Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess the implications of emerging regulation and policy developments, including the UK Procurement Act's social value model, the Modern Slavery Act, and the evolving EU corporate due diligence landscape (including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, CSDDD) for member organisations, and ensure that programme content reflects the most current and relevant regulatory context.
• Support member organisations in strengthening their approach to social value measurement, human rights due diligence, and workforce inclusion, equipping them to respond to a rapidly shifting regulatory and policy environment across both UK and EU contexts.
• Develop and maintain detailed workplans, budgets, and risk registers for all programmes and initiatives within the social sustainability portfolio.
• Actively identify funding opportunities and grant prospects relevant to the programme area, and contribute subject matter expertise and programme evidence to funding proposals.
• Monitor and assess regulatory implications for member organisations including social value requirements in public procurement and evolving human rights due diligence legislation, ensure content reflects regulatory context.
• Generate thought leadership reports, briefings, and policy papers related to social value, just transition, human rights due diligence, and SME social sustainability performance.
• Research challenges and opportunities for business in this topic area to support decision-making and programme development.
• Regularly assess programme results and track KPIs to evaluate impact and progress.
• Support the organisation's advocacy priorities.
• Act as the primary point of contact with the UN Global Compact Office (GCO) and other country networks participating in social sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with the global agenda.

Requirements

• Demonstrable subject matter expertise in corporate social sustainability, human rights due diligence, and workforce inclusion, with a strong understanding of the UK and EU regulatory landscape and its implications for business practice.
• Experience in designing and delivering social sustainability programmes, social value initiatives, or capacity-building support for SMEs, whether through an NGO, consultancy, or corporate sustainability function.
• Experience in familiarity with sector-specific social impact challenges, including the ability to identify high-risk practices, tailor engagement to different industry contexts, and connect sector dynamics to the broader just transition agenda, is desirable.
• Experience in policy engagement or advocacy, including the ability to monitor regulatory developments, identify advocacy opportunities, and contribute to credible, evidence-based policy positions.
• Experience in programme or project management, with the ability to independently plan and oversee delivery and to exercise flexibility across operational tasks in a small organisation context.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to generate thought leadership outputs, evaluate programme evidence, and produce clear, high-quality written reports and briefings for a range of audiences.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to adapt tone and language for different audiences; confident in presenting and moderating sessions with senior and expert audiences.
• Skilled at building and maintaining relationships across a complex multi-stakeholder environment, including corporate members, international organisations, civil society, and regulatory bodies.
• Collaborative and inclusive approach, with the ability to lead and provide day-to-day guidance and feedback to project managers working across the portfolio. Work effectively as part of a small, interdisciplinary team and operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Preferred

• Experience in familiarity with policy engagement or advocacy, including the ability to monitor regulatory developments, identify advocacy opportunities, and contribute to credible, evidence-based policy positions.
• Experience in or familiarity with policy engagement or advocacy, including the ability to monitor regulatory developments, identify advocacy opportunities, and contribute to credible, evidence-based policy positions.

Benefits

• Hybrid working – After onboarding, a minimum of two days in the office per week, working from home up to 3 days per week.
• Flexible working, once discussed with your line manager. Our core/active hours are 10 am to 4 pm.
• Compressed hours of 9-day fortnights.
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Three additional days off between Christmas and New Year, offered at the organisation’s discretion.
• Menstruation and menopause leave.
• Three additional days off for mission-related volunteering or sustainable travel.
• Enhanced pension scheme after probation.
• Enhanced sick leave.