Group Senior Manager: Human Rights

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Northpoint Realty Group Full time
Group

Senior Manager:
Human Rights

Key Performance Areas:
Core, essential responsibilities/outputs of the position (KPA's)

The
Group

Senior Manager:
Human Rights

is accountable to achieve the following objectives:

  • Implementing the company's Human Rights strategies, policies, and procedures, including the Group's Human Rights Due Diligence process globally ensuring company upholds the rights of its customers and stakeholders.
  • Support during in the assessment of Digital Human Rights risks and impact of requests by government and nongovernmental entities.
  • Support company's platform businesses to assess Human Rights risks and impacts of its products and services to ensure that customer's rights are protected making recommendations of measures to be incorporated.
  • Understand, mitigate, and monitor the Group's Human Rights risks and impacts to safeguard the rights of company's customers and stakeholders, including coordinating Human Rights Impact Assessments.
  • Support in assessing Human Rights risk and impact of various technologies (e.g., use of AI, Algorithms, machine learning, 5G to name a few) and make recommendations of measures to be incorporated.
  • Support the Group's Human Rights advocacy efforts, including implementing engagement and capacity building sessions with key stakeholders (e.g., NGOs, governments, advocacy organizations, etc.) and associations working on digital human rights (such as Global Network Initiative).
  • Implementation of the integrated and multistakeholder approach to overall human rights and embedding human rights throughout company's existing systems and functions (Child rights and safety online; Forced labour, modern slavery, child labour, and human trafficking; Conflict minerals, among others).
Key Deliverables

  • Human Rights Risks and Mitigation Recommendations
  • Human Rights Impact Assessments
  • Human Rights Data Management
  • Human Rights Processes and Procedures Management
  • Human Rights position papers and issues briefs
  • Supporting in managing relationships between the Group functions, business areas, and strategic partners (relevant governmental organizations and NGOs)
  • Ongoing transparency & disclosure of human rights
Working across functions, businesses, and markets

  • Timely recommendations for decisionmaking and rapid response
  • Attention to detail
  • Work closely with

Senior Manager:
ESG Impact & Reporting

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education:

Degree in International Law, International Relations, or equivalent field. Postgraduate degree would be advantageous.

Relevant certification/accreditation / membership with the professional body as required for the role.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role.

Relevant sector, industry, or area of specialization experience (understanding emerging markets advantageous).

Worked across diverse cultures and geographies.

Experience working in a medium to large organization would be advantageous.


Experience in undertaking human rights due diligence using standards such as UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, IFC Performance Standards, Equator principles as benchmark.


Competencies:
Business acumen to understand business risk and challenges, and recognize corporate opportunities

Results Achiever

Relationship Builder

Decisive Problem Solver

Innovative Value Creator

Excellent project management and communication skills

Other:
Regional and international travel may be required

Fluent in English. Ability to communicate in French and other African languages would be advantageous

Salary:
Up to R80 000,00 per month

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