Social Policy Manager
London
As a Barclays Social Policy Manager this is an exciting opportunity where you will support the Director Social Policy with the day-to-day management of the Group’s proactive advocacy, engagement, and positioning on specific social sustainability matters, in particular human rights, modern slavery and just transition. This key role will include maintaining and extending our existing Social Policies as well as horizon scanning for emerging threats and opportunities.
Barclays is one of the world’s largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognizes and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a career, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We’re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month, or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally can request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
What will you be doing?
• Developing and promoting Barclay position on key Social Policy topics, including human rights, modern slavery and just transition
- Working on the creation, maintenance, adherence, and advocacy of our Social Policies, within the broader Sustainability and ESG team
- Operating closely with other teams across the department on responding to both internal and external enquiries on Social Policy topics
- Representing the Director of Social Policy at external industry initiatives to contribute to emerging best practice and methodologies on key Social Policy issues
- Engaging in proactive discussion with a broad range of NGOs on Social Policy issues to ensure a highly effective mutual dialogue and exchange of information
- Providing expert guidance to the business on Social Policy implications of transactions and relationships, ensuring that associated due diligence processes are followed
- Leading on projects in collaboration with other teams across the Bank on strategic Social Policy topics, such as the implementation of just transition
- Managing closely with the Sustainability & ESG governance team to ensure robust processes are in place for Social Policy implementation and roll out
What we’re looking for:
• Background or degree expertise in working on human rights, just transition and modern slavery
- Detailed knowledge and experience of Social Policy issues in relation to the FS sector, experience in and/or human rights would be required
- Knowledge in the financial services sector and its products/services, in particular relation to the Corporate and Investment Banking division
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with others (both internally and externally) and experienced in dealing with multiple stakeholders
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Decision making and analytical skills; ability to interpret a wide range of often conflicting data points and apply in judgement-based decisions which reflects the Bank’s risk appetite
- Significant Experience of environmental and social risk management, in the context of client due diligence
- Experience in applying new approaches and methodologies on complex topics would be beneficial (for example, impact assessments)
- Flexible approach and a high degree of resilience to manage a busy portfolio of work with often conflicting priorities
Where will you be working?
In the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as: a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within.
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