Associate Director, Labor Rights EMEA

Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Identify and assess labor rights risks and promote responsible raw material sourcing with primary external partners and beyond, conducting thorough risk assessments and due diligence to guarantee ongoing compliance.

• Act as a central liaison for internal business functions for proactive risk management and alignment with Novartis Third Party Code (TPC) and human rights standards.

• Use extensive expertise in labor rights within the EMEA region, particularly within the pharmaceutical or chemical sectors, to identify and rectify recurring issues.

• Lead investigations and assessments pertaining to SpeakUp cases at external partner locations.

• Develop and enforce corrective action plans for non-compliant external partners, collaborating with internal business functions for enforcement.

• Create and implement capability building initiatives to improve external partners' understanding and compliance with labor rights practices.

• Utilize digital tools such as worker voice surveys and grievance mechanisms to increase labor rights monitoring at external partner locations and enable effective remediation of the findings.

• Establish relationships with senior leaders and project implementers within and outside the company to manage and co-develop solutions in ethical sourcing practices.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience in a field such as law, human rights, supply chain management, or international relations.

• Extensive experience in labor rights risk management and significant work with suppliers on labor rights compliance issues is required.

• Proven ability to help suppliers transform from low to high compliance, enhancing their labor rights standards.

• Familiarity with digital tools for labor rights monitoring such as worker voice platforms and grievance reporting mechanisms.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills to drive change in external partners, ensuring adherence to labor rights standards. Entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset with a proactive drive to get things done and deliver impactful results with minimal supervisor oversight

• Skilled in conducting labor rights risk assessments, interpreting data, and generating actionable insights for decision-making in risk scenarios.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adapt to cultural differences across the EMEA region.

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with additional language skills relevant to the EMEA region considered advantageous