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Sustainability Specialist (Ethics & Human Rights)
Job ID: 34986
Job Location: Madrid, ES; Barcelona, ES; Lisbon, PT; Valencia, ES
Colt provides network, voice, and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
Short Description
Job Title: Sustainability Specialist (Ethics & Human Rights)
Location: Spain, Portugal
Set Up: Hybrid and Flexible
This is a fixed-term opportunity for 18 months.
Why We Need This Role
The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team supports and facilitates the development of a robust ESG strategy, ensuring that our sustainability activities go beyond just compliance. We are committed to helping our customers, suppliers, and strategic partners achieve this also. This role will support the business in delivering the ESG strategy and vision (in particular concerning Human Rights, Ethics, and sustainable procurement activity); through leading workstream activity in collaboration with colleagues across the group.
What You Will Do
* Lead and further develop additional ESG workstreams to drive forward the organisational strategy regarding human rights, ethics, conflict minerals, supply chain decarbonisation, etc.
* Work with ESG Data Analyst and external consultants to develop metrics and dashboards which provide meaningful insights for all levels and functions.
* Align with HR, Procurement, and other internal teams to strengthen ESG understanding and embed EU Taxonomy requirements.
* Assist in the development of policies, processes, and schedules aimed at promoting and protecting human rights, promoting ethical practice, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
* Define and drive internal and external ESG communications requirements, promoting awareness of ethical standards and human rights issues.
* Communicate with internal colleagues on alignment with SBT’s, as well as CSRD and EU taxonomy requirements.
* Provide advice and support to colleagues on sustainability matters, recommending and developing policies that drive a greater understanding of sustainability across the business.
* Partner with relevant external bodies to strengthen our approach, improve supply chain data collection, and share best practices.
* Stay abreast of industry changes and best practices, conducting research on ethical issues and human rights trends.
* Support supplier sustainability engagement ensuring alignment with ESG strategy and goals.
* Scope out innovative pilot projects and/or collaborative exercises with suppliers to support Colt’s implementation of CSRD/EU Taxonomy requirements.
* Liaise with relevant teams to support establishing mechanisms for reporting and addressing ethical breaches or human rights violations.
* Act as the link between the ESG team and Sales colleagues to drive the ESG value proposition for customers.
What We're Looking For
Skills & Experience:
* Prior working experience in the Sustainability field with emphasis on human rights, ethics, sustainable procurement.
* Clear understanding of human rights/ethics activities to drive change.
* Excellent communication skills and English business level.
* Collaborative approach to complex sustainability solutions.
* Strong understanding of the sustainability landscape.
* Prior experience researching and writing reports for a varied audience.
* Leadership of workstreams across a global organisation.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Sustainability qualification is desirable.
* Understanding of EU Taxonomy, CSRD requirements is a plus.
* Previous experience in a global function and business would be advantageous.
Skills
Negotiation
Information Reporting
Ethics
Education
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, human resources, or a related field.
What We Offer:
Colt is a growing business that is investing in its people. We offer skill development, learning pathways, and accreditation to help our people perform at their best. The company supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
In addition to offering competitive salaries and incentive plans, a range of benefits and local rewards packages are offered to staff. Colt recognises the importance of a work-life balance.
Some benefit examples are:
* Relaxed dress code
* Two days annually to spend on volunteering opportunities
* 39 hours working week and additional days off as per Colt own collective bargaining agreement
* Benefit package that includes life insurance, private health insurance, and pension plan.
* Lunch vouchers or childcare vouchers
* Access to a virtual business school for ongoing learning
* Business mentoring
* International environment with employees from more than 35 different nationalities
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