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At a glance

Banking for better, for generations to come; the Sustainability Centre of Excellence (SCE) contributes to the purpose of the bank and focuses on the acceleration of the transition to a sustainable economy. As a bank we support the transition through, amongst others, providing sustainable loans and investments. Together with our customers we can make an important contribution to alleviating pressure on the environment, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, preventing biodiversity loss, advancing respect for human rights, advancing inclusivity and stimulate the social impact of our customers and their supply chains.

ABN AMRO has three sustainability themes; Climate, Circular Economy and Social Impact (which includes Human Rights). Our team focuses on the policies and actions of the bank aimed at the prevention of harming people and the creation of positive impact on people. We have endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and will implement new, binding legislation, such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (‘CS3D’), as well as the human rights and social aspects of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This means we contribute to respecting and protecting human rights in our value chain and providing access to remedy breaches of human rights in our value chain by means of a.o. due diligence efforts and engagement with clients.

Your job

Within the Social Impact & Human Rights team, you will contribute to:

• Give guidance to ABN AMRO’s commitment to respect human rights in all our business activities (clients, suppliers, other relations)
• Engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, to increase their knowledge and improve their awareness about business and human rights.
• Support colleagues and clients in the field of respecting and protecting Human Rights;
• Design and implement the human rights engagement approach of the corporate bank and wealth management
• Lead specific client or sector engagements on human rights
• Revise and improve human rights position statements of ABN AMRO such as the modern slavery statement
• Lead on stakeholder engagement activities
• Drafting advice for a wide variety of internal stakeholders through applying human rights concepts and requirements like saliency assessments or Access to Remedy to business practices;
• Maintaining a network of relevant internal and external stakeholders who provide input on the bank’s social impact and human rights policies and procedures.
• Provide input on the bank’s policies, tools and instruments and reporting, that address human rights risks and mitigation actions.
  

Working environment

The SCE is a department with approximately 50 FTEs and operates on a global level. The SCE is managed by the CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer) and is divided into sub-departments with a specialist focus (Climate, Social, Circular & Biodiversity) and a broad focus (Reporting, Regulations & Stakeholder Management, ESG Data and Business Insights). You will work in the Social Impact and Human Rights team, consisting of 7 FTEs, and will report to the MT member who is also responsible for the Inclusive Banking team.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with knowledge and experience in the field of Human Rights, and familiar with client due diligence from a human rights point of view. You understand the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and their effect on and role in the bank, as well as the OECD due diligence Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises .

• Education: HBO or University Degree, preferably in International Law or other Human Rights related areas
• You will be contributing to the design of sustainability due diligence within the bank: it is preferable to have experience with conducting and/or designing due diligence within a bank or similar organisation
• Experience with external stakeholder management
• Experience: a minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in Human Rights, Sustainability, internal and external stakeholder management, Legal

• Competences: analytical, result oriented, structured, innovative, excellent communication skills, fluent in both English and (preferably) Dutch
• Personal: purpose driven, passion to make impact for sustainability and human rights, leadership skills, team player.

IF you do not yet meet the requested profile, but you see this role as a potential next step within the bank, then you can also apply. Clearly state why you have the potential and ambition to make this role a success. To properly prepare for your application, talk to colleagues who have this role and/or the contact person mentioned in this vacancy.

We would like to meet you!

We are offering

ABN AMRO is committed to personal development. That means a lot of responsibility and scope for entrepreneurship. The essence is that you grow into the professional that you want to be. You work with a group of people with the same drive and vision, with the same diversity of preferences and requests as our customers.

We are offering (Hay 11) :

• The opportunity to be the best you can be and lots of room to grow both personally and professionally
• A benefit budget of 11% so that you can be flexible and in charge of your own additional benefits (extra leave, a bike or a phone)
• An annual salary increase of a maximum of 7%, based on your performance and development
• The opportunity to pro-actively work on your vitality and fitness
• A personal development budget of EUR 1.000 per year
• An annual public transportation pass or travel budget, depending on the function
• A solid pension plan

Interested?

Are you interested? Apply now online to this vacancy. For more information, please contact Herma van der Laarse (herma.van.der.laarse@nl.abnamro.com or Emmelie Claessens (emmelie.claessens@nl.abnamro.com). We look forward to meeting you!

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Disclaimer external recruitment agencies

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. No unsolicited services or offers, please.

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