Sustainability Operations Manager

Sustainability Operations Manager Johnvents Foods Limited launched Johnvents Pure Cocoa Powder, an everyday beverage that provides 100% cocoa nourishment. It acquired and set up a cocoa product factory in Idanre for the production of Oluji Pure Cocoa Powder, Johnvents Chocolate drink, Cocoa Pops, Cocoa Cube, and other cocoa-based consumer products.

Sustainability Operations Manager

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 5 years
• Location Ondo
• Job Field Administration / Facilities , Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain , Project and Program Management

Role Purpose

• The Sustainability Operations Manager - Nigeria is responsible for the day-to-day management, execution, and tracking of all sustainability programmes and projects across commodities and sourcing areas in Nigeria.
• The role holder's job is to make sure the agreed work plans actually get delivered - on time, within budget, with progress visible every week, and with issues resolved at country level before they escalate.
• The ideal candidate is a hands-on operations or project management professional who is smart at execution: someone who takes a defined target, mobilises the right people, tracks progress rigorously, removes blockers, and gets things done.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Work Plan Management:

• Own the execution of the Nigeria sustainability work plan across all commodities (cocoa, cashew, palm kernel, soya, sesame) and all workstreams (mapping, certification, CLMRS, farmer programmes, new commodity rollout).
• Break annual and half-year plans into clear weekly and monthly milestones per workstream and per team, with named owners, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Run all workstreams in parallel, ensuring each team is progressing against its own targets every week - no workstream stalls while waiting for another.
• Anticipate delays and blockers early, resolve them at country level, and escalate to the Group Sustainability Supply Chain Manager with a clear problem statement and proposed solution.
• Maintain a single, up-to-date view of the status of every project, programme, and partner commitment in Nigeria at any point in time.

Progress Monitoring & Tracking:

• Track weekly field milestones across all commodities (farmer registration, training, GPS / polygon mapping, certification activities, CLMRS rollout), keeping at least 90% of milestones on schedule.
• Maintain and continuously update trackers for all workstreams, and submit a consolidated weekly progress report every Monday covering progress, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Ensure all field data and programme records are complete, organised, and audit-ready at all times, working with the M&E / data lead.
• Flag underperformance against milestones immediately with a recovery plan.

Team Coordination & Delivery Management:

• Coordinate the in-country pillar/technical leads and field supervisors day to day, translating strategy into clear task assignments and deadlines.
• Get delivery through others: know who the go-to person is for each pillar (certification, EUDR, CLMRS, data / M&E, community programmes) and hold them accountable for their targets.
• Ensure every team member has defined, tracked KPIs, and support monthly performance reviews with objective, evidence-based input on delivery.
• Support onboarding, field planning, and logistics for team activities, including field visit schedules, movement plans, and cost-efficient routing.

Budget Tracking & Cost Control:

• Track budget utilisation across all Nigeria sustainability programmes against the approved annual budget, maintaining continuous visibility of spend per workstream.
• Prepare and submit the following month's budget and submit a monthly variance report with explanations and corrective actions.
• Verify all per diem, allowance, and field cost claims are policy-compliant, pre-approved, and supported by documentation before payment.
• Drive cost optimisation continuously - challenge transport, logistics, and activity costs, and propose cheaper ways to deliver the same results (cost per farmer, cost per MT).

Procurement & Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Act as the primary link between the sustainability team and procurement teams across all commodities.

• Work with procurement to introduce sustainability activities into sourcing areas through the procurement route.

• Coordinate with finance, admin, and site teams to ensure field operations, payments, and logistics run without delays.

• Coordinate access to relevant internal reports and dashboards (e.g. farm and expense dashboards) to inform planning and cost control.

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