We work with cross-Group policies and strategies, governance, stakeholder engagement, trend spotting, external strategic positioning and reporting.

Your key areas of responsibility in brief

• Lead our sustainability communication strategy and ensure buy-in across the businesses
• Edit the annual Maersk Sustainability Report, incl. setting direction for the report, leading the reporting process and steering group meetings, ensuring a good process with stakeholders, etc. in close collaboration with the report project manager and the external copy-writer
• Support our issue Leads in their internal and external communication, in collaboration with Group Communications and Branding.
• An important focus of our sustainability efforts is to move sustainability from a compliance issue to be a competitive advantage and a differentiator for our businesses. Our communication strategy plays a key role in this respect by engaging internal and external audiences with compelling and fact-based messages about our approach and impact.

The annual Sustainability Report is one of our flagship projects that we strive to improve every year, by communicating openly and honestly about our performance, even when it is uncomfortable, demonstrating how our industries play an important role in long term economic development of the societies where we operate – while complying with international reporting standards.

You will enter a professional team with high energy, humour, team spirit and mutual support. Your network will expand to also include sustainability and communications people in all our business unit with whom you will collaborate closely.

The ideal candidate

Our new colleague is well-versed on the sustainability agenda, with an energetic yet systematic approach and a particular ability to keep cool under pressure. The ideal candidate has a strategic communication mindset, academic business and/or communications background and has demonstrated clear results. A minimum of 3 years experience of strategic communication, including reporting, is expected. We expect candidates to have excellent project management skills. Fluent in written and spoken English is a must.

On a personal level, you are an excellent communicator with an ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally. You are able to influence and drive outcomes, especially when you do not have direct authority, through informed dialogue. Your colleagues respect you for your professionalism and high level of personal integrity. In addition to this, you will possess an international business mindset, have the ability to work independently and are self-motivated.

Please apply online no later than 25 May 2012 at www.maersk.com/career (ref. 63534). Kindly indicate in your application where you saw this vacancy. As part of our recruitment process, you may be requested to complete two online surveys (Access PI and Professional Learning Indicator). If you are selected, you will receive these surveys in your e-mail inbox within 2 weeks of submitting your application.

Contact information:

For further information about the position, please contact Annette Stube, Director of Group Sustainability at +45 33631919 on 14 or 21-25 May. For information about the recruitment process, please contact Betina Merete Larsen, Headquarters Human Resources at +45 33638147.

About the company:

A World of Career Opportunities

With offices in more than 130 countries and a multiplicity of business areas, Maersk welcomes you to a truly international organisation of virtually unlimited career opportunities. To help you develop your personal and professional potential, you are offered continuous education and training, either in our classroom facilities, or at distinguished schools across the entire world. Maersk has excellent career opportunities for a broad range of candidates and welcomes your application. With more than 117.000 employees, Maersk hires a large number of people every year into positions such as Shipping, Purchasing, IT, Law and Engineering.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, 2 years additional work experience in lieu of degree
• Expertise on project methodology and best practices that have resulted in project success/delivery criteria
• Previous experience in a similar project management role desired
• Proven ability to multi-task and track multiple "projects" that are in scope for external and internal commitments
• Previous experience working with project sponsors to define business benefits, business requirements, and project scope.
• Previous experience managing a roadmap and financial commitments in support of a program/project
• Supply Chain management experience highly desired
• Project Management certification is strongly preferred
• Requires financial experience/discipline
• Passion for social & environmental issues desired
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Position is located in Portland OR

To Apply:

Please visit the Nike careers website.

The Research Associate will primarily be responsible for monitoring changes in national and provincial level regulations in North America (USA and Canada) and the Pacific region (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, etc.). Other responsibilities will include management of and/or participation in labor standards projects and research, following and identifying industry trends through strategically-focused research- and relationship-building in the region, participation in local networking events, conferences, and trainings on law, CSR, responsible sourcing, and other related topics.

In addition, the Research Associate will be called upon to assist the R&D Department in completing general R&D department duties, including:

• processing labor standards data for use in client program benchmarking
• conducting special research projects as needed
• specializing in regional labor standards issues and developing tools to address these
• researching and publishing the weekly company newsletter

The Research Associate will report to the Global Research Manager, also based in Los Angeles.

Education/Skills/Abilities Required:

• Superior written and oral fluency in English required, proficiency in a secondary language preferred
• Advanced skills in internet research and standard skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Four year college degree; additional post-graduate degree preferred
• Knowledge of labor laws, international labor standards and human rights issues preferred
• Minimum two years work experience in CSR-related field or social compliance auditing preferred
• Ability to adapt to challenging work environment in a constantly changing industry
• Aptitude and disposition amenable to research
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and creatively address problems
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to operate in a multicultural environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

Salary:

Negotiable based on related experience and skills

To Apply:

Please send your application (CV and statement of interest) to Kim Almeida at kim.almeida@ul.com and cecilia.cruz@ul.com.

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Social Performance Advisor located in San Ramon, CA through May 15,2012 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

Position Details

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

Be a resource available to the Global Social Performance team on SE, SI and SIA workstreams. Help develop social performance strategies, approaches and methodologies for Business Units.

