Senior Manager, Social Standards
While this is a remote-first opportunity, the candidate filling this role must be a resident of the Netherlands, the UK, Pennsylvania, New York, or Brazil at the start of employment. Additionally, they must be within commuting distance of our office in Amsterdam, London, Philadelphia, New York City, or São Paulo. ... While this is a remote-first opportunity, the candidate filling this role must hold U.S. work authorization without any time limitations or any other restrictions at the start of employment. They must be a resident of one of the following at the start of employment: the District of Columbia, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, or Falls Church counties in Virginia, and Montgomery or Prince George's counties in Maryland. Additionally, they must be within commuting distance of our office in Washington, D.C.Full-TimeManager
Salary109,000 - 117,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Languages
- Fluency in English
- Experience
- At least 7 years in a role
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementWritten communicationRelationship managementGoogle WorkspaceSlackAsana
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, with a preference for a Master’s degree, spanning subject areas including sustainable or international development, or other social sciences that intersect with sustainable business practices
- At least 7 years in a role providing specific experience in relevant issues of social impact and business performance, including topics such as: Job Quality/Labor; Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI); Business and Human Rights; Living Wage; and Supply Chain Management
- Technical expertise and strong critical thinking skills in the social areas of business sustainability and impact management performance
- Direct and demonstrable experience with developing, reviewing, and maintaining standards, especially those associated with social impact topics
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to confidently navigate conversations involving challenging or technical topics
- Effective partnership development and management experience across complex organizations
- Collaborative, with the ability to engage with and influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders and to anticipate the unique needs of different audiences
- Ability to distill complex information for diverse audiences and tailor messaging and materials to meet a variety of needs and levels of expertise
- Demonstrable experience with project and relationship management, with the ability and desire to tackle complex projects with a diverse set of stakeholders and deliver them in a timely and effective manner.
- Preference for candidates with work experience navigating social impact challenges in a diverse global context, including experience in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- Fluency in English
- Experience working with or for private sector businesses, preferably in a role relevant to corporate social responsibility and/or sustainability with projects within their specialty
- Social audits experience conducting or supporting in audits on social impact topics
- Experience working in a geographically dispersed organization and collaborating effectively in a remote and fast paced environment
- Speaking and writing proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus
- Experience supporting and managing others, including providing ongoing coaching and professional development
- Leads with curiosity and operates with a growth mindset; able to prioritize effectively and serve as a confident decision-maker
- Familiarity with B Lab’s platforms and tools, such as Asana, Slack, Google Workspace, and Zoom.
Responsibilities
- Lead research and standards development and revisions for B Lab Standards and related products, with a subject matter focus on the social components of the B Lab Standards including Human Rights, Fair Work, and Justice, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity (JEDI)
- Identify and develop supplemental content, including resources or guides, to enable standards accessibility and understanding that supports implementation and impact management improvements by companies
- Support the communication, understanding, and interpretation of B Lab Standards and processes across B Lab teams, network partners, companies, and public stakeholders
- Contribute to Standard Advisory Council and other standards governance meetings to drive meaningful decisions on standard development and improvements in line with B Lab’s Theory of Change and corresponding strategies
- Support internal and external stakeholder questions, request for clarifications, and limited standard compliance exemptions regarding the social impact topics and other cross-cutting components of the B Lab Standards
- Support regular reviews of the B Lab Standards’s Equity Mechanism and Interoperability applications with other recognized certification schemes, sustainability-related frameworks, disclosure reporting and regulatory standards, among other Standards mechanisms.
- Collaborate on B Lab Standards strategy for producing best in class environmental, social, and governance impact management standards through contributing inputs related to social impact topic developments, advances, innovations, and risks
- Partner and advise on the work of the Standards Management Team as a whole to ensure a comprehensive, holistic, and consistent approach to the Standards, informed by individual specialist areas.
- Develop and maintain relationships with other standards organizations, stakeholders, and partners to coordinate efforts, build mutually beneficial partnerships, and ensure appropriate inputs into B Lab Standards, supplementary standards, and cross-functional B Lab projects
- Lead and contribute to specific internal cross-functional work-streams to reach organizational objectives and network priorities aligned with B Lab’s Theory of Change
- Solicit, categorize, and prioritize feedback from a global representation of internal and external stakeholders, including regional advisory groups and working groups, to inform B Lab Standards development and revisions.
- Support B Lab Standards testing processes that incorporate diverse perspectives into the development and revision stages
- Provide expert guidance and inputs into B Lab programs, initiatives, and products designed to drive social impact improvements including supporting calls to action and global programming for participants.
- Develop training materials and deliver training on relevant Standards impact topics for internal and external stakeholders, usable also as professional development resources.
- Represent B Lab and its Standards at events, working groups, partnerships, and thought leadership opportunities (e.g., podcasts, presentations), and engage in impact management, regulatory, and sustainability scheme initiatives to shape best-in-class social management practices.
- Develop and promote public-facing content (blog posts, op-eds, communication materials) and support external community engagement to advance B Lab Standards and mission.
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