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Human Rights Program Manager

Location: 

Zurich, CH, 8005

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role

 

We are looking for a Human Rights Program Manager to support the design, implementation and communications of the Human Rights approach as part of Barry Callebaut Forever Chocolate Strategy for 2025 for both cocoa and non-cocoa ingredients.

The Human Rights Program Manager will be a member of the Corporate Sustainability team in Zurich and will report to the Human Rights Pillar Lead.

 

Key responsibilities include

 

  • Support in the design of the vision, targets and implementation plan of the Human Rights approach, including forced and child labor as part of Barry Callebaut Forever Chocolate Strategy for 2025 for both cocoa and non-cocoa ingredients.

  • Support in the implementation and continuous improvement of Human Rights’s Theory of Change.

  • Contribute to the development and review of all policies and management processes related to Human Rights.

  • Support and collaborate with the country and regional teams in operationalizing the Human Rights strategy via among others the development of guidance and support material.

  • Contribute to broadly communicate the Human Rights approach within the company to create awareness and internal support.

  • Contribute to ensure that data collection methods are efficient and measure the impact of the Human Rights Pillar’s Theory of Change in support of the IM/IT and M&E departments.

 

About you

 

  • Bachelor/master’s degree in Social Work, Human Rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar

  • 5-10 years’ experience in a senior Human rights, child rights or sustainability-related role

  • Background and experience in Human Rights strategy development and implementation within an organization

  • Good understanding of the external Human Rights and HRDD context and developments and being able to anticipate on future requirements, to set priorities and apply in the systems setup

  • Good knowledge of the supply chain issues and challenges in Cocoa and Chocolate

  • English a must, fluent French and Spanish are a plus

  • Professional experience of program management across multiple locations is a plus

  • First knowledge and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in Human Rights and Child protection.

  • Excellent communication skills and proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Experience and exposure in cocoa sourcing regions is strongly desired

  • Multitasking / well organized in a sometimes high pressure environment

  • Pro-active and constructive mindset

  • Versatile and a team player

  • Proven strong stakeholder management skills in a complex, multi layered environment

  • Autonomous personality who can make decisions and give directives

  • Travel required in 5% of the time to Origin countries

 

The role is based in Zurich, Switzerland and the desired start date is October 1st, 2025

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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