Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
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ofi operates at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufactures and retailers with products and ingredients. Making a positive impact on people is part of that delight.
The Social Impact Project Officer will support the subject matter experts on project implementation related to human rights due diligence, child labor and women and youth inclusion in agriculture and other social initiatives. Human Rights is one of ofi’s high priority areas due to the growing global demand for products and ingredients that are sustainable and socially responsible, as well as the global call to action for multinational companies to work through multiple pathways (i.e. addressing salient human rights risks in company supply chains, protection of children’s rights and advancing women’s contributions) towards food system transformation.
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Human Rights and Inclusion Manager, the project officer’s tasks will include, but are not limited to:
Manage various pilot projects for implementation of Agri-Supplier Code (ASC) Verification ensuring this process helps drive impact in the field (25% of time):
Manage pilot projects for Monitoring and Remediation Systems for Child Labour and Forced Labour (20% of time):
Run the ofi annual ‘Kickstarter Program’ to advance human rights impacts in the field (15% of time):
Manage roll-out of global grievance mechanism (15% of time):
Support the HR&I manager to design, guide, report, and advise internal and external stakeholder as needed (10% of time).
Support ofi field teams in select social impact project implementation (15% of time)
Requirements
At ofi, we celebrate our diversity. ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions will be based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
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