This role shapes how sustainability decisions are governed across Banpu’s head office and subsidiaries. The Section Manager will set clear oversight arrangements and help ensure committees, grievance processes, and ESG performance measures support consistent accountability throughout the group.
The work connects governance practice to Banpu’s energy transition strategy, including its stated ambition of net zero by 2050 and its mix of gas, renewables, carbon capture, and mining activities. Clear escalation, trusted grievance channels, and meaningful ESG KPIs can help leadership identify concerns and track whether commitments are reflected across a multinational business.
This suits someone who has handled board or management committee processes and can translate governance standards into workable systems across subsidiaries. Experience in sustainability, compliance, human rights due diligence, or grievance mechanisms would be especially relevant, as would the judgement to manage sensitive issues with care.
Job FAQs
What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The role governs sustainability oversight between Banpu’s head office and subsidiaries, clarifying decision rights, escalation routes, responsibilities, and governance routines. It also supports the Board-level ESG Committee by coordinating agendas and materials, recording decisions, and tracking actions.
A further focus is grievance mechanism governance, including accessibility, confidentiality, investigation, remediation, and reporting. The role also oversees ESG KPI design and implementation from CEO to staff, alongside policies, procedures, controls, and governance reporting for management and the Board.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The position could deepen expertise in group sustainability governance, ESG performance measures, board committee processes, and grievance systems across a multinational organization. Working across subsidiaries may provide practical insight into how governance standards are adapted to different operating contexts.
The posting references OECD Guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This could build familiarity with those frameworks and their application to governance controls and human rights-related grievance processes. Professional development may also include relevant governance or compliance certifications, though specific training is not stated.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
The posting seeks a bachelor’s degree in business, sustainability, law, public policy, governance, risk, compliance, or a related area, with a master’s degree preferred. It calls for 5-8 years in corporate governance, legal compliance, or sustainability management, including 3-5 years supporting governance or committees.
Strong candidates will have experience coordinating board or management committee processes and working across subsidiaries in a multinational group. Familiarity with grievance mechanisms, supply chain sustainability, or human rights due diligence is preferred. Clear writing, sound judgement, discretion, and the ability to coordinate across functions are likely to matter in handling sensitive issues and keeping decisions on track.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Use examples that show how you supported a board or management committee from agenda planning through decision follow-up. Explain the governance process you worked with, your specific contribution, and how actions or oversight improved.
For this role, connect experience in grievance systems or ESG KPIs to practical safeguards such as confidentiality, non-retaliation, clear measurement methods, and fair evaluation. If you have worked across subsidiaries, show how you established consistent group expectations while accounting for local operating needs. Refer to OECD Guidelines or the UN Guiding Principles only where you can describe their practical application.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The sustainability focus is primarily on the systems that make ESG oversight and accountability function across Banpu’s energy businesses. The role governs committee oversight, group policies, escalation, and reporting, while connecting ESG KPIs across organizational levels to the company’s strategy and targets.
It also has a social and governance dimension through grievance access, confidentiality, non-retaliation, investigation, and remediation tracking. Banpu states a net zero by 2050 ambition and strategic pillars covering decarbonization, gas and CCUS, renewables, and next-generation mining; this role supports governance around such commitments rather than directly delivering technical projects.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A central challenge could be creating consistent governance across subsidiaries operating in multiple countries and business areas, while allowing processes to work in local contexts. Clear role definitions and escalation paths may require coordination among teams with different systems and responsibilities.
Grievances and ESG-linked performance measures also demand careful handling. The role must support confidentiality and non-retaliation while ensuring timely investigation and follow-up, and make KPI definitions sufficiently clear and fair to support credible performance evaluation. Board reporting must condense complex issues into useful decisions and actions.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A typical day could combine reviewing governance materials with coordination across head office and subsidiaries. The role might prepare an ESG Committee agenda or briefing pack, confirm inputs with relevant teams, record decisions, and follow up on open actions.
Other work could include reviewing grievance process updates, checking remediation tracking, refining ESG KPI definitions, or preparing management reporting on governance gaps. The balance would likely shift around committee meetings, reporting cycles, or sensitive cases requiring prompt escalation.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The role could build a strong foundation in enterprise sustainability governance, board oversight, ESG performance systems, and grievance mechanism design. Exposure to subsidiaries and senior decision-makers may also develop experience in managing group-wide processes and presenting governance findings to leadership.
Potential longer-term paths could include broader sustainability governance leadership, ESG or compliance management, or a wider corporate sustainability role. The posting does not specify a promotion path, so progression would depend on the organization’s structure and future opportunities.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
The role is likely to work with the Board-level ESG Committee and management, including those responsible for sustainability strategy and performance. It will also coordinate with head office functions and subsidiary teams to clarify governance responsibilities, gather reporting inputs, and follow up on decisions.
Other stakeholders could include legal, compliance, risk, human resources, and operational teams involved in ESG KPIs or grievance investigations. Where cases or standards require it, interaction may extend to people responsible for human rights due diligence and supply chain sustainability governance.
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