• Provide direct consulting support to the field globally, working alongside PGPA colleagues on the ground, to support social performance for asset development.
• Deliver SE, SI, SIA workshops and training per the needs of the practitioners
• Advise on stakeholder engagement techniques (such as consensus building), strategies, mapping and planning.
• Advise on social investment strategies that align business and social objectives, add business value, build strong stakeholder engagement, earn trust and credibility to enhance Chevron’s favorable and partner of choice status. Includes focusing on: stakeholder * analysis, business & social goals & objectives, implementation, monitoring & evaluation, and communications.
• Advise on the implementation of Chevron’s Environmental, Social & Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) Process, PGPA’s role to deliver social impact assessment and stakeholder engagement and the implementation of other Processes and Standards required by * Chevron’s Operational Excellence (OE) Management System.

Key contributor to building social performance organizational capability in PGPA across the enterprise

• Assist in prioritizing BUs / teams for capacity building efforts.
• Advise and develop organizational capability plans for field Social Performance practitioners.
• Suggest opportunities and establish curriculum for organizational capability activities.
• Identify subject matter experts to build bench strength in different regions.
• Work closely with other Corporate Public Policy Teams (Strategic Research, Global Partnerships and Programs, and Global Issues and Policy) teams to build alignment around social performance organizational capability initiatives.
• Assure that appropriate PGPA and other internal stakeholders are involved as appropriate in organizational capability efforts.
• Support the Social Performance Community of Practice (CoP) work.

Communicate and promote consistent application of the PGPA/Corporate Public Policy and Social Performance Advisors strategy, vision and mission.

• Other work duties as requested by the Manager, Global Social Performance

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years relevant field experience in Corporate Responsibility/Social Performance management systems with a focus on social investment, stakeholder engagement and social impact assessment.
• Experience in managing large working groups with global scope and diverse interests
• Able to work independently, adapt to changing business needs, and manage significant volumes of work. Support other Social * Performance team members as required.
• Travel extensively, domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with emerging and established international standards and expectations of energy companies with respect to socio-economic development, including proficiency with International Finance Corporation performance standard for extractive sector capital projects, including resettlement, indigenous peoples, potential impacts on livelihoods, potential community conflict and grievance management and building organizational capability to manage the above
• Experience and knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation project frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated understanding & application of strategic communication, including plan development & implementation.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Proven presentation skills. Ability to facilitate the Social Performance training sessions. Ability to organize and actively participate in community and stakeholder consultation meetings.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact with multi-disciplinary groups, in a clear, concise, understandable manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively, foster cooperation and teamwork with a diverse group of people.
• Ability to rapidly adjust to changing conditions and priorities.
• Ability to travel between ¼ and ½ time, including potentially for assignments in the field lasting up to several weeks or a few months
• Multilingual

Relocation Options

Relocation may be considered.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

EOE M/F/D/V

To Apply

Please visit the Chevron careers website.

• Develop & Drive Nike Inc. Issues Management Strategy and deployment, including the leadership of a large virtual global team.
• Support the broader strategic initiatives from the Sustainable Manufacturing & Sourcing organization.
• Landscape the horizon to identify potential issues and proactively put plans together to support strategic policy guidance in support of issues management opportunities.
• Influence and guide policy around labor and health, safety & environmental factory requirements for Nike, Inc.
• Ensure that Nike’s manufacturing policies are clearly communicated with internal and external stakeholders and manage issues around policy expectations.
• Maintain and enhance issues related data management systems and associated training opportunities & materials.
• Communicate and collaborate with key internal stakeholders, from executive leadership to factory dedicated staff throughout Nike, Inc.
• Proactively inform and guide senior leadership around manufacturing issues management.
• Provide “issue” status reports and updates to executive leadership quarterly and as needed.
• Successfully manage manufacturing related issues to a positive, collaborative resolution.
• Define and communicate the steps to resolve high profile manufacturing compliance issues.
• Support internal and external collaboration around manufacturing issues and remediation efforts.
• Identify collaboration opportunities with external stakeholders that create positive Industry change on supply chain issues.
• Lead/Facilitate monitoring and issues related communication with key relationships such as Fair Labor Association, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Worker Rights Consortium, Better Work, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 8+ years work experience in a similar role required.
• Proven ability to manage through manufacturing and labor issues to a positive resolution.
• Must have a proven track record networking, collaborating and resolving issues with NGO’s and Trade Unions.
• Must have high profile communication skills, ability to communicate successfully with all levels in the organization.
• Proven ability to strategically identify and plan against issues in the sustainable manufacturing space.
• Deep knowledge of international labor guidance, all ILO convention standards.
• Must have a subject matter expertise in compliance requirements & a proven level of experience dealing with NGO’s in the manufacturing labor space.
• Stakeholder engagement and labor issues management experience required.
• Prefer similar experience in footwear and/or apparel industry.
• Position is located in Portland, Oregon at Nike’s World Headquarters.

To Apply

We’re interested in learning more about you and appreciate you taking the time to apply online.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.