Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Giving

Manager, Sustainability And Corporate Giving

Based in Chesapeake, VA, Family Dollar operates more than 7,000 stores across the 48 contiguous states, supported by a coast-to-coast logistics network and more than 80,000 Associates. Family Dollar is a leading value retailer serving large and small communities across the country. Come help us grow!

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing all areas of sustainability reporting including managing compliance with state and federal product packaging and composition reporting requirements. You will be tasked with driving continuous improvement and implementation of our sustainability reporting practices, data analysis, and disclosure strategy. You will also project-manage a cross-functional sustainability reporting working group to ensure alignment with current and future voluntary and regulated disclosure frameworks, and you will manage and coordinate investor and other stakeholder responses and questionnaires regarding our sustainability practices, programs, and performance. Additionally, this role will assist with our corporate giving program which will include coordinating disaster relief responses for our associates and outreach to local and national community organizations. Reporting to the Director, Operations Compliance, you will play a vital role in designing and building out our reporting and disclosure capabilities by providing strategic program management and operational support to ensure and advance our sustainability strategy. This position requires an understanding of sustainability and non-financial reporting and the ability to guide and develop data analyses and written materials to drive efficiencies in the reporting and data collection process.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead company reporting strategy and process including oversee implementation of data/content, design, and final deliverables.
• Ensure proactive management of sustainability reporting requirements and ongoing stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor and drive efficiencies in the data management process, starting from data collection to data qualification to report progress against our commitments, both internally and externally.
• Manage ESG practices, programs, and performance in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate disaster relief response for our associates.
• Lead outreach efforts to local and national community organizations and assist in organizing initiatives with corporate charitable partners.
• Conduct research and peer benchmarking and engage with external partners to learn best practices in the industry and share with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Align ESG materiality assessment and issue prioritization with annual ERM process.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on ESG standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and passion for general sustainability topics, standards, policies, and leading practices.
• Degree in Business, Environmental Management, Sustainability, Data Science, Finance or other related field.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in corporate sustainability.
• Previous experience working on social and environmental data management.
• Strong familiarity with the ESG data and technology vendor landscape, best practices, and implementation.
• Ability to lead through influence across company functions in a collaborative manner to implement the reporting strategy and deliver on reporting and disclosures requirements.
• Skilled project manager who pays exceptional attention to details and timelines and successfully executes long-term projects.
• Superior interpersonal skills; highly collaborative; strong team player who builds and maintains strong relationships/credibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication as well as editing and presentation development.