Human Rights Manager

The Sustainability Service Line is a rapidly growing, global group of successful teams working together to present a go-to-market differentiator whilst delivering the highest quality of work for our clients.

If you are successful in securing a role on our Sustainability Services team, you will join innovative sector and subject matter experts supporting clients in navigating strategic topics in the sustainability space. Our advisory teams are at the forefront of clients' net-zero roadmaps, human rights strategic engagements, large international infrastructure projects, global M&A transactions, high-profile forensic investigations and integrated reporting; all with the aim of adding value to clients by finding solutions to a range of issues as one collaborative team.

As part of Mazars, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of our Global and UK offer, ensuring that we add value to businesses whilst also driving impact. Reporting to the UK Associate Director of Human Rights and Social Impact, your focus will be on delivering human rights and labour standards project work across client value chains, following the principles of the UNGPs, ILO Conventions and OECD Due Diligence Guidelines. You will also have an opportunity to contribute to the wider work of the Sustainability Services teams across our Global Sustainability community.

1. To keep pace with Mazars international sustainability success, evolving regulation and market sentiment, Mazars in the UK is seeking an experienced business and human rights and social impact professional to join our team. This role presents an excellent opportunity to grow your career whilst helping our clients navigate and positively contribute to the sustainability agenda. Working alongside our existing sustainability team and interacting regularly with our global centres of excellence.
2. You will support international and local clients with the establishment and maintenance of their human rights and labour standards programs including program strategy, governance structure, due diligence and remedy, reporting and target setting.

This role offers a great opportunity for experienced sustainability professionals looking to take their career to the next level via additional business development, team management and/or international exposure.

• Acting as a consultant for client human rights and labour standards programs
• Providing technical consultation support to reporting and assurance teams looking at business and human rights and social issues
• Participating in business development activity - prospect meetings, preparation of proposals and project plans
• Contributing to team development and supporting internal processes
• Supporting international client projects as required
• Active member of Mazars global sustainability service line community

• Ability to articulate the sustainability business case
• Commercially focused and adept in applying knowledge to differing client situations
• Degree or higher - sustainability, social impact, business, finance or accounting
• Extensive experience & knowledge in the field of human rights, labour standards and social issues
• Familiar with UK sustainability reporting guidelines and GRI standards
• Experience of the application of UNGPs in business, modern slavery acts, ILO Conventions and OECD Due Diligence guidelines
• Strong track record of developing and maintaining human rights and social impact programs, either as a consultant or in-house team member
• Experience of the following would be deemed advantageous:

• • responsible procurement strategies from a human rights viewpoint
  • human rights impact assessment and supply chain risk reviews
  • social value quantification
  • performing social impact and human rights due diligence and reporting
  • social audit standards and their application in local and global value chains

• Strong research, analytical and report writing skills
• Team player with good interpersonal and senior management communication skills

At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.