• Application Deadline:
• Position: Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) Manager



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Risk Management and Compliance 
  
  

The Problem We’re Solving:

• Our ESG story isn’t being told with the rigour our investors demand. Three blind spots are holding us back:


• Governance Reporting: Takes too long. Depends on people who stop to research things they should already know cold.


• Environmental Footprint: Not fully mapped. Soil health, water use, and input impact remain unstructured at scale.


• Social Metrics: Scattered. Smallholder welfare and livelihood data lacks the structure our investors and donors expect.


• We need someone who already knows 70% of the answers — and builds systems so the other 30% never needs solving twice.

Outcomes We Need:

• Own investor and donor ESG reporting end-to-end — independently, accurately, on time.


• Build ESG data infrastructure from field ops, finance & delivery — no manual chasing.


• Develop environmental metrics grounded in what’s measurable: soil, water, inputs.


• Lead smallholder welfare tracking: livelihoods, gender inclusion, community impact.


• Stay ahead of Nigerian ESG regulations + frameworks (GRI, SASB, SDG alignment).


• Be the internal ESG intelligence resource — the person others come to for answers.

What Success Looks Like: First 90 Days

30 Days — Understand

• Full ESG gap audit across all three pillars.


• Prioritised problem map delivered.


• Key stakeholders + 2 investor counterparts met.


• Know exactly where Babban Gona is exposed.

60 Days — Engage

• First independent investor ESG response submitted.


• Two highest-risk reporting gaps + closure plan.


• All ESG data flows mapped; missing ones flagged.

90 Days — Structure

• Working ESG framework live with clear data ownership.


• Reporting timelines shortened measurably.


• Investor queries handled with confidence.


• Function has moved from reactive to structured.

Requirements

Who We’re Looking For:

• Knows Nigerian ESG regulations cold.


• Doesn’t Google the basics.


• Built ESG frameworks from scratch.


• Created structure where there wasn’t any.


• Handles investor queries independently.


• Speaks DFI and impact investor language without coaching.


• Worked in agri, NGO or impact finance.


• Understands smallholder farmers are the mission.


• Operates in the grey.


• Makes well-reasoned calls and documents the thinking.


• Not waiting to be told what to do.


• Sees a gap and closes it.

Benefits

• Competitive salary


• Health Insurance


• Pension


• Performance Bonus


• Annual paid vacation


• Group Life Insurance