Career Opportunities: Senior Specialist Group Sustainability (148528)

Job Summary

Sustainability is one of DKSH’s five values. We take responsibility for the environmental, social, and economic impact of our business activities. The DKSH Sustainability Strategy comprises four objectives: enable our people to flourish, make our value chains more sustainable, become climate-neutral by 2030, and make a positive local impact.

As Senior Specialist, Group Sustainability, the incumbent will serve as the group sustainability team’s “go-to” expert on human rights and social impact. You will guide your stakeholders on human rights and social impact. You will ensure an impact-driven design and execution of our human rights approach and social impact strategy. This role is instrumental in achieving our objective of making a positive local impact. The incumbent reports to the Director Group Sustainability.

We are flexible for this role to be based in Bangkok (1st priority), Singapore or Malaysia
 

General Responsibilities

Human Rights

• Identify, manage and lead the implementation of new projects and processes aimed at embedding human rights further into our business
• Strengthen the human rights management system and related due diligence processes further
• Develop, collect, and analyze human rights data and indicators
• Prepare and potentially lead the human rights working group meetings
• Facilitate human rights impact assessments
• Conceptualize, organize, and facilitate human rights trainings
• Monitor developments and trends in field of business and human rights, especially related to legislation in relevant jurisdictions
• Collaborate with colleagues from Business Units, Supply Chain Management, HR, Risk & Compliance, Health & Safety, amongst others

Social Impact (CSR)

• Own the Social Impact Strategy and update/develop further whenever necessary
• Execute the Social Impact Strategy on a group level
• Develop and manage new third-party strategic partnerships and projects on a group level
• Advise Business Units and country management teams on execution of the Social Impact Strategy
• Lead data collection process across Business Units and markets

Further responsibilities

• Operate as content owner for material issues related to social topics, including sustainability reporting and associated external audit, ratings, as well as further internal and external communication
• Support the team regarding sustainability report, ratings, presentations, meeting preparations, communication measures, etc.
• Support the general sustainability data collection process. Become familiar with the sustainability database.

Education

•    Open, flexible person who likes to work in a team and is keen to collaborate with colleagues at all levels in the organization
•    Service minded
•    Very good project management and conceptual skills 
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Strong sense of ownership, entrepreneurial mindset, and independent working behaviour
•    Down-to-earth work attitude and hands-on mentality.
•    Enjoys working in an international environment
•    Ideally 2+ years of working experience, with some exposure to human rights 
•    Familiar with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 
•    Eager to learn and continuously building up expertise 
•    University degree preferred

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