Project Manager Social Sustainability

Location: Stockholm, Kungsholmen
Period: 4 maj – 28 augusti, full time
Language: English

The client in the Home Appliances Industry has developed and implemented practices in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for MNEs, and the UNGP Reporting Framework since the outset of these frameworks, and has been recognized for its efforts in this area. The Group has a well-developed Responsible Sourcing Program since nearly 20 years, with a focus on first tier suppliers providing direct material and sourced products. This includes risk assessments, audits, and supplier improvement activities.

Social Sustainability is an integral part of the Group’s For the Better framework with goals including ’Act ethically, lead in diversity and respect human rights’ and ’Drive supply chain sustainability’. New and upcoming regulation within the EU and in other regions, mean that there is an increased need to ensure systematized, regular and documented due diligence procedures.

For this reason, the company is requesting external expertise and capacity to continue to develop and implement policies, processes and action plans within the area of Social Sustainability – for regulatory compliance and first foremost maintained sustainability leadership in its industry.

You will work in close collaboration with the Social Sustainability team and interact with other key functions.

The assignment includes coordination and planning in support of the delivery of the Social Sustainability commitment of the Group:

• Develop and execute structured program based on the existing roadmaps, initiatives, processes and activities in the area of Social Sustainability. Contribute to development, detailing and updating of the roadmaps as part of the FtB framework. Coordinate and track activities and contribution across functions and geographies within the Group.
• Support internal and external reporting, including Dow Jones Sustainability Index and participation in the preparation of the CSRD reporting.
• Support planning and execution of elements of Human Rights Due Diligence, including risk assessment and action planning, review and updating of policies and practices.
• Support elements of the Responsible Sourcing Program, including management of Brand Licensing.
• Prepare presentation materials.
• Plan and facilitate meetings.

Skills

• Knowledge and experience of working with Social Sustainability, HRDD, Responsible Sourcing and CSRD reporting.
• MS Office – in particular PowerPoint, Excel, CoPilot
• Languages: English fluent written and spoken. Additional languages such as Swedish, Mandarin, Portuguese provide merit

Soft skills

• Strong collaboration skills
• Ability to structure projects, programs and tasks and follow through
• Analytical
• Both result and people oriented

Experience

• Experience of project or program management
• Social sustainability
• Human Rights Due Diligence
• Supply chain management/responsible sourcing
• Sustainability reporting