Reporting Specialist Human Rights

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.

Banking is about people, that’s what inclusive banking, social impact and human rights is about. We focus on the policies and actions of the bank focused on the prevention of harming people and the creation of positive impact on people.

We are looking for a Reporting Specialist in our Social Impact & Human Rights team who is passionate about social sustainability and reporting. Do you have the ambition to play an essential role in the transition to a more inclusive, responsible and people centred economy? Do you have a keen interest in the process of analysing trends, regulations and other developments into steering information and valuable insights? Are you able to combine your technical knowledge and interest in social impact and human rights with reporting? Then this job is perfect for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and analytical professional with knowledge of sustainable reporting legislation, especially the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)/ EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)/European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). You understand the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and their effect on the bank and our reporting.

You play an essential role in developing the social impact and human rights reporting practice. You oversee existing and future regulatory developments in the field of social impact and human rights and translate their impact into strategic and tactical advice and implementation. As we are in the transition from standalone Human Rights Reports towards an ESRS compliant Integrated Annual Report, there is a lot of room for you to determine how to move forward. You will be able to think along about meaningful targets and KPIs for the bank’s social impact and human rights activities. You will be involved in strategic projects, like the double materiality assessment of the bank, our quarterly risk reports or the bank’s social risk mapping. Where we acknowledge that reporting and transparency is not an end in itself, but a means to creating a more sustainable bank.

You have an eye for the wishes and needs of our internal and external stakeholders, and be able to translate that to meaningful management information, KPIs and reports. To keep your stakeholders informed of developments, you will prepare reports and presentations and inform them regularly.

The SCE is a department with approximately 50 FTEs and operates on a bank wide level. The SCE is managed by the Chief Sustainability Officer and is divided into sub-departments with a specialist focus (Climate, Inclusive Banking, Social Impact and Human Rights, Circular & Biodiversity) and a broad focus (Regulations & Stakeholder Management and Business Insight). You will report to the MT member that is responsible for the two teams; (1) Inclusive Banking and (2) Social Impact and Human Rights. You will work in a team of 7 FTEs, which has social impact and human rights in its scope.

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague who is not afraid to ask questions, works in a structured manner and deals with challenges in a proactive and decisive manner. You are critical, have a practical mindset and you do not allow others to derail you from your course. You like doing comprehensive analysis and know that “the devil is in the detail”. You have an assertive and results oriented attitude, can work independently, with a can-do mentality and know how to accomplish things from beginning to end At the same time it is imperative that you can work as part of a team. Your role implies strong communication skills and stakeholder management and active participation in our dynamic team.

• Education: University Masters Degree or comparable level
• Experience: a minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in Sustainability, Reporting, Stakeholder management, preferably in the field of human rights and social impact
• Competences: analytical, result oriented, structured, strategic, decisive, tenacious, fluent in Dutch and English
• Personal: purpose driven, passion to make impact for sustainability, team player (eco instead of ego)​.

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. And meet your expectations of even outscore them.

We are offering a good salary and excellent benefits;

• 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

Apply now online to this vacancy. For more information, please contact Gitte Wouters (06-51257170) or Herma van der Laarse (06-44377573). We look forward to meeting you!

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.

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