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Sustainability Reporting Analyst - job post

RisCura
4.3 out of 5 stars
Cape Town, Western Cape
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Location

Cape Town, Western Cape

Full job description

Applications Close 31 August 2026

Location

Cape Town (in office role)

Reports To

Head of Operations and Sustainability Team lead

Application Criteria

  • Bachelor’s or Honours degree in Development Finance, Economics, Environmental Science, or a related field.
  • Completed or inclination to complete relevant certifications related to ESG and Impact such as CFA ESG, SASB FSA, or similar.
  • Knowledge of key ESG and impact investing concepts.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Experience

Graduate position 1-2 years of relevant experience in ESG analysis or sustainability-related fields.

EE Disclaimer

RisCura complies with the Employment Equity Act and will fill all roles in accordance with our Employment Equity strategy and to the specification of the business area. Applicants who have not heard back from Human Resources within one month of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.

Purpose of Job

  • Compiling ESG, impact and infrastructure reports for pension fund clients and other stakeholders.
  • Helping sustainability team and wider company to stay up to date on key sustainability reporting trends.
  • Communicating thought leadership and RisCura sustainability reporting capabilities to clients and the wider public.

Key Competencies, Skills and Attributes

  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Development Plan (NDP) alignment, and Impact Reporting Frameworks (IRIS+).
  • Knowledge of ESG ratings and providers like MSCI, Bloomberg, Sustainalytics.
  • Knowledge of a wide range of sustainability-related frameworks, reporting standards, and guidelines including CRISA (Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa), SASB, TCFD, GRI, CDP etc.

  • Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Comfortable working under pressure and working on projects.
  • Awareness of industry trends regarding sustainability reporting particularly with regards to ESG, impact and infrastructure reporting.
  • Comfortable handling and analysing large datasets.
  • Strong numeric and analytical ability.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong research skills.
  • Ability to present and interact with clients.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Proactive and innovative problem-solving mindset.

Monthly/Daily Tasks

ESG, impact and infrastructure reporting

  • Retrieve, validate, reconcile, analyse, and prepare data for ESG, impact and infrastructure reports for clients using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
  • Utilise third party ESG data providers to conduct research, analysis and produce reports.
  • Map assets according to various impact themes, SDGs and NDPs.
  • Collect and interpret data relating to impact measurement such as job creation and BEE statistics.
  • Interpret and analyse report results to provide commentary to clients.
  • Check reports generated by fellow sustainability analysts.
  • Provide ad hoc sustainability analyses and supporting output.
Respond to sustainability reporting queries from clients.

    Ad Hoc Research, Analysis and Insights:

    • Assist with ad hoc requests across the various RisCura business lines regarding sustainability research.
    • Attend conferences and stay up to date with industry trends while representing RisCura.
    • Participate in specific sustainability related projects such as case studies on impact investing, extended research projects and industry surveys.

    Innovation

    • Suggest and generate ideas for the improvement of current ESG and Impact data collection, analysis and visualisation methods.
    • Identify shortcomings in current work methods and processes related to sustainability reporting.
    • Contribute to the establishment of quality management processes specific to ESG and Impact.
    • Participate in continuous training, learning and development sessions facilitated by the business.
    • Independently pursue additional training and upskilling opportunities.

    Other Key Relationships

    • Sustainability reporting team
    • Risk and performance and compliance reporting teams
    • Responsible Investment Committee
    • Marketing team
    • Clients

    Remuneration

    Market-related
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