Sustainability Associate Director

About LaunchX

LaunchX is pioneering Sustainable Venture Building as a Service, supporting corporate leaders and investors in integrating sustainability across energy, industry, agriculture, and finance. Our goal is to de-risk innovation strategies, build scalable solutions, and drive impact-driven business models across Morocco and Africa.

We focus on climate resilience, circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and decarbonization strategies, aligning with Africa’s most pressing challenges:
✅ Water scarcity & regenerative agriculture
✅ Carbon neutrality & green industrialization
✅ Circular economy & waste valorization
✅ Sustainable business intelligence & ESG compliance

 

Your Mission

As Sustainability Manager, you will drive the strategic transformation of corporate clients by developing sustainability roadmaps that balance profitability, resilience, and impact. You will advise C-level executives, lead a team of experts, and design sustainable investment strategies that accelerate corporate sustainability ambitions, for your practice and as an expert for other practices: Industry, Agriculture & Water, Energy & AI.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Team Management

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of carbon strategists, circularity consultants, risk analysts, and business intelligence specialists.
• Align sustainability strategies with business growth & industrial development goals.
• Provide expertise on climate finance, circular economy, and ESG integration for corporate clients.

1. Water, Agriculture & Climate Resilience Solutions

• Support customers in developing regenerative agriculture & water-efficient solutions to address desertification & food security challenges.
• Guide corporations in sustainable fertilizer strategies, leveraging low-carbon inputs & bio-based alternatives.
• Drive waste-to-resource innovation to optimize water reuse & nutrient recovery.

1. Decarbonization & Green Industrialization

• Structure carbon monetization strategies, including carbon credits, offsets, and decarbonization roadmaps.
• Implement low-carbon industrial processes for energy-intensive sectors (fertilizers, mining, chemicals).
• Oversee climate risk assessments, ensuring compliance with global and African carbon pricing & ESG policies.

1. Circular Economy & Sustainable Value Chains

• Design closed-loop models, enabling waste valorization & resource efficiency in industrial supply chains.
• Develop business models that leverage industrial symbiosis, bioeconomy, and eco-design principles.
• Work with development agencies & financial institutions to unlock green funding opportunities.

1. Business Intelligence, Impact Measurement & ESG Strategy

• Integrate sustainability intelligence, financial modeling & carbon accounting into strategic decision-making.
• Ensure corporations comply with global sustainability regulations (EU Green Deal, African ESG frameworks).
• Define KPIs to measure the business impact of sustainability initiatives.

1. Business Development & Thought Leadership

• Identify and lead high-impact consulting missions in Morocco & Africa.
• Build strategic partnerships with corporates, investors, and sustainability leaders.
• Position LaunchX as a leading sustainability advisor in Africa’s corporate ecosystem.

 

Who You Are

✅ 10+ years of experience in corporate sustainability, ESG finance, climate strategy, or circular economy consulting.
✅ Expertise in ESG Strategy implementation, water security, regenerative agriculture, industrial decarbonization, and climate finance.
✅ Proven track record in structuring and implementing sustainability roadmaps for corporates & advising C-level executives.
✅ Strong understanding of Morocco & Africa’s environmental policies & carbon markets.
✅ Leadership experience, managing technical experts & consultants.
✅ Fluent in English & French (Arabic is a plus).

 

Why Join Us?

🚀 Lead sustainability transformation for Morocco & Africa’s top corporates.
🌍 Work on high-impact challenges in water, agriculture, services and green industrialization.
💡 Shape the future of Africa’s sustainable economy through innovation & venture building.