twentyfifty works with global businesses to help them understand and address their impacts, enabling them to lead change that benefits business and society. Founded in 2004, we are the most experienced management consultancy in the practical implementation of human rights and social sustainability within businesses. We have a growing, dedicated, and dynamic team of consultants based in the UK, Germany, Africa, and India and deliver projects in many further countries through local partners. We integrate in-depth human rights knowledge with organisational and systems change skills, to be able to deliver responsible business practices with our clients and demonstrable impact on the ground.
Our client list is exceptional. We work with leading companies and their industry organisations in the extractives, energy, ICT, pharma, chemical, food and agriculture, technology, garment, and tourism sectors. A large part of our work focuses on helping these companies to address the challenges of operating in and sourcing from emerging economies in a sustainable and rights-respecting way. We are a signatory of the UN Global Compact and the Women’s Empowerment Principles and were awarded the certified B Corp status.
For more information: www.twentyfifty.co.uk.
We are looking for a candidate with
• Experience working for a corporation or consultancy and the ability to understand issues from a business perspective
• Passionate about business as a contributor to sustainable development
• Familiarity with the business and human rights agenda and recent developments related to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• An interest in twentyfifty and our work and a desire to help businesses think ambitiously and strategically
• Able to distil large volumes of information into succinct, structured, and impactful communications
• An engaging presentation style
• Good interpersonal skills and able to communicate well with a range of people
• Excellent organisation and time management skills and able to contribute to several projects concurrently
• Resilient and able to work under pressure to deadlines
• Willing to contribute to a team and support Senior Consultants to deliver projects and programmes
Key tasks in your role will involve
• Taking ownership and responsibility for parts of client project delivery
• Conducting research on human rights risks in global operations and supply chains and helping design approaches in response to these
• Analysing reports and documents, write concise summaries, fact sheets and case studies and develop training material
• Undertaking field research and conduct stakeholder interviews
• Supporting twentyfifty’s communication and sales activities and contributing to presentations and proposals for clients
• Tracking project implementation, support project teams and client coordination, preparing and maintaining project plans and budgets
• Administrative support on projects including document management, organising client meetings and invoicing
• Occasional travel within Europe and to emerging markets and developing countries
What we can offer you
• A permanent contract with an initial six-month probationary period,
• Competitive salary and participation in company bonus-scheme
• Being part of a growing, innovative, and exciting business, leading in its field and seeking to operate responsibly itself
• An international team which is passionate about and committed to sustainability, human rights and systems change
• Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements
• Personal development and training opportunities
We are looking for a candidate who is based in one of the following locations: UK, Germany, Zambia, South Africa, or India.
twentyfifty is an equal opportunity employer. As a consultancy specialising in human rights, it is particularly important to us to promote inclusion and provide a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect. We also recognise that diversity of thought and experience makes us a stronger team. We thus strongly encourage qualified applicants from all walks of life to apply for our positions and work hard to ensure our recruitment decisions are free from bias.
To apply for this position please send a CV and a short (no more than one page) overview of why you want to work for twentyfifty to emma.boyce@twentyfifty.co.uk.
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