Director, Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr)

Boralex is a major player in renewable energy specializing in four sectors of activity: wind, solar, hydroelectricity, and storage.

We have been based in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada, for 30 years and have since expanded our horizons and established our business in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom.

OUR PURPOSE

On our planet where electricity is central to fighting climate change, we have a responsibility to produce it sustainably for future generations.

OUR MISSION

At Boralex, we provide renewable and affordable energy for all, creating value to share with our partners.

OUR VISION

To achieve our missions, we rely on the best of our strengths.

Thanks to our fearlessness, our discipline, our expertise, and our diversity, we continue to be an industry leader.

And we do it with pleasure.

YOUR PROFIL

You are known for your strategic vision, ability to influence, efficiency, and structured approach, and you are well-versed in the principles of sustainable development. You understand how important the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are for investors, and you know how to turn the associated risks into business opportunities.

You enjoy teamwork and want to contribute to a company known for its values and leadership in the renewable energy sector.

YOUR CHALLENGE

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Integrated Risk Management and Corporate Social Responsibility (ERM and CSR), the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provides the impetus and vision for CSR. They ensure that it is integrated into the company's processes so that Boralex can achieve its 2025 ambition of being the CSR benchmark for its stakeholders. To do so, they build the overall strategy in this area in collaboration with all jurisdictions where Boralex operates and sets specific objectives. They conduct regulatory and competitive monitoring to ensure that actions align with CSR trends and best practices worldwide. They implement, manage, supervise, and ensure the evolution of Boralex's global CSR strategy and ESG criteria. They ensure the internal deployment of policies and training and the related annual disclosures.

Want to learn more? Your role and responsibilities will include the following:

• Implement awareness-raising activities for all employees;
• Prepare reports and assessments, including Boralex's annual CSR report and collaborate on quarterly financial reporting to communicate on ESG issues. Select and respond to external ESG questionnaires requested by our stakeholders;
• Equip the company's leaders to integrate CSR issues into their strategic decisions and orientations;
• Collaborate and lead an international internal network and implement the action plan at all levels of the organization through a matrix team and a network of regional CSR leaders;
• Advise the Regional Business Units in defining and implementing Boralex's CSR strategy in North America, France and the United Kingdom through the execution of the annual action plan. Adapt and evolve this strategy according to national and international trends, regulatory constraints and standards;
• In collaboration with the public and corporate affairs team, contribute to the company's CSR outreach by disseminating and promoting CSR actions to its target audiences (media interviews, events, speeches, meetings, conferences, etc.).
• Supervise the work of the Senior Advisor, CSR;
• Determine the actions, tools, resources and policies required to achieve the set targets in line with the growth strategy and existing policies of the organization;
• Establish organizational targets and monitor performance indicators on environmental, ethical, social and governance criteria. Lead the annual CSR planning process at the global level, including the definition and management of budgets;
• Collaborate with the various teams in the organization to integrate CSR into the decision-making tools and analyses required to implement Boralex's strategic plan;

Your Qualifications

• Excellent ability to work in a matrix team and establish good working relationships;
• Excellent team management skills and ability to rally others towards common goals;
• Bilingual (French and English) oral and written with excellent communication skills;
• Demonstrated experience in implementing bold CSR initiatives;
• Master's degree in environmental science, administration, engineering, or any other combination of relevant education and experience;
• Experience in the verification of extra-financial data (an asset);
• International work experience (an asset).
• Experience in a public company (an asset);
• Strategic thinking, creativity, curiosity, attention to detail and quality of work, initiative and autonomy;
• Experience in the energy sector (an asset);
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in CSR/sustainable development program management;

AT BORALEX WE OFFER

Boralex fosters a culture of sustainable performance in its day-to-day activities.

We are committed to operating in a manner that is consistent with our business objectives. We are taking action for growth and long-term profitability by making our stakeholders’ satisfaction a priority. Therefore, continuous improvement is at the core of our practices and drives us to set clear, ambitious and quantifiable goals.

Our strength lies in our team’s synergy and diversity. Through autonomy, trial and error and our collaborators’ empowerment, our teams embody a culture of sustainable performance. Our human relationships are based on transparency, inclusion and caring. That work environment enables us to enjoy working together every day. Each and every day, we make sure everyone can grow and contribute to Boralex’s mission.

• Add your talent to an agile work team.
• Contribute to the growth of a company that’s actively involved in energy transition.
• Expand your knowledge through continuous learning.
• Keep fit with a membership allowance at a sports centre of your choice.Spend more time with your family thanks to a flexible and independent schedule.
• Plan your life beyond your career thanks to a pension plan to which Boralex contributes.

Boralex, beyond renewable energy! Be the source of our energy!

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