Ethics & Human Rights Lead

Job title:

Ethics & Human Rights Lead

Company:

Danfoss

Job description

Job DescriptionAre you passionate about ethics, human rights, and making a real impact in a global organization? Danfoss is seeking an Ethics & Human Rights Lead to drive our commitment to ethical business practices and human rights across the company.In this key role, you will develop and enhance our ethics and human rights programs, ensuring we not only comply with international standards but set new benchmarks for responsible business conduct. If you have a strong understanding of global ethics and human rights frameworks and experience with best practices in these areas, we’d love to hear from you.Job ResponsibilitiesAs the Ethics & Human Rights Lead, you will be responsible for the Danfoss Ethics Handbook and Human Rights Program, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with our company values and strategic objectives.You will play a key role in representing Danfoss in external human rights organizations and managing internal ethics and human rights-related complaints.Your key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring compliance with human rights-related legislation while exceeding customer expectations to create business opportunities.
• Developing, implementing, and overseeing Human Rights Due Diligence processes, while monitoring their effectiveness.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders across HR, Communications, Procurement, and other departments to integrate ethics and human rights into our global operations.
• Issuing compliance statements, such as the Modern Slavery Act statement, and contributing to annual reports.
• Owning the content of the Ethics Handbook which outlines Danfoss business conduct.
• Conducting training sessions for employees and leaders on ethics and human rights, serving as a trusted advisor on ethical issues.

Background & SkillsYou are an empathetic and ethical professional with a high degree of integrity and the ability to navigate diverse perspectives effectively. You are self-driven, structured, and persistent-while also bringing a good sense of humor to your work.With a strategic mindset, you excel in high-level analysis, critical thinking, and sound judgment. You thrive in a matrix organization and have experience driving initiatives and delivering results without direct authority. Your strong communication skills enable you to translate complex ethics and human rights issues into clear business language.Furthermore, you have:

• A university degree in a related field, international law, international politics.
• Several years of experience managing high-level areas of responsibility, where you have proactively driven improvements, delivered results, and influenced decision-making-preferably within a large corporation.
• Experience in corporate compliance, governance, and sustainability, with solid knowledge of international human rights frameworks (e.g., UN Global Compact, Modern Slavery Acts).

Join Danfoss and make a global impact by shaping how we conduct business and uphold human rights.For technical and job-specific enquiries, please contact, Group Risk & Compliance Officer, Magnus Glowienka at +49 40 73675 165. For information about the recruitment process, please contact, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Kathrine Boysen on +45 2684 5770.Employee BenefitsWe are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

• Bonus system
• Paid vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility to work remotely
• Pension plan
• Personal insurance
• Communication package
• Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
• State of the art virtual work environment

This list does not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.Danfoss – Engineering TomorrowAt Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways – driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 42.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

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Location

Nordborg, Syddanmark

Job date

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:02:32 GMT

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