate - ESG Compliance

Responsibilities

• Supplier qualification
  • Sending out triggering questionnaires to business partners and evaluating responses, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, or instincts that do not ring true.
  • Timely follow‑up with suppliers where no response is received or gaps / missing information exist.
  • Working closely with the onboarding team to ensure new suppliers are correctly entered into SAP and Ariba.
  • Running desktop analysis on selected business partners as part of EGA’s qualification process.
  • Screening of supplier customers through Refinitiv when needed.
  • Critical analysis of due diligence findings, including supplier engagement and follow‑up investigations.
  • Collaborating with procurement teams on critical findings that can impact supplier qualification or selection.
  • Working closely with legal and compliance departments on relevant issues.
  • Ensuring procurement teams include ESG criteria as part of the supplier selection process.
  • Maintaining supplier qualification templates and processes.
  • Carrying out supplier qualification audits when needed.
• Supplier development and audits
  • Developing supplier audit plans on a yearly basis together with the ESG team and SC stakeholders.
  • Participating in on‑site audits and developing improvement plans for suppliers.
  • Working with suppliers to improve their ESG performance as identified through audits.
  • Liaising with EHS, Quality, CSR and Sustainability departments on audit findings and actions.
  • Adhering to KPIs established for ESG review and due diligence of suppliers.
• Supplier performance and risk
  • Risk rating of suppliers and escalation liaison internally within EGA to inform commercial decision‑making.
  • Monitoring and tracking ongoing supplier performance and scheduling EGA interventions as necessary.
  • Preparing supply chain risk and performance reports for SC management.
  • Providing regular reporting and statistics quarterly on supplier progress and deep dives as necessary.
• Projects and ESG requirements
  • Updating relevant policies and procedures pertaining to Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Onboarding in cooperation with the GRC manager.
  • Keeping up to date on ESG developments and requirements from ASI, UN, OECD, EU and other relevant organizations.
  • Running relevant projects for Responsible sourcing, such as implementing new requirements (e.g., carbon emissions, women in the workforce).
  • Collaborating with CSR on social programs in the UAE and Guinea.
  • Performing other tasks and assignments required by the SC ESG Manager in connection with Responsible Sourcing.
  • Contributing to continual improvement of EGA’s ESG due diligence management system.
• Safety, Quality, Environment
  • Complying with all relevant EHS policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

• A minimum of three years’ professional experience in a compliance or sustainability‑related role.
• Degree‑level education in sustainability, business, law or a related field.
• Analytical and detail‑oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Mindset of high ethical standards.
• Demonstrable ability to apply critical thinking and professional scepticism.
• Excellent understanding of ESG issues.
• Comfortable with IT database platforms and highly proficient in MS Office.