Are you passionate about environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy issues like tackling climate change, promoting human rights and ending modern slavery?
Do you want to make a meaningful difference working with multinational companies and civil society on how they can contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Do you enjoy working with international partners to deliver HMG’s priorities on globally significant issues?
Then we’d love to hear from you!
The Responsible Business Conduct team leads policy development on a range of high-profile ESG and corporate sustainability issues. We adjudicate on business compliance with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) standards on Responsible Business Conduct, working closely with businesses, civil society, and other governments around the world. We promote understanding of responsible business and support UK businesses in making improvements to their operations, products, and services to achieve outcomes across the ESG agenda. This includes tackling climate change, ending human rights abuses, and promoting labour rights.
As part of this, the team runs the UK’s internationally renowned National Contact Point (NCP), which promotes the Guidelines to a wide range of business, trade union and civil society stakeholders and handles complaints where enterprises are accused of breaching the Guidelines. Leading this process is challenging but highly rewarding, often resulting in real, positive change from businesses. This office sits within DBT but is operationally independent. The issues in scope can be high-profile and receive significant Parliamentary, media and stakeholder attention.
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This role sits in a friendly, supportive team. Our Directorate has a fantastic corporate side, with a comprehensive L&D offer, and a strong commitment to wellbeing and Diversity & Inclusion, with regular training and events put on by the Directorate.
Policy Advisor
* Assist with the coordination on RBC EU and trade strategies.
* Monitor EU and global RBC policy developments.
* Support stakeholder engagement activities to ensure RBC policy measures are robust and evidence-based.
* Develop messaging and communications targeted to internal and external stakeholders promoting the OECD Guidelines.
* Draft Ministerial correspondence and parliamentary questions on RBC-related issues.
* Support the UK NCP on case handling activities.
* Monitor the UK NCP mailbox and day to day running of inquiries received through the mailbox.
* Provide administerial support for the Steering Board for National Contact Point, preparing and coordinating the quarterly Steering Board meetings and maintaining relationships with the Steering Board.
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