Join to apply for the Stewardship Lead – Human Rights role at People's Partnership
About People’s Partnership
At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. We’re a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.
Description
Stewardship Lead – Human Rights
As the Stewardship Lead for Human Rights at People’s Partnership, you will manage and support People’s Partnership human rights stewardship efforts through effective advocacy, stakeholder management, company engagements, and proxy voting.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Own relevant human rights-related stewardship policies and their ongoing development in line with evolving best practice and oversee compliance with them, which includes but is not limited to: a) developing and overseeing human rights-related voting and company engagement activities undertaken by external asset managers, internal and external reporting (e.g., TCFD, stewardship reports); b) supporting or carrying out collaborative engagement with investee companies on human rights themes as needed; c) working with investment team to align data collection approaches; and
* Represent People’s Partnership in stewardship networks and industry groups, actively participating in appropriate human rights stewardship initiatives
* Provide input and assist in preparing responses to internal and external requests for information regarding People’s Partnership human rights stewardship policies and approaches
* Assist with internal communication on human rights initiatives e.g. assist with training, written and verbal comms, internal presentations
* Delivering human rights stewardship content for internal and external publications
* Manage external relationships with our strategic partners on human rights themes
What We’re Looking For
* At least two years’ experience in human rights themes. This experience does not necessarily have to come from the financial services industry – we are also open to receiving applications from other sectors where this experience can be demonstrated from another perspective (e.g., supply chain or investor relations in the corporate world where human rights is an area of focus, NGOs with a human rights remit etc).
* Clear interest and passion for ESG and stewardship
* Ability to navigate an increasingly complex stewardship landscape
* Strong written and verbal communication skills combined with strength to influence and catalyse change through company/industry engagement
What You Can Expect From Us
* Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%
* Real living wage
* Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance
* Employee healthcare
* Parental and adoption leave
* Learning & development opportunities and study support
* Travel season ticket loans
* Volunteering days and charity payroll giving
* Ride-to-Work scheme
* Social clubs and events
Disability Statement
People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People’s Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process to enable you to show us the best “you”.
Perks
Our people are our strength so finding ways to value and reward them is important to us. That’s why we offer an award-winning pension – it’s what we’re good at – plus health care cover, an onsite gym, access to a personal trainer; even the odd massage. And if they’re feeling peckish after all that activity, they can always refuel in our subsidised restaurant. Discover more of People's Partnership's employee benefits including our training programme, which is designed to give our people the support they need to develop a fulfilling career.
#J-18808-Ljbffr