Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) Manager at Babban Gona Farmer Services Nigeria Limited

Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) Manager

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Zip/Postal Code: 101245

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:

• 5+ years experience
• 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online