Social Compliance Specialist - Sandton at The Heineken Company

Key Responsibilities:

Support in driving HEINEKEN beverages outsourcing and brand promoting agenda

• Implement the OSP and BP agenda across the business starting with but not limited to South African operations
• Drive awareness across the business on HEINEKEN beverages’s responsibilities towards OSP workers as well as BPs
• Represent HEINEKEN beverages on strategic partnership platforms including industry associations on human rights and brand promotor forums
• Support implementation of Fair/Living wage commitments and further support and encourage OSPs to comply with requirements
• Position HEINEKEN beverages as a key contributor of best practice and a though leader on key human rights topics i.e., fair wage, working conditions, right to rest and facilities etc
• Work with the CA colleagues to bring our commitments towards our OSPs and BPs to life for internal and external stakeholders with inspiring and impactful communications.
• Being a focal point from CA to work closely with supply chain (SC), Human Resources (HR), Finance and Legal regarding to new regulation update and/or amendment of relevant law/ regulations
• Support the Smart Outsourcing eco-system, governance and reporting framework including the social and ethics committee and good governance platforms
• Collaborate and drive HEINEKEN beverages Responsible Business section of the sustainability strategy with related internal colleagues:
• Manage, track progress and non-compliance and thus report on the Group’s Human Rights and Responsible sourcing program (e.g. Ensure implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and our own Heineken beverages related policies)
• Manage all social compliance and human rights risk to the business that may arise when NGO's and trade unions raise enquiries, including international stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of the PIC commitments section on Responsible Business Practices

Shared Accountabilities

• Collaborate and align with relevant internal parties on smart outsourcing programmes, targets, and reporting
• Collaborate with regulatory and stakeholder engagement portfolio on HEINEKEN beverages to provide a narrative on our smart outsourcing, including PIC commitments and progress
• Partner with HR, Procurement and Supply Chain on delivery of internally agreed strategy and targets
• Align with MT and global stakeholders on HEINEKEN beverages’s smart outsourcing initiatives and targets
• Align with internal stakeholders on ways of working, and accountability matrix

Education:

• Graduate degree in Social Sciences, Policy, Development, Business management or equivalent

Experience:

• At least 5 years proven track record in developing, driving, and implementing social compliance practices in large corporations / FMCG
• Business and value chain experience within and outside a similar function is preferred
• Sound understanding of legislation relating to employment, human rights and fair wages
• Understand of South Africa’s social context
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strategic/action orientation, self-driven and innovative
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assess priorities effectively