Human Rights and Sustainability Compliance

Reporting to the Human Rights and Sustainability Compliance Senior Manager and working in close cooperation with the Human Rights and Sustainability Compliance MD, you will help to design and build out Accenture’s Human Rights and Sustainability Compliance programme in relation to the firm’s enterprise and operations. The programme has been established to ensure that Accenture meets its global legal and regulatory requirements as well as voluntary commitments made in the fields of human rights and sustainability, with a strong focus on bringing Accenture’s values and culture to life.

This role will be at the core of our activities to build out and maintain a strong compliance programme in response to the changing global human rights and sustainability compliance environment. You will work in close alignment with our colleagues across Legal (SEC reporting, Government Relations, GCC), in the Procurement Supplier Inclusion and Sustainability team, the Net Zero team, global Marketing and Communications and others. It is a full-time role that will be filled by an experienced professional able to demonstrate expertise and interest in the areas of human rights, sustainability, governance and compliance.

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate leadership behaviours, which include adhering to Accenture’s Core Values. The successful candidate is also expected to promote and practice all aspects of Accenture’s leadership DNA.

Your key responsibilities will be to

• Identify relevant current and future legal, regulatory, human rights and policy requirements as well as voluntary commitments and industry best practices and translate them into Accenture compliance programmes through appropriate policy, training/socialisation, standards and control mechanisms.
• Develop tools and concepts for, and to conduct, reviews and assessments, with a focus on high-risk ones, to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Closely work with risk, information security and other teams to build and run the programme, supporting our risk and quality management as well as post market monitoring, each as relevant for the scope of the programme.
• Keep abreast of human rights and sustainability trends and developments and their impact and develop guidance and training for internal audiences.
• Build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with stakeholders across Accenture.
• Effectively work with a team of legal professionals and business teams in remote locations, providing advice and guidance in an engaged, business focused and pragmatic manner.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated understanding of human rights and sustainability concepts and principles and related policy, laws and regulations.
• Experience of designing and driving a global compliance programme at scale within a global organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, understand and assess trends and developments in sustainability and human rights such as the proposed changes to UNGC reporting, SEC proposals on Climate-Related Disclosures, EU supply chain due diligence regulation and to explain issues in a practical, results-focused manner.
• Ability to synthesize complex legal and policy analysis into clear and consistent recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize and make decisions, and possess a high level of common sense, including the ability to see around the corner and spot risks before they materialise.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface, and develop relationships, with all levels of management and staff, and work cross-culturally.
• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating master service agreements and statements of work.

Behaviours and Attributes

• Highly motivated and proactive, with the ability to articulate company vision and policy.
• Curiosity for learning about new legal and policy developments, industry best practices, and areas of risk, analysing and turning new insights into concrete action.
• Strong commitment to ethics, values and company culture.
• Building and maintaining a network of good working relationships both internally and externally.
• Fluent in English.
• Fluency in German, French or Italian beneficial but not required.

Education:

• JD or equivalent law degree.

• Relevant certifications in Human Rights and/or Sustainability are considered a plus.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in a (ideally global) compliance and ethics/governance function, preferably in a major law firm and/or multinational corporation.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

•Knowledge of and experience in monitoring legal and regulatory trends and developments and translating those into actionable requirements.

Work Requirements:

• Travel required as needed (likely <10%);

• Must have ability to effectively work with others remotely, manage a schedule with global stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

All of our Corporate Functions professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with others. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